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Trainer Duarte stricken with coronavirus
Trainer Jorge Duarte, who took over the Colts Neck Stables operation at the very end of 2018, is battling coronavirus, he revealed this week.
Drazin: “Cheating cannot be tolerated”
Monmouth Park chief Dennis Drazin today issued a statement in response to the indictments of last week that doesn’t seem likely to please many.
Monmouth to delay opening of race meet
In the face of the coronavirus emergency, Monmouth Park will close for simulcasting effective later today and delay its opening day by three weeks.
Valedictorian tabbed as NJ-bred Horse of the Year
Multiple graded stakes winner Valedictorian has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year, the state’s Thoroughbred Breeders Association announced.
Delaware, Monmouth conditions books available
The first condition books for Monmouth Park and Delaware Park — both of which open in May — are now available online.
Monmouth Park announces 56-day sked for 2020
Monmouth Park will race 56 dyas in 2020, and among its 12 graded stakes, the G1 Haskell Invitational will take place July 18.
After Haskell Invitational delay, some fury, some resignation
The decision to shorten the Haskell Invitational card at Monmouth Park, and to delay it by over four hours, infuriated some while others took it in stride.
Monmouth shortens, delays Haskell card
This afternoon’s Haskell Invitational card was halted after two races and will be resumed at 6:00 p.m., the track said.
Drazin: No chance Monmouth postpones Haskell card
Though tracks around the Mid-Atlantic have canceled their Saturday race cards, the Haskell show will go on, Dennis Drazin said.
Monmouth Park to bolster purses
Purses at Monmouth Park will rise by five percent starting July 20, Haskell day, the track announced today.
Monmouth Park cancels after four Saturday races
The rains came and forced Monmouth Park to cancel its Saturday card but not until Golden Brown had earned a stakes win.
With subsidy, sports betting Monmouth Park set for new season
Monmouth Park kicks off its 2019 season today – with, for the first time in a while, a sens of optimism.
Monmouth charts different course on Lasix
Though a coalition of numerous tracks announced a proposed phase-out of Lasix, Monmouth Park today said it would follow the AAEP guidance permitting it.
Sunny Ridge earns top NJ-bred honors
Millionaire Sunny Ridge earned honors as NJ-bred Horse of the Year for 2018, while G3 winner Golden Brown was named top turf horse.
Monmouth adds days, bolsters purses for 2019
With new state subsidies, Monmouth Park is adding days in 2019 and bolstering purses, which are expected to hit about $500,000 daily.
Stories that mattered in ’18: The rise of sports betting
Legalized in mid-year, sports betting was by the end of 2018 having significant impacts on the gambling landscape throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
Monmouth Park, theScore to launch mobile sportsbook
The agreement between theScore and Monmouth Park will lead to a mobile sportsbook being launched in 2019, pending regulatory approval.
Trainer J. Willard Thompson, 83, passes
J. Willard Thompson, a trainer who plied his craft at Monmouth and around the Mid-Atlantic for over five decades, has died.
New Jersey horsemen to support Aftercare Alliance
The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association has announced it will donate $5,000 to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
Meadowlands cancels Friday all-turf card
The Meadowlands will not run its Friday evening all-turf Thoroughbred card, leaving the track with just five dates on the flat this year, starting with Saturday, Sept. 15.
