Bills To Revive NJ Casinos Advance
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed to revive New Jersey’s struggling casino industry but held a bill to shorten the standardbred racing season. Thursday’s action came less...
View ArticleChristie: Private Operators To Run Meadowlands, Monmouth Park Racetracks
TRENTON, N.J. (WCBS 880/AP) – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says a deal has been reached to lease the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park racetracks to private operators who will run them without state...
View ArticleNew Jersey Voters Say Yes To Sports Betting Public Question
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (AP/WCBS 880) - Wanna bet? New Jersey does, but Washington has the final say. WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell On The Story Download: haskell_betting1w_morn_111109.mp3 The state’s voters said...
View ArticleMonzo Previews Opening Weekend Action At Monmouth Park
By Brian Monzo » More Columns This weekend is opening weekend down the Jersey Shore at beautiful Monmouth Park. My favorite two meets of the year are obviously Saratoga and out in California at Del...
View ArticleMonzo: Breaking Down Saturday Races Not Named The Preakness Stakes
By Brian Monzo » More Columns Saturday’s feature of the day is the Preakness Stakes. We took a long look at that, but there are a few races I like at Belmont Park and Monmouth Park as well that we can...
View ArticleMonzo Previews Memorial Day Weekend Racing At Belmont And Monmouth Park
By Brian Monzo » More Columns With Memorial Day Weekend here, the racing gets better throughout the Tri-State area. Belmont Park has features on Sunday and Monday. Monmouth Park is filled with some...
View ArticleMonzo: Weekend Stakes Races At Churchill Downs And Monmouth Park
By Brian Monzo » More Columns The Triple Crown season has come and gone, with three separate winners in all three races. But the summer of races is only starting, and we have plenty of graded races to...
View ArticleMonzo: An Extended Look At Friday’s Card At Monmouth Park
By Brian Monzo » More Columns I took an extended look at Friday’s card at Monmouth Park. To me, there are some very favorable odds that could pay out. The racing at Monmouth Park has been good, not...
View ArticleOn WFAN: N.J. Lawmaker Says Sports Betting To Move Ahead Regardless Of Outcome
NEW YORK (WFAN) — New Jersey State Sen. Ray Lesniak says he’ll be placing a bet — legally — on the NFL, one way or another. On Monday, if the U.S. Supreme Court accepts the state’s sports betting...
View ArticleSports Leagues Fight New Jersey Law Allowing For Sports Betting
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The nation’s four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA filed papers Monday seeking to stop New Jersey’s law to allow legal sports betting, just days before the law is...
View ArticleJudge Halts New Jersey’s Sports Betting Plan
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A federal judge on Friday granted a request from the four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA to at least temporarily stop New Jersey from allowing...
View ArticleAmerican Pharoah At New Jersey’s Haskell Invitational? It Might Happen
OCEANPORT, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — If American Pharoah races again — as his owner has said he’d like — it could draw a huge crowd to New Jersey’s Haskell Invitational. The $1 million race at Monmouth...
View ArticleThousands Expected To Attend Haskell Invitational To See American Pharoah
OCEANPORT, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Triple Crown winner American Pharoah had another easy gallop Saturday morning at Monmouth Park, his final serious exercise before the $1.75 million Haskell...
View ArticleExclusive: Sneak Peek Inside Monmouth Park’s Sports Betting Operation
OCEANPORT, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – The New Jersey Senate is set to vote Thursday to legalize sports betting. Monmouth Park has been preparing for this moment for years and says it could start taking bets...
View ArticleLegal Sports Betting Gets Underway In New Jersey
OCEANPORT, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Legal sports betting got underway Thursday in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy and state officials were on hand to place the first legal wagers Thursday at Monmouth Park....
View ArticleMonmouth Scraps 6 Races Amid Heat Wave; Haskell To Run At Night
At-A-Glance Emergency In Effect As Dangerous Temperatures Arrive Con Edison Promises ‘Safe, Reliable’ Service Over Weekend New York City Cooling Centers Open Summer Heat Survival Guide OCEANPORT, N.J....
View ArticleMonmouth Park To Hold ‘Fan Appreciation Day’ To Make Up For Haskell Problems
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Monmouth Park is making amends to fans for the hot and troubled day last weekend that forced the cancellation of six races and a more than four-hour delay of six stakes races on...
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