Monmouth adds two Sundays in September
Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., has added two live racing dates, both Sundays in September, to its meet scheduled for this year, the track announced on Wednesday after getting approval for the additions from the state racing commission.
The two new days are Sept. 11 and Sept. 18, which will now be closing day. The track was previously scheduled to close on Sept. 17. With the two additions, the 2022 meet will have 62 live racing dates.
Each of the two new race cards will feature an $85,000 stakes restricted to New Jersey-breds, the track said. Both will be run at five furlongs on the turf.
Monmouth’s 2022 meet will start on May 7, initially running two days a week, on Saturdays and Sundays. The meet will hold live cards three days a week beginning in June and then expand to four days a week in August.