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Monmouth Partners with SeatGeek

New Jersey's Monmouth Park has inked a multi-year deal with SeatGeek, a mobile-focused ticket platform, to serve as its exclusive ticketing partner. Monmouth's racing meet kicks off May 28 and continues through Sept. 26. Although general admission is free throughout the season–excluding Haskell Day–SeatGeek will handle tickets for box seats, parterre rentals, the Dining Club, the Lady's Secret Café, and the picnic buffet. SeatGeek will also handle Haskell tickets for the $1 million-race that will be held July 17.

“Monmouth Park is excited to have this long-term partnership with SeatGeek,” said Bill Knauf, Monmouth's vice president of business operations. “Their technology and mobile platform are an ideal fit for Monmouth Park moving forward, especially as we look to move into a more mobile-based space.”

SeatGeek's technology allows fans to sell, receive, and transfer tickets through mobile devices. In addition, groups can transfer tickets to their guests on a mobile device, which eliminates the need for physical tickets.

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Monmouth Kicks off New Season May 28

Monmouth Park will switch to a 12:15 p.m. post time during live racing on Saturdays and Sundays while continuing to offer free parking and admission when the track's 76th season gets underway Friday, May 28. Post time on Fridays throughout the 53-day meet will be 5 p.m. The lone exception to the new 12:15 post time, as well as to the free parking and admission policy, will be July 17, when the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes will be contested for the 54th time. Monmouth Park's live racing schedule runs through Sept. 26.

Opening weekend will feature four straight days of live racing from Friday through Monday over the Memorial Day weekend May 28. Starting in June, and running through the end of August, live racing will be conducted Friday through Sunday. In a continuation of the policy from a year ago, no outside food or drink will be permitted.

Monmouth Park will offer 46 stakes races worth $6.15 million this year, including 10 graded stakes. There are 10 stakes races restricted to New Jersey-bred horses, with the highlight for state-breds being the 19th annual New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival Aug. 29.

Haskell Day will again feature six stakes races, including the GI United Nations S., which will see a purse boost from $300,000 to $500,000.

For more information, visit www.monmouthpark.com.

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Monmouth Moves To 12:15 Post Time On Saturdays And Sundays

Post time on Fridays throughout the 53-day meet will be 5 p.m.

The lone exception to the new 12:15 post time, as well as to the free parking and admission policy, will be July 17, when the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes will be contested for the 54th time.

Monmouth Park's live racing schedule runs through Sept. 26.

“With the overwhelming response from horsemen for stall space and fans able to return in greater numbers there's a renewed sense of optimism and excitement for this meet, especially after the challenges we faced a year ago due to COVID-19,” said Dennis Drazin, Chairman and CEO of Darby Development LLC, operators of Monmouth Park. “I think everyone is looking forward to what should be a very special year of racing at Monmouth Park. All of the indicators are that it will be.”

Opening weekend will feature four straight days of live racing from Friday through Monday over the Memorial Day weekend that starts on May 28. Starting in June, and running through the end of August, live racing will operate on a Friday through Sunday schedule.

In a continuation of the policy from a year ago, no outside food or drink will be permitted.

Haskell Day will again feature six stakes races, including the Grade 1 United Nations, which will see a purse boost from $300,000 to $500,000. Horse of the Year Authentic won the Haskell last summer, eventually going on to win the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic.

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Monmouth Park Barn Area Opens In Advance Of Memorial Day Weekend Start To 76th Season Of Racing

Trainer Chuck Spina wasn't as preoccupied with being the first arrival at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., on Saturday morning when the stable area opened as he was with simply getting started on his 51st year at the track.

It just worked out that the first two vans to enter the backstretch shortly after 6 a.m. ET were each transporting four of Spina's horses, officially starting the countdown to Monmouth Park's 76th season. The 53-day meet gets under way with four straight days of live racing over the Memorial Day weekend from May 28-31. The meet will run through Sept. 26.

“I'm not always the first to get here but I'm usually among the first,” said the 72-year-old Spina, who has a short commute to the track from his home in Monmouth Beach. “I'm excited to be back. I don't go to Florida over the winter. We freshen up our horses. So I'm anxious to get back and get going.”

Bridge to Brooklyn was the first horse led off the van by Spina and quickly settled into Barn 14, which has been the veteran conditioner's base of operations at Monmouth Park for the past 30 years.

The surrounding barns will fill up shortly, with demand for stall space this year as high as it has been in recent memory, according to John Heims, Monmouth Park's director of racing and racing secretary.

“The response from the horsemen for stall space has been outstanding,” said Heims. “We're oversubscribed for the first time in quite some time, and it's a great position to be in. We'll do all we can to accommodate as many horsemen as we can, who in turn will allow us to put on a tremendous racing product for our fans all summer long.

“There's a buzz about getting back to Monmouth Park and the reality is we can't wait to get started.”

New Jersey native Kelly Breen, who won his third Monmouth Park training title last summer, will be eying a repeat with another strong contingent. Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, coming off a successful first season at Monmouth Park a year ago, is also back with a wide-ranging group of runners, as is Chad Brown.

Star power will be in abundance in the backstretch, with Todd Pletcher sending a string that will have both quality and quantity. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will have a formidable presence for the first time, as will Saffie Joseph, Jr. All three will have full barns.

Monmouth will feature 46 stakes overall (10 graded) worth $6.15 million, as well as another strong New Jersey-bred program.

The centerpiece of the meet is the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes on July 17. Authentic won the Haskell a year ago before going on to capture the Kentucky Derby.

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