New Jersey Racing

A release from the Rutgers Equine Science Center assesses the impact of racing to the state of New Jersey and what a shutdown of The Meadowlands would mean

“People who haven’t been coming for years are showing up. And people who used to say that Monmouth was unbettable are now saying we’re the best product out there.”

Nearly $16.5 million in betting on the opening weekend of the Summer Elite Meet at Monmouth Park could well fuel enthusiasm for a horse racing renaissance

Reports from New Jersey indicate a dramatic revamping of the racing schedule for Monmouth Park, which could in turn lead to a better selection of harness racing dates for

Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center of Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station, was recently awarded New Jersey's Horseperson of the Year and she reinforced the economic benefits h...

In the wake of the news from New Jersey putting the future of the Meadowlands in question, Trot Blogger Jack Darling prompts the harness racing industry to react to this situation by emphasizing

“[A]nybody who takes this report lightly is sadly mistaken,” said John Campbell in a New York Times article highlighting the grim recommendations for New Jersey racing made in a committee report relea...

With New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie set to take the reins of the state government in less than three weeks, officials and lobbyists from the thoroughbred and harness racing industries continue t...

With a cleverly crafted editorial posted on nj.com, writer and horse owner Andrew Cohen asks New Jersey to give its head a shake and do something to prevent people like him from spending their harness...

In a message uploaded to its website, SBOA of New Jersey Association president Tom Luchento yesterday gave an update on the current impasse it finds itself in with Freehold Raceway.

Unless something has changed over the past six months, Jerold Zaro, New Jersey's recently-announced chief of economic growth under governor John Corzine, is a supporter of VLTs at racetracks in the st