Maryland-bred Miss J McKay is the likely favorite in the Saturday feature at Monmouth Park.
Jane Cibelli began the Monmouth Park meet last weekend on a high note.
Prendimi was up the track in a Grade 3 last out, but if all goes to plan, that sets him up for Sunday’s Reilly Handicap for NJ-breds at Monmouth Park.
Returning from an eight-month layoff, Laki took advantage of a speed duel to rally to victory in Monmouth Park’s opening day feature.
Laki, Midtowncharlybrown, and Dr. Feelgood are among the familiar names in Monmouth Park’s season-opening Oceanport Centennial Stakes this evening.
Jockey Victor Carrasco, a fixture in Maryland, has decamped to Monmouth Park for the summer in search of new challenges and opportunities.
Defending Monmouth Park riding champ Paco Lopez, a six-time meet winner there, returns with a seventh title in mind.
Kelly Breen is one of several trainers who could contend for the Monmouth Park title, with last year’s top two both under indictment.
Monmouth Park’s meet feature, the Grade 1 Haskell, drew 33 nominations, the track announced Friday, including three from eight-time winner Bob Baffert.
Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone remembers her Belmont triumph aboard Colonial Affair and discusses her new challenge as a jockey’s agent.