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Jockeys And Jeans Fundraiser At Monmouth To Be Sponsored By Caesars Entertainment

Jockeys and Jeans, a volunteer group dedicated to raising funds for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), has named Caesars Entertainment Inc. as the presenting sponsor for its 7th annual fundraising event on Sept. 11 at Monmouth Park.

Founded in 2014 by five former jockeys, Jockeys and Jeans has raised more than $1.6 million to benefit the PDJF through a yearly stallion season sale and its annual fundraising event. The PDJF pays a monthly stipend to more than 60 former jockeys who suffered career-ending injuries, including many whose injuries left them paralyzed.

“As a company tightly aligned with horse racing, it was important for us to get involved with Jockeys and Jeans,” said Joe Morris, Senior Vice President of Racing at Caesars Entertainment. “Its mission to give back to former jockeys is an important one, and we're proud to serve as a presenting sponsor of their annual fundraising event to honor the legacy of so many great jockeys who love this sport.”

This year's event is expected to attract more than a dozen Hall of Fame jockeys to honor seven of their fallen brothers and sisters. There will be silent and live auctions of racing-related memorabilia and autograph sessions throughout the event. All funds generated will go directly to the PDJF to benefit injured former jockeys.

“Caesars Entertainment has stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam home run for disabled former jockeys,” said Barry Pearl, President of Jockeys and Jeans. “This is a watershed moment in the evolution of our group. I'm happy to say to every injured former jockey in the United States that Caesars Entertainment truly cares.”

The upcoming Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser will be held at the Turf Club at Monmouth Park, the first time the track will serve as the host. The event starts at 11:30 a.m., and tickets can be purchased at seatgeek.com/monmouth.

For further information contact Barry Pearl at jockeysandjeans@gmail.com or by calling (717) 503-0182, or Eddie Donnally at Edjockeysandjeans@gmail.com, or by calling (818) 653-3711.

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The Friday Show Presented By Monmouth Park: Conquest Daddyo Comes Home

Chances are if you've been to Woodbine racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, you've crossed paths with the entertainment and celebrity blogger/photographer who goes by the name of Mr. Will Wong on various social media platforms.

Will is an unabashed fan of Thoroughbred racing who began going to the track with his family at a very young age. Over the years, he's become friends with many of the men and women who care for the horses and he shares their passion for the animals.

Sarah Volpe, one of those friends, groomed a horse named Conquest Daddyo when he was trained by Mark Casse for the Conquest Stable. When the stable was dispersed in 2016, Volpe said goodbye to the Scat Daddy colt who the year before had won Woodbine's Grade 2 Summer Stakes and then finished fourth in the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland.

After he was sold, Volpe and Wong watched with concern as Conquest Daddyo began a long slide down the claiming ranks over the next several years, eventually winding up racing at the bottom level of bush tracks in Montana and Alberta, Canada. Will and Sarah reached out multiple times to the horse's connections in hopes that they might entertain an offer from them to buy Conquest Daddyo, retire him from racing, and bring him back to Ontario, where Sarah would once again be his caretaker. It's taken four years and lots of perseverance and network building, but they finally succeeded.

Will joins Paulick Report publisher Ray Paulick and news editor Chelsea Hackbarth on this week's Friday Show to talk about his experience. The story is told in greater detail at his website. Ray and Chelsea review the Queen's Plate performance by the Woodbine Star of the Week, Safe Conduct.

Watch this week's show, presented by Monmouth Park, below:

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Monmouth Park Announces New Friday Post Times

Monmouth Park is moving its first race post time to 3 p.m. for the next two Fridays of live racing, starting with the 10-race card on Friday, Aug. 27.

The new Friday post time will also be in effect for the Sept. 3 program that kicks off the four-day Labor Day weekend of racing.

The following three Fridays in September – Sept. 10, 17 and 24 – will then shift to a 12:15 p.m. first race post time.

Prior to the change, Friday post time had been 5 p.m.

First race post time remains at 12:15 for Saturdays and Sundays through the end of the meet on Sept. 26.

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Monmouth Park Cancels Sunday Card Due To Inclement Weather

With Tropical Storm Henri making landfall on the coast of Rhode Island Sunday morning, Monmouth Park has cancelled its Sunday card due to inclement weather in the Oceanport, N.J., area.

Live racing will resume Friday, Aug. 27. The track will be open for simulcasting Sunday.

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