Multiple graded stakes winner Valedictorian has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year, the state’s Thoroughbred Breeders Association announced.
Monmouth Park will race 56 dyas in 2020, and among its 12 graded stakes, the G1 Haskell Invitational will take place July 18.
Nine-year-old Oak Bluffs proved best for trainer Mary Eppler in the Joey P Handicap for NJ-breds at Monmouth Park.
John Mazza, who trains Monmouth Oaks winner Horologist, is 82. Owner, Cameron Beatty is 27. It’s a racing odd couple that’s a “perfect marriage.”
Upset! New Jersey-bred Horologist was up in a timely manner to win the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks over favored Jaywalk Saturday.
Jaywalk, looking to be back in form after trainer John Servis modified her training regimen, highlights Saturday’s G3 Monmouth Oaks.
They got most of Saturday’s races in (finally), but Monmouth Park will pass on racing Sunday.
Maximum Security crossed the wire first and then survived a lightning-fast inquiry to win the G1 Haskell Invitational.
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.
This afternoon’s Haskell Invitational card was halted after two races and will be resumed at 6:00 p.m., the track said.