Tag: thoroughbred racing
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I’m Listening holds on for victory in Smart N Classy Handicap at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – For I’m Listening, one year has made all the difference. A listless seventh in last year’s Smart N Classy Handicap at Monmouth Park, the 8-year-old mare made amends by holding on for a half-length victory in the $85,000 feature race for Jersey-bred fillies and mares going a mile on June 5, according to…
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Drafted flashes closing kick to win Mr. Prospector Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – In a Mr. Prospector Stakes brimming with speed, trainer David Duggan knew that Drafted would eventually be able to use his strong late kick to be a factor in the six-furlong feature race at Monmouth Park on June 4. What Duggan didn’t expect was for his sturdy 8-year-old gelding to be last in…
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Hollywood Jet’s win streak faces major test in Mr. Prospector Stakes
OCEANPORT – After seven straight wins, but just one against stakes competition, trainer Carlos Milian says it is time to test Hollywood Jet again. He will do just that in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes at Monmouth Park on June 4, with the six-furlong feature teeming with speed and talent, according to a press release.…
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Whimsical Muse scores upset at 25-1 in Miss Liberty Stakes
OCEANPORT – Trainer Kelly Breen was convinced there was more than met the eye when it came to Whimsical Muse, which is why he recommended that the connections of USA Thoroughbreds and Cavallino Racing claim the 6-year-old mare for $35,000 at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 23. Three races following that claim, Whimsical Muse became a…
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5-1 Fuerteventura outfinishes Celestial City to win Jersey Derby
OCEANPORT – Trainer Jonathan Thomas has always felt that the longer Fuerteventura goes, the better the 3-year-old gelding would be. But cutting back to a mile in the May 29 $100,000 Jersey Derby at Monmouth Park – a distance Thomas felt was about as short as the son of Summer Front wanted to go –…
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Kentucky Ghost rallies for victory in Cliff Hanger Stakes
OCEANPORT – For a deep closer like Kentucky Ghost, it was the perfect set-up: The fast early fractions in the $106,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes at Monmouth Park on May 28 provided all the assistance he needed for a breakthrough performance. With full momentum while swinging five-wide coming out of the final turn, Kentucky Ghost collared…
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Thomas takes aim at Jersey Derby despite some uncertainty over distance
OCEANPORT – If trainer Jonathan Thomas does wind up starting both horses he nominated to the $100,000 Jersey Derby at Monmouth Park on May 29, he should have most of the distance angles covered. High Front is a sprinter who would be stretching out to what Thomas feels “is probably his limit” in the one-mile…
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Hawkish looks to regain winning ways in Cliff Hanger Stakes
OCEANPORT – It was shortly after trainer Jimmy Toner nominated Hawkish to the May 28 $100,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes at Monmouth Park that he happened to see a picture of the horse winning that exact same race hanging in his office. But he said he never noticed the date on the photograph. Told it was…
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The Critical Way returns with sharp victory in $100,000 Get Serious Stakes
OCEANPORT – At 8 years old and coming off a five-month layoff, The Critical Way showed that, as trainer Jose Delgado said, “he’s still got it.” Sent to the front quickly, The Critical Way blazed fast early fractions and still had plenty in reserve to score an impressive two-and-a-half-length victory in the $100,000 Get Serious…
