Man stabbed to death at Monmouth

Antonio Figueroa, 32, a stablehand who worked for trainer Raymond Einhorn, was fatally stabbed early Thursday in the Monmouth Park barn area.

Police responded to a 911 call around 2:30 a.m. and found the victim and "an excessive amount of blood," according to Monmouth County prosecutor John Kaye.

The police recovered a knife at the scene.

The New Jersey State Police and the Oceanport Police Department cordoned off a portion of the backstretch Thursday morning to conduct an investigation.

A detective for the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau apprehended a suspect, who was not identified. He was questioned Thursday afternoon by the state police and the prosecutor's office.