MONMOUTH PARK

2004 MONMOUTH PARK HEADLINES:

 

9/26/04 MONMOUTH PARK'S 87-DAY MEETING ENDS ON HIGH NOTE WITH SUBSTANTIAL GAINS IN MUTUEL HANDLE, ATTENDANCE MP.COM

LION HEART TRIUMPHANT

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August 8, 2004

Oceanport, New Jersey - Although he has won hundreds of races at Monmouth Park, The Haskell Invitational has eluded jockey Joe Bravo his entire career.  That was until he got aboard the Patrick Biancone trainee Lion Heart as the two steamrolled the competition in the shore classic to add yet another stakes victory to their credits.  See the page below for links to coverage of the entire Haskell day card.

9/24-04 MONMOUTH PARK ALEXANDER GETS GOING/LOPEZ OUT FOR YEAR/ NORTH EAST BOUND RETIRED/ MEADOWLANDS SURFACE RAISES QUESTIONS DRF.COM
9/12/04  LOPEZ RESTING AT HOME, PLANS TO RETURN FOR BIG M OCT. 1  MP.com  
9/11/04 LOPEZ TO MISS 2 TO 3 WEEKS WITH DISLOCATED SHOULDER MP.com
9/9/04 MONMOUTH WILL BE JUMPING ON CLOSING DAY, SEPT. 26  MP.com
9/5/04 KARAMANOS JOINS MONMOUTH COLONY, IGNACIO SET TO RETURN MP.com

 

 

2004 MONMOUTH PARK FINAL FACTS & FIGURES

Performance Record from 5/29/04 to 9/26/04

JOCKEY STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN %
JOE BRAVO 414 96 79 53 23
EIBAR COA 368 85 56 41 23
STEWART ELLIOTT 517 82 72 75 16
CHARLES C. LOPEZ 341 65 65 56 19
JULIAN PIMENTEL 336 57 47 51 17
EDWIN L. KING, JR. 396 49 58 54 12
MICHAEL C. BAZE 407 43 49 44 11
JOSE A. VELEZ, JR. 317 42 48 47 13
CHRISTOPHER P. DeCARLO 196 33 23 32 17
JOSE C. FERRER 233 31 21 19 13

 

TRAINER STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN %
TIMOTHY HILLS 182 36 29 26 20
EDWIN THOMAS BROOME 145 29 24 22 20
GAMALIEL VAZQUEZ 171 27 27 20 16
RICHARD E. DUTROW, JR. 79 24 12 16 30
JOSEPH F. ORSENO 130 20 16 18 15
BRUCE N. LEVINE 62 20 14 9 32
PATRICIA FARRO 95 20 12 9 21
JOSEPH H. PIERCE, JR. 112 19 8 11 17
ALAN S. SEEWALD 108 17 24 16 16
BENJAMIN W. PERKINS, JR. 87 17 12 12 20

 

 
PREVIOUS 2004 MONMOUTH PARK HEADLINES

9/4/04 JANET LASZLO RECEIVES 2004 BUDDY RAINES AWARD MP.com

9/1/04 WHOOP’S AH DAISY RETIRES ORR.com

8/28/04 THE STORY OF U.S GOLD COMES FULL CIRCLE AT MONMOUTH  MP.com

8/14/04 SING ME BACK HOME WINS DECATHLON, EQUALS TRACK RECORD;

               WAR'S PROSPECT NEVER HEADED IN RUMSON STAKES AT MONMOUTH  MP.com

8/8/04  LION HEART, BRAVO, TAKE HASKELL DRF

8/8/04  BREEDERS' CUP EYES MONMOUTH IN 2007 DRF

8/8/04  BREEDERS’ CUP AND NJSEA REACH MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

              FOR MONMOUTH PARK TO HOST 2007 BREEDERS’ CUP  MP.com

8/8/04 LION HEART CAPTURES HASKELL INVITATIONAL BY LENGTH BEFORE 45,365 AT

             MONMOUTH; BETTING RECORD SET ON CARD  MP.com

8/8/04 HASKELL REVIEW: A GREAT DAY OF RACING AND A GREAT DAY FOR NEW JERSEY RACING ORR

8/5/04 LION HEART, ROCK HARD TEN HEAD NINE IN SUNDAY'S HASKELL MP.com

8/5/04 37TH RENEWAL OF MONMOUTH’S HASKELL INVITATIONAL ORR

8/4/04 TAP DAY, PIE'S PROSPECT ADDED TO FIELD FOR $1 MILLION HASKELL MP.com

8/4/04 BURNING ROMA VS. MEGANTIC IN SUNDAY'S OCEANPORT 'CAP MP.com

8/3/04 FIVE DAYS TO 37TH HASKELL AT MONMOUTH PARK MP.com

8/1/04 ROCK HARD TEN TO START IN HASKELL, SHIPS IN WEDNESDAY MP.com

7/27/04 JERSEY SUITS APPRENTICE JUST FINE FOR NOW / VAZQUEZ BETTER DRF

7/25/04 PRESIDENTIALAFFAIR WIRES SALVATOR MILE / COA WINS FIVE DRF

7/22/04 MONMOUTH PARK HASKELL LINEUP COMING INTO FOCUS DRF

7/13/04 GOOD LOOPHOLE FOR PICK FOUR PLAYERS DRF

7/3-7/5  NEWS & NOTES/UN NOTES/HASKELL CARD PURSE INCREASES DRF/MP.com

6/24/04  MONMOUTH PARK DETERMINED TO BRING SMARTY DRF

6/24/04  ELLIOT GETS ESPY NOMINATION DRF

6/21/04   SMARTY JONES ON COURSE FOR HASKELL ORR

6/20/04   MONMOUTH PARK SPORTING ACROSS THE BOARD GAINS  ORR

6/16/04  STEWART ELLIOTT GETS NEW AGENT IN JOE ROSEN  ORR

6/7-6/12 NEWS & NOTES/BREEDERS' CUP /BRACHO IINJURY

6/3/04  BUSINESS BOOMS ON HOLIDAY WEEKEND/ NEWS & NOTES  DRF

5/31/04 BOULMETIS RETIRES AFTER 30 YEARS ORR

5/27/04 ELLIOTT'S NEW SUMMER HOME DRF

5/27/04  IT'S A SHORE THING - MP PREVIEW DRF

5/25/04  LONGER MEET, HIGHER PURSES DRF

5/13/04 MONMOUTH PARK CONTINUES BID FOR 2007 BREEDERS' CUP DRF

 

© 2004 PHOTO BY ORR.com/MELISSA MOJICA

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Saturday, June 19, 2004

Oceanport, New Jersey

After running fourth in The Genuine Risk Handicap at Belmont, Our Royal Dancer, ridden by Jose Velez, Jr. rolled to victory in The West Long Branch Stakes.  Now 5 for 17 lifetime, the four-year-old filly owned by Morton Fink and trained by Bruce Levine moves her earning to over $180,000.

June 20, 2004

Oceanport, New Jersey

Tee-N-Jay Farm's, Trueamericanspirit, followed up his win in The John J. Reilly Handicap with another impressive victory in state bred company with a win in Sunday's Lincroft Handicap at one mile on the main track labeled fast.  Click the logo below for more details. 

July 5, 2004

Oceanport, New Jersey

The long holiday weekend ended with a some stormy weather as the track was deluged with water turning the main track into a sloppy wet fast drag strip.  Taking advantage of the wet conditions was Skip Away Stakes winner Presidentialaffair, who broke the twenty six year old track record for the mile and seventy yard distance (1:39.20 ) originally set by Razzle Dazzle Rey in 1978 by almost a full second completing the distance in 1:38.85.   See the links below for a full recount of the stakes racing action.

July 18, 2004
Oceanport, New Jersey

Something Smith, a four-year-old homebred, owned by Gerald Sleeter and trained by Kevin Sleeter, drew off to an impressive three length victory in The Bernie Dowd Handicap, a six furlong dash for state bred three-years-olds and up. The victory raises the chestnut colts record to 7 for 16 lifetime with earnings of over $260,000. See the link below for a full race recap.

 

MAY 2004

 

SATURDAY, MAY 29

THE GILDED TIME STAKES

SATURDAY, MAY 29

THE JOHN J. REILLY HANDICAP

SATURDAY, MAY 29 THE RED BANK HANDICAP - GRADE III
SUNDAY, MAY 30 THE FRISK ME NOW STAKES
SUNDAY, MAY 30 THE FORT MONMOUTH STAKES
MONDAY, MAY 30 THE THOMAS J. MALLEY STAKES
MONDAY, MAY 31 THE JERSEY DERBY - GRADE III
JUNE 2004  
SATURDAY, JUNE 5 THE WOLF HILL STAKES
SATURDAY, JUNE 5 THE OPEN MIND HANDICAP
SUNDAY, JUNE 6 THE CRANK IT UP STAKES
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 THE REVIDERE STAKES
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 THE BATTLEFIELD STAKES
SUNDAY, JUNE 13 THE MONMOUTH BEACH STAKES
SATURDAY, JUNE 19 THE WEST LONG BRANCH STAKES
SATURDAY, JUNE 19 THE RESTORATION STAKES
SUNDAY, JUNE 20 THE LINCROFT HANDICAP
SUNDAY, JUNE 20 THE POLITELY STAKES
SATURDAY, JUNE 26 THE GOLDFINCH HANDICAP
SATURDAY, JUNE 26 THE JERSEY SHORE BC STAKES GIII
SUNDAY, JUNE 27 THE DEARLY PRECIOUS STAKES
JULY 2004  
SATURDAY, JULY 3 THE LONGFELLOW STAKES
SATURDAY, JULY 3 THE UNITED NATIONS STAKES GI
SUNDAY, JULY 4 THE BETSY ROSS STAKES
SUNDAY, JULY 4 THE MOLLY PITCHER BREEDERS' CUP HANDICAP GIII
MONDAY, JULY 5 THE SKIP AWAY STAKES
MONDAY, JULY 5 THE LITTLE SILVER STAKES
SATURDAY, JULY 10 THE CHOICE STAKES
SATURDAY, JULY 10 THE EATONTOWN HANDICAP G.III
SUNDAY, JULY 11 THE JOHN McSORLEY STAKES
SATURDAY, JULY 17 THE ELKWOOD STAKES (1ST DIVISION)
SATURDAY, JULY 17 THE ELKWOOD STAKES (2ND DIVISION)
SATURDAY, JULY 17 THE LONG BRANCH BREEDERS' CUP STAKES G.III
SUNDAY, JULY 18 THE BERNIE DOWD HANDICAP
SUNDAY, JULY 18 THE RED CROSS STAKES
SATURDAY, JULY 24 THE SPRUCE FIR HANDICAP
SATURDAY, JULY 24 THE SERENA'S SONG STAKES
SUNDAY, JULY 25 THE ANDERSON FOWLER STAKES
SUNDAY, JULY 25 THE SALVATOR MILE G.III
SATURDAY, JULY 31 THE TYRO STAKES
SATURDAY, JULY 31 THE KLASSY BRIEFCASE STAKES
AUGUST 2004  
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE TRENTON STAKES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 THE COLLEEN STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE OCEAN PLACE RESORT STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE LADY'S SECRET STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE MATCHMAKER STAKES G.III
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE TEDDY DRONE STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE OCEANPORT HANDICAP G. III
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE REGRET STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 THE HASKELL INVITATIONAL G.I
SAT, AUGUST 14 THE DECATHLON STAKES
SAT, AUGUST 14 THE RUMSON STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 THE MONMOUTH BREEDERS' CUP OAKS G.II
SAT, AUGUST 21 THE TWIN LIGHTS STAKES
SAT, AUGUST 21 THE PHILIP H. ISELIN BC HANDICAP G. III
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 THE MISS WOODFORD STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 THE JUNIOR CHAMPION STAKES
SAT, AUGUST 28 THE LAMPLIGHTER STAKES
SAT, AUGUST 28 THE OMNIBUS STAKES
SAT, AUGUST 28 THE SAPLING STAKES G.III
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 THE PAPPA RICCIO STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 THE ELEVEN NORTH HANDICAP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 THE JERSEY GIRL HANDICAP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 THE JERSEY BREEDERS' TURF HIGHWEIGHT
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 THE COLTS NECK HANDICAP
SEPTEMBER 2004  
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4 THE SORORITY STAKES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 5 THE CONTINENTAL MILE STAKES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 5 THE BOB HARDING STAKES
MONDAY, SEPT. 6 THE ICECAPADE STAKES
MONDAY, SEPT. 6 THE CANDY ECLAIR STAKES
SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 THE FORMAL GOLD STAKES
SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 THE MAJESTIC PRINCE STAKES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 THE MONGO QUEEN STAKES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 THE BOILING SPRINGS STAKES G.III
SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 THE CITY ZIP STAKES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 19 THE LIGHTHOUSE STAKES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 19 THE FRIENDLY LOVER HANDICAP
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22 THE ROCKHILL NATIVE STAKES
SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 THE GIRL POWDER HANDICAP
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 THE WITHOUT FEATHERS STAKES