by Noel Michaels The Haskell Invitational is two months away, but drama is already building for the upcoming headline event of the recently opened Monmouth Park race meet. Now that the Preakness is i...
by John Furgele For the first time in several years, there is optimism at the New Jersey shore as Monmouth Park prepares for its opening day on May 4. As we know, New Jersey horse racing has struggl...
by Ray Wallin I love going to the track. I especially love sitting out on the grandstand apron at Monmouth Park on a lazy, sunny Friday afternoon in the summer. We are all there for the same purpose, ...
by Noel Michaels Another year of intense competition on the National Horseplayers Championship Tour is in the books, and a new NHC Tour Champion has been crowned. The NHC Tour winner was veteran pla...
It is well chronicled that horse racing — Standardbred and thoroughbred — has been struggling in the state of New Jersey. Without “racino” revenues to boost purses, racing has suffered at Monm...
When sports gambling became something individual states were allowed to deal with and the federal ban was lifted, there was a lot of talk about how it would impact horse racing. While that remains to ...
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...
Now that the 2018 Triple Crown is in the books, the next big 3-year-old race on everyone’s radar will be the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Saturday, July 29. While it is highly...
Last year I talked to my twins’ third grade class about what I do for a living. As I talked about the projects I worked on and what civil engineers do, it sparked some great questions. Thankfully, n...
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 ...
