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.
Jockey Nik Juarez made the first stakes win of his career a big one, guiding Valid to a win in the Grade 3 Iselin at Monmouth Park.
With Parx Racing having astronomical purses for its upcoming Fall Festival, some regional tracks have warned their horsemen to stay home.
The Page McKenney show rolled on in this weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes action.
“It’s nice to work with horses instead of humans,” says 20yo Liam Benson, who will balance training Tyro winner Expected Ruler with attending fall classes.