OCEANPORT, N.J. - Frankie Costa, a longtime New Jersey trainer known for his good humor and omnipresent cigar, died Friday. He was 77. Monmouth Park made the announcement on Saturday morning. Born in Italy, Costa was a jockey before turning to training in 1972. “Frank was a New Jersey legend and a dear friend,” said Bob Kulina, president of Darby Development LLC, which operates Monmouth. “He was a fixture at Monmouth Park, one that will surely be missed.” A resident of Kenilworth, N.J., Costa was perhaps best known as the developer of Joey P. during his 3-year-old season in 2005. One of the most popular New Jersey-breds, Joey P. won the Grade 3 Jersey Shore before finishing seventh in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational. Funeral arrangements are pending.