The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey today announced a $50,000 NJ-bred Racing Challenge to determine the top state-bred runner during the ’16 Monmouth Park meet.
Monmouth Park’s 2016 stakes schedule, including 16 graded events, will be worth more than $4.5 million.
Monmouth Park’s June 4, $2,000 buy-in, live money contest may award as many as 15 NHC seats, four BCBC seats and $60,000 in cash.
Monmouth Park Racetrack has launched its own fantasy sports website with real money games starting this Saturday, January 2, 2016.
New Jersey will be the first US state to allow exchange wagering, and if all goes according to plan, Monmouth Park will be offering it by March 2016.
With the retirement of longtime director of racing Mike Dempsey, Monmouth Park this week named Michael Anifantis to that position.
Claiming activity dropped in October, with Parx seeing the biggest declines, in our Claimbox report.
Claiming activity jumped in September, with the lion’s share at Parx Racing, in our Claimbox report.
A record-setting Haskell day enabled Monmouth Park to conclude its 2015 meet with average handle and attendance numbers similar to last year’s.
Trainer Ben Perkins has runners in two of the three New Jersey-bred stakes highlighting Saturday’s New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival at Monmouth Park.