Garden State

Bill Shoemaker became the first jockey in racing history to win 8,000 races when he rode War Allied to victory in the first race at Hollywood Park.Read More

Secretariat capped his two-year-old racing season with a 3 1/2 length victory in the Garden State Stakes at Garden State Park, going 1 1/16 in 1:44 2/5. Read More

Slammin’ Slew makes his stakes bow at Monmouth Park on Sunday, but in his debut on Aug. 13, he provided chalk players with more than a few anxious moments.  The 2-year-old colt broke slowly and was 15 lengths behind the field all the way up the backstretch in the six-furlong maiden claiming eve...Read More

The top flat offering on Saturday’s Monmouth Park-Meridian Health Steeplechase Festival card is the $100,000 Garden State Stakes for 2-year-olds, which goes as the fourth race on the program. The one-mile event drew a field of eight promising and lightly raced 2-year-olds, topped by Curlinello, a c...Read More