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Monmouth To Cap General Admission Tickets For Haskell Day At 500

Monmouth Park is putting 500 general admission tickets on sale for the July 18 TVG.com Haskell Stakes starting at noon on Saturday, July 11, on the track's web site at www.monmouthpark.com.

Tickets cost $100 apiece and include admission, a Haskell hat, a program and parking. Ticketholders will also have access to limited seating.

At the present time, these will be the only tickets available to the general public for the $1 million, Grade 1 Haskell, the centerpiece of the Monmouth Park meet. Attendance at the track is limited by a state mandate in the ongoing effort to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

“In meeting our commitment and obligations to our sponsors, horsemen and season box holders we're limited to offering 500 tickets to the general public at this time,” said Dennis Drazin, Chairman and CEO of Darby Development LLC, which operates the track. “We're grateful for Gov. Phil Murphy's leadership during these difficult times and appreciate his willingness to work with us in allowing fans on site. It's imperative we do our part, in what has become the new normal, to help slow the spread of the virus.”

General admission tickets will only be available online. There will be no ticket sales on Haskell Day.

Presently, there are no plans for additional tickets to be made available to the general public. Should Gov. Murphy issue any revised executive orders which allow Monmouth Park to increase attendance capacity for Haskell Day those tickets will then be put on sale.

Those purchasing general admission tickets will be able to enter the track through the Main Grandstand entrance.

Gates open at 10:30 a.m. on Haskell Day, with a first race post time of noon.

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National Museum Of Racing Announces Virtual Educational Programs, Racing Previews

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will debut its online summer program series on Wednesday, July 15. The first program in the series is a comprehensive preview of the upcoming Saratoga Race Course meeting. The discussion and analysis will be moderated by Brien Bouyea, the Museum's Hall of Fame and Communications Director, and will include the editorial staff of The Saratoga Special newspaper. The program is free and begins at 1 p.m. The event can be accessed at:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dAeaEAkhT9eC8a7f3LJbBw

The Saratoga Special editorial staff includes co-publishers Joe Clancy and Sean Clancy and managing editor Tom Law. The paper is celebrating its 20^th anniversary this year. It is available in print throughout the Saratoga market during the racing season and online at www.thisishorseracing.com.

Additional Museum virtual programs this summer include:

Museum Exhibit preview: Friday, July 24, 1 p.m. Museum Educator Lindsay Doyle sits down with Curator Victoria Reisman to discuss the new exhibitions and gallery updates that visitors can expect to see when the National Museum of Racing reopens to the public later this year.
Travers Stakes preview: Friday, Aug. 7, 1 p.m. Analysis and predictions for the 151^st running of the Travers Stakes (hosted by Brien Bouyea)
A discussion with Amplify Horse Racing co-founder Annise Montplaisir: (hosted by Lindsay Doyle, Museum Educator), Aug. 14, 1 p.m. This program will focus on the various careers available in the thoroughbred racing industry and what college programs and technical trainings are available.

More details and additional virtual programs will be announced soon throughout the summer.

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$1 Million Bonus On The Line For Winner Of Haskell, Derby, Breeders’ Cup Classic

Monmouth Park is pleased to announce today that BetMakers Technology Group will sponsor a $1 million bonus for the connections of any horse that can win the TVG.com Haskell Stakes, the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup Classic.

The promotion will be known as the “Betmakers Bonanza.”

The Grade 1 Haskell Stakes, the centerpiece of the Monmouth Park meet, will be contested for the 53^rd time on Saturday, July 18. The $1 million race will offer the added inducements of points for the Kentucky Derby and a “Win and You're In” reward for the Breeders' Cup Classic.

The Kentucky Derby has been rescheduled to Sept. 5 from its traditional spot on the calendar the first Saturday in May due to COVID-19. The Breeders' Cup Classic is scheduled for Nov. 7.

Todd Buckingham, BetMakers' Chief Executive Officer, said the company has committed to offering the $1 million bonus for the next three years in partnership with Monmouth Park Racetrack.

“We are delighted to sponsor this bonus for the next three years and hope it can attract the best horses to attempt the lucrative quest beginning with the Haskell at Monmouth Park this year,” said Buckingham. “BetMakers is committed to supporting and growing horse racing with our partners and we are keen to ensure the best horses race in our events.

“We believe the U.S. racing industry will enjoy a resurgence through fixed-odds wagering and by being a part of our Global Racing Network.”

Dennis Drazin, Chairman and CEO of Darby Development LLC, operators of the track, hailed the new partnership as another positive development for the Thoroughbred racing industry.

“We are grateful to have BetMakers supporting Monmouth Park in this $1 million promotion for connections of horses entered in the Haskell,” Drazin said. “We want the best horses racing at our track in our premier events and this is a perfect way to attract those horses.

“While our relationship with BetMakers is just getting started, we are very pleased with their enthusiasm for Monmouth Park and U.S. horse racing in general.”

The format for the 2021 and 2022 series of races for the “BetMakers Bonanza” will be determined following the finalization of racing dates for those respective years, but will include the Haskell and culminate with the Breeders' Cup Classic.

For more information regarding BetMakers, contact Dallas Baker, the company's New Jersey-based Head of International Operations, at dallas.baker@thebetmakers.com.

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Disturbance In Sleep Patterns May Indicate Equine Ill Health

Researchers in England are monitoring the nightly sleeping patterns of horses to try to determine if rest patterns may indicate that a horse is feeling unwell. The scientists, based at Nottingham Trent University, will take into account other factors like temperature, age, personality and exercise, which may influence rest. They hope that if they can discover what is “normal” for a particular horse, that deviation from this normal pattern will alert owners that something may be wrong.

Horses have two sleep phases: slow-wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Horses that are sleeping while standing experience only slow-wave sleep; to enter REM sleep, the horse must lie down. REM sleep is very important for equine physical and mental well being.

Horses that can't lie down, whether because of illness, injury or environmental stress, will become sleep deprived. As owners generally don't see their horses sleep, sleep deprivation may go unnoticed until it become extreme.

To help them in their research, scientists will analyze videos of equine actions over multiple nights, recording the behavior of each horse. The horses will also be fit with an accelerometer that will record the horse's movement. The researchers plan to use two different populations of horses: riding school horses and racehorses to help them understand the different sleeping patterns.