Monmouth

Strong attendance on Haskell and Mother's Day led to an increase in daily average attendance at the 2025 Monmouth Park meet, while average total handle and average on-track handle decreased.

Paco Lopez clinched his 12th riding title at Monmouth Park with one day left in the meet, and a track record seventh consecutive title.

Heading into Monmouth Park's final weekend of the meet, Prancing Horse Farm, owned by Joe Ioia and his wife Gayle, tops the owner standings with 14 wins, three more than Morici Racing Stable.

Monmouth Oaks Stakes

Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza, riding in New Jersey July 26, guided Running Away to victory in the $252,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3).

Striving for back-to-back graded stakes victories, Fondly is set to battle six other 3-year-old fillies in the $250,000 Monmouth Oaks Stakes (G3), a 1 1/16-mile race July 26 on dirt at Monmouth Park.

Monmouth Park has canceled the July 25 scheduled eight-race card due to excessive heat, track officials announced.

Monmouth Cup Stakes

BloodHorse Monday co-hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins preview the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park July 19.

After finishing third against Raging Torrent and Fierceness in the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), the Monmouth Cup (G3) seemed like a soft touch for Just a Touch. His odds of 1-9 only strengthened that belief. Then Monmouth Park turned into Saratoga.