by Mike Farell To race, or not to race, that is the question facing Monmouth Park Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to cancel Haskell Day Or suffer the potential slings and arrows of outrageous fo...
by Richard Rosenblatt No doubt that most thoroughbred racetrack officials on the hot seat this weekend have done the right thing by canceling Saturday’s races due to extreme heat forecast to top 100...
The heat is on horse racing in more ways than one. With temperatures and heat indexes forecast to soar well over 100 degrees along the Northeast, into the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley regions, vir...
by Mike Farrell As we’ve seen time and again, though, that is easier said than done. A victory against six rivals in the main event of the Monmouth Park season would greatly clarify the divisional p...
Kentucky Derby winner Country House won’t be running in the 52nd edition of the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Saturday, but the horse that crossed the finish line first in the Run for the Roses...
by Ray Wallin I’m a Jersey guy. I spent my formative years on the grandstand apron of Monmouth Park with my late Uncle Dutch learning the sport of horse racing. Hearing Frank Sinatra’s Summer Wind...
US Racing contributor Ray “Ace of Pace” Wallin discusses the likely pace scenario of the 2018 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. Ray WallinRay Wallin is a licensed civil engineer and part-tim...
It was only a couple months ago that we were all talking about how deep and talented this year’s 3-year-old crop was — until Justify came around and turned the Triple Crown into a one-horse show. ...
Brad Grady’s Girvin, who once was a leader in the sophomore division after winning two key preps in Louisiana before logging a dismal 13th-place finish in the May 6 Kentucky Derby (GI), returned to ...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Haskell Invitational (GI), an important summer stop for sophomores, many of which are exiting a grueling Triple Crown campaign. Once run as a handicap, the ...