Monmouth Park
Monmouth: 'Emerald' hangs on
Rosario Zarcaro IV / EQUI-PHOTO Emerald Earrings ridden by Eddie Castro wins the Monmouth Beach Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park.
Emerald Earrings ($4.20) took command turning for home and held off the late charge of Silmaril to score a three-quarter-length win in the $65,000 Monmouth Beach Stakes for fillies and mares. Eddie Castro rode Emerald Earrings for trainer Bruce Alexander. The winning time was 1:43.18 for a mile and 70 yards on the fast track.
The favorite also took the $60,000 Lamplighter for 3-year-olds on the turf, in which Smart Enough ($4.20) beat Extra Bend by a neck.
Ridden by Joe Bravo for trainer John Fisher, Smart Enough scored his fourth straight win. The winning time was 1:33.75 for a mile over a course rated good.