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This Year's Haskell Star and New Owners open Monmouth Park

The anchor of racing at Monmouth is the $1,000,000 Haskell Invitational, which this summer will be run on Sunday, July 29th. After lunch I had the opportunity to ask Bob Kulina which Bob Baffert horse should we expect at the Jersey Shore?Read More

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zatt · There needs to be a Monmouth Park, there just needs to be. Bodemeister could be the fastest horse to run in the Haskell since Spend a Buck, and he was upset by Skip Trial at big odds! · 19 days ago ·

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buckpasser · Glad Monmouth will be back. They should take a look at some of the things Gural is doing at meadowlands to help with attendance etc. he has been very successful at Tioga with opening day bringing almost 12 thousand spectators · 19 days ago ·

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jasen.mangrum · I know the purses won't be what they were a few years ago, but I like playing Monmouth Park, since it plays well into what I like to look when handicapping. I just hope they're able to maintain a good portion of what they were a few years ago & not turn into a shell of its former self, like Atlantic City. · 18 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · The opening day card is pretty strong! They have lowered base bet to 50¢ on all horizontal bets. · 18 days ago ·

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buckpasser · There is an Internet gambling bill that defenders of Atlantic city want to pass which the horse industry is against. Hopefully it won't pass. I am so tired of all this propping up of Atlantic City at the expense of the horse industry · 18 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · buckpasser, actually if interent gaming passes Drazin hopes to have an internet gaming parlor at Monmouth and to prepare they will make a room at the track that would be ready to go. · 17 days ago ·

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buckpasser · That's nice Andy, but if you read the bill the only place taking Internet gaming will be the Casinos in Atlantic City. That is the the gist of the bill that just came out of Committee this week. You may be referring to the OLD bill that would have allowed gaming at the tracks as well. This New bill is opposed by the Standardbred horsemen because they are NOT allowed to set any Internet gaming activity at the tracks. This new bill is for AC only. · 17 days ago ·

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buckpasser · Andy if you want to read about the bill I am discussing go to the Standardbred website and look under "bill to provide Internet gaming for atlantic City". Just so there is no mistake the title of the Bill from committee is The Atlantic City Internet gaming bill. No mistake on its intentions. · 17 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · buckpasser, I was only referring to what Drazin said in Ryan Goldberg's article in DRF. · 17 days ago ·

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buckpasser · The problem with Drf is that they are behind the news curve in NJ. Drazin is speaking about the first bill that would have allowed tracks and AC to set up sports betting etc. but AC is clearly, in my opinion concerned that Horse racing did not die in NJ as they hoped but at the Meadowlands is doing alot better than thought and more than likely Monmouth will be more successful. Gural is opening his OTB parlor sooner than thought and is combining with · 17 days ago ·

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buckpasser · With American dream. Also going on is the Internet gaming and poker bill that could benefit the tracks, but the people from Atlantic city want the only servers to be located in AC. They are saying that online betting would only be legal if allowed in NJ OR if new casinos are built in other parts of the state. Christie is seeking an opinion from the AG on this. There are things that could benefit horse racing from the Internet but rest assured AC will try and monopolize. Ron Dancer had a bill pass that would let people at tracks use smart phones etc for placing bets. · 17 days ago ·

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buckpasser · The poker bill could be what Drazin is referring to. That has some potential as I mentioned for horse racing BUT lots of hurdles on that. Basically right there at least three bills kicking around on Internet gaming in NJ · 17 days ago ·

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buckpasser · Andy. Ray Kerrison of the NY Post had a nice article about Monmouths openning. You should read it. I think like Gural running Meadowlands, horsemen running Monmouth will in the end improve the track. Ironically , the state getting out of horse racing may indeed be the best thing that happened to both tracks. · 16 days ago ·

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NYRA to Help Retired Thoroughbreds

The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, the New York Racing Association and the New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. have joined forces in an endeavor to develop second career opportunities for Thoroughbreds who have been retired from racing. Dubbed TAKE2, the initiative simultaneously crea...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 73 days ago ·

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Monmouth Meet Gets Underway May 12

Live racing will return to Monmouth Park on Saturday, May 12, it was announced today by the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA). With a lease from the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) to the NJTHA expected in early May, the latter will take the operational helm at ...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 81 days ago ·

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Monmouth Park Deal Completed

Horsemen and state officials in New Jersey have reportedly reached agreement on dates and purses for the 2012 Monmouth Park meet, ending the question of whether the track would be open next year and under what circumstances.According to the Asbury Park Press, horsemen have agreed to a 2012 meet of 1...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 160 days ago ·

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Bailey abandons sinking Monmouth ship

The New York real estate developer who operated Monmouth Park this summer under a tentative lease with the state has abandoned talks over a final deal after the negotiations collapsed last week, according to a representative of the state’s horsemen.Morris Bailey, a Thoroughbred owner and breeder, to...Read More

Source: drf.com · Posted 168 days ago ·

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Governor Christie Blames Horsemen

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said Dec. 12 the state’s horsemen are responsible for a last-minute breakdown in plans for developer Morris Bailey to assume operation of Monmouth Park. During a press conference to announce cabinet changes, Christie called the state’s Thoroughbred horsemen “comple...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 168 days ago ·

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buckpasser · He is right for once. Any one who has followed the negotiations since this summer knows that. the meadowlands deal will be finalized . And it looks like Monmouth will be shuttered unless Frank Stronach or some one else steps up. · 168 days ago ·

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Monmouth Park lease deal in limbo

Talks to complete a deal to allow for private management of state-owned Monmouth Park have broken down, leaving the landmark Oceanport thoroughbred racetrack with an unstable future.Negotiations were terminated by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration late Monday, with the state locked in a dispute w...Read More

Source: app.com · Posted 173 days ago ·

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Battlefield a Winning Spot for Get Serious

Get Serious, who has won 10 of 14 starts on the Monmouth turf course, returns to optimal conditions when he heads a field of eight in Saturday’s $75,000 Battlefield Stakes at one mile on the turf. In his two starts this year, the 7-year-old ran ninth in the off-the-turf Elkwood in May, and th...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 326 days ago ·

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Get Serious Wants Firm Turf in Elkwood

Get Serious has become a fixture in Monmouth turf stakes, and the 7-year-old steps back into the spotlight Saturday when he opens his 2011 season in the $75,000 Elkwood Stakes, scheduled as the first grass stakes of the meet. This will be the third straight year that the son of City Zip has k...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 374 days ago ·

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Gets Serious Wins Again at Monmouth Park

The ultra-game Get Serious was at it again at Monmouth Park on Sunday, holding off the charge of Nownownow to win the Grade 3, $200,000 Red Bank Stakes by a neck as Wildcat Brief posted a length and a quarter win in the $100,000 Icecapade Stakes before a crowd of 16,017. Ridden by Pablo Fragoso, Ge...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 630 days ago ·

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What's Next for Monmouth Park?

John Forbes knew Monmouth Park was in serious trouble. Attendance saw a significant drop-off over the past two seasons, and there hadn’t been a meaningful handle increase in seven years. He and then-president of the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association Dennis Drazin knew a drastic change t...Read More

Source: nj.com · Posted 630 days ago ·

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PAULICK REPORT FORUM: NEW JERSEY’S ‘CONTINUING BATTLE BETWEEN THE CASINOS AND RACING’

As president of the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association, trainer John Forbes has been an advocate of the “less is more” philosophy that led to the 50-day/$50-million Monmouth Park meeting this summer. Forbes, 63, believes the shortened meeting is an appropriate response to what horseplaye...Read More

Source: paulickreport.com · Posted 649 days ago ·

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Southern Ridge Gets Acid Test

If all goes perfectly, Southern Ridge will run a huge race in Saturday’s $175,000 Long Branch Stakes and gain a coveted invitation to Monmouth’s $1 million IZOD Haskell Invitational. In the case of a 3-year-old making just his third lifetime start, “perfectly” is the operative word here. “That woul...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 689 days ago ·

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Monmouth Park: Get Serious Never Headed

Get Serious headed for the front-end early and never looked back in the lane, winning the $250,000 Grade 3 Monmouth Stakes as Cool Coal Man rallied to the lead turning for home before drawing off to a two-length win in the $100,000 Skip Away Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. In a bit of a surpri...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 715 days ago ·

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Get Serious Returns at Monmouth Park

Get Serious, winner of three turf stakes at Monmouth Park in 2009, will make his much-awaited 2010 debut in Monday’s 8th race * a $80,000 allowance optional claiming event with a purse of $90,000 that could easily be confused for a Grade 1 event. In addition to Get Serious, Monday’s race features G...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 728 days ago ·

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Monmouth: Spending Money to Make Money

Horse racing has long been criticized for being unable to make meaningful changes and for clinging to unworkable formulas. So when the horsemen and management at Monmouth Park took a look at the future, they didn’t like what they saw and decided to do something different. On Saturday, Monmouth Park ...Read More

Source: nytimes.com · Posted 740 days ago ·

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Not Everyone's Rooting for Monmouth Park

While most reasonable people without provincial interest are rooting that Monmouth Park has created a template by which racing will not only survive but even thrive in the future, the smart money is betting against. Speaking on condition of anonymity, highly placed industry sources are telling HRI t...Read More

Source: horseraceinsider.com · Posted 809 days ago ·

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horses · This Monmouth schedule makes no sense whatsoever. It's like a test. 'Here, we'll give you all this money - so you can stop whining and improve racing and show us what you can do." But then, next year, after they gave racing $50-million and nothing really changed, it will be "We gave you guys all this money and nothing improved, so now why should we give you a dime?". · 809 days ago ·

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NJ Breeders Hoping Monmouth Plan Works

Thoroughbred breeders and owners in New Jersey hope a new summer format at Monmouth Park is successful, but they also are concerned about whether it will have a long-term positive effect. New Jersey racing officials formally announced March 9 they will reduce Thoroughbred racing dates by about 50% t...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 809 days ago ·

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Monmouth Purses Soar to $1 Million Daily

The state’s plan to save the ailing thoroughbred racing industry by cutting Monmouth Park’s racing dates nearly in half while offering a nation-leading $1 million a day in purses cleared its last major obstacle on Monday when the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association formally approved an ag...Read More

Source: nj.com · Posted 811 days ago ·

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Get Serious All Business in Oceanport

Heavy rain at Monmouth Park Aug. 2 took the $200,000 Oceanport Stakes (gr. III) off the turf and left only three starters to contest the 1 1/16-mile event on the slop. When it was over, 5-year-old gelding Get Serious earned his first graded stakes victory by holding off Kiss the Kid by a neck.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 1030 days ago ·

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