Monmouth Park’s 2011 racing
season continues through Sunday, Nov. 6, and as the racetrack heads into the
fall calendar, the races for top honors come meets-end continue to have jockey
Elvis Trujillo, trainer Jane Cibelli and owners George and Lori Hall atop the
standings.
In the rider’s race, 2009
leading rider Elvis Trujillo leads the way with 93 winners, 19 more than last
year’s top jock, Paco Lopez. Joe Bravo,
13-time Monmouth champ, is third with 52 wins.
C. H. Marquez Jr. is fourth with 39 victories, two more than Angel
Serpa.
The trainer’s contest has
Jane Cibelli, with 25 wins, on top.
Cibelli will seek to become the first female trainer in the 65-year
history of Monmouth
Park to win the trainer’s
title. The native of Leicester, United Kingdom
leads Scott Volk by four victories. Todd
Pletcher is third with 19 wins, one more than the duo of Eddie Plesa Jr. and
Eddie Broome.
Over in the owner’s contest,
George and Lori Hall have 13 wins, one more than Patricia Generazio. Frank Calabrese and JMJ Racing Stables LLC
are next with nine wins apiece. The
partnership of Richard Malouf and Eddie Broome round out the top five with
seven wins.
Beginning on Saturday, Sept.
10, Monmouth will host live racing on Saturdays and Sundays as well as Monday,
Oct. 10 (Columbus Day) and Friday, Nov. 4 (Breeders’ Cup).
PLACE PICK 6 CARRYOVER OF $5,092 INTO
SATURDAY’S CARD
With no one correctly
selecting a winning combination in Monday’s Place Pick 6 at Monmouth Park, a
carryover of $5,092.59 will await wagering fans for this Saturday’s program.
The Place Pick 6 comprises
races four through nine, is a 50-cent wager, and has a takeout rate of just 15
percent.
In order to win the wager, a
ticket must select a horse to finish either first or second in the Place Pick 6
races.
Gates open at Monmouth Park
on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with first post set for 12:50 p.m The fourth race, start of the Place Pick Six,
has an estimated post time of 2:20 p.m.