New Jersey Racing
Trevor McCarthy: “Good to be home again”
Jockey Trevor McCarthy, a Delaware native who made his name riding in the Mid-Atlantic, moved his tack to New York over the winter but now is back in the region riding at Delaware and Monmouth.
Lift Up surges to Miss Liberty win
Four-year-old Lift Up earned her first stakes win and her fifth victory in six starts in Saturday’s Miss Liberty at Monmouth Park.
Trainer Joe Pierce, Jr. passes
Trainer Joe Pierce, Jr., a Monmouth Park fixture, passed away Thursday at age 90.
Page McKenney, Money Multiplier star in Monmouth stakes
Hard-hitting veteran Page McKenney won the Grade 3 Salvator Mile, part of the MATCH Series, while Money Multipler took the Monmouth Stakes.
Sunny Ridge bids for millionaire status in G3 Salvator Mile
Sunny Ridge, a New Jersey-bred, will become a millionaire with a win Saturday in the G3 Salvator Mile, a race which is part of the MATCH Series.
Jockey Somsanith, 50, wins first race since 2014
Jockey Na Somsanith has won over 1,200 races in his career – but none since 2014. Until yesterday at Monmouth Park, when he found the winner’s circle again.
Berned rallies for Serena’s Song triumph
Four-year-old Berned kicked off her Monmouth Park summer impressively, rallying from the rear to win the Serena’s Song Stakes.
Force the Pass prevails narrowly in Cliff Hanger
In his first start in 20 months, Force the Pass dug in to win Monmouth Park’s Cliff Hanger Stakes by a nose on opening day at the track.
For NJ natives, no place like Monmouth Park
Opening day at Monmouth Park is upon us, and for some trainers, it has additional meaning, even as they fret the future of the Jersey Shore track.
Trainer Motion to send out two in Cliff Hanger
Graham Motion trainees Irish Strait and Serjeant At Arms figure to be among the key players in Monmouth Park’s opening day feature, the Cliff Hanger Stakes.
NJ-bred Green Gratto to tackle G3 Tom Fool
Multiple graded stakes winner Green Gratto, a New Jersey-bred, will try his luck in Saturday’s G3 Tom Fool at Aqueduct.
Tim Hills: 2000-win mark shows “how long I’ve been around”
Trainer Tim Hills needs one win to reach 2000 in his career — a mark, he says with a laugh, not of skill or fortune, but of his longevity.
Meadowlands all-turf cards expand to eight races per day
The all-turf meet at the Meadowlands will, because of early success, expand to eight races per day, up from six.
Breen holds solid Monmouth baby stakes hand
Trainer Kelly Breen will send out a pair of logical contenders in Monmouth’s two Saturday juvenile stakes, the Sorority and the Sapling.
Fuzzy Muzzle takes Hesse III ‘Cap on NJ-bred day
For the second time in three years, Fuzzy Muzzle took the Charles Hesse III Handicap to highlight Monmouth’s New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival Day.
Just Call Kenny romps to G3 Iselin score
Just Call Kenny bided his time before bursting clear to a four-length win in the G3 Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park Saturday.
Tricky Escape storms to G3 Violet win
Under Chris DeCarlo, Tricky Escape rallied from last to win the Grade 3 Violet Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Teresa Z seizes Monmouth Oaks victory
Teresa Z earned the first stakes score of her career, taking the G3 Monmouth Oaks Saturday.
“His own path” takes Girvin to Haskell glory
Girvin earned the first Grade 1 of his career – and enhanced the 3-year-old division’s disarray – with a late rally to win the Haskell Sunday at Monmouth.
“No excuses” as Miss Temple City third in Matchmaker
Miss Temple City, one of the top distaff turfers of 2016, could manage no better than third in today’s G3 Matchmaker at Monmouth Park.
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