She's Hot Wired seeks another stakes victory in Regret

She’s Hot Wired looks to add another stakes victory to her Monmouth Park resume when she takes on five others in Sunday’s $60,000 Regret Stakes going six furlongs on the main track.

The 6-year-old mare by Cable Boy closed hard along the rail in the stretch and just missed catching pacesetter Liz’s Cable Boy by a neck in her latest run in an allowance optional claiming event July 7, her second start of 2017. Her first came on May 27 where she finished fourth versus state-bred allowance company.

In her 43 race career, She’s Hot Wired has run at Monmouth Park for 20 of them, hitting the board 15 times including a win in last year’s Open Mind Handicap. She returns to this race after finishing fourth in last year’s edition behind multiple graded stakes winner Stonetastic.

Owned by Shore Point Stable, the daughter of the Diablo mare Diablo’s Number last found the winner’s circle against stakes rivals in September when she recorded a neck victory, going wire-to-wire, in the Pink Ribbon Stakes at Charles Town.

“She has been doing good since that last race,” said trainer Anthony Margotta Jr. “There looks to be plenty of speed in the race and we hope she will get a good trip early and come finishing hard late.” 

To grab the victory on Sunday, She’s Hot Wired will have to take down three stakes winners including Court Dancer, for Jason Servis, who won the Broadway Stakes last year at Aqueduct, and Bustin Out, who won the Eleven North Handicap last season at Monmouth and has hit the board in 13 of her 14 starts at the Jersey Shore.

The Regret will go as race 9 on Sunday’s 10-race card. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. for Day 2 of the Jersey Shore Surf & Turf Festival with first post at 12:50 p.m.

 

Frank’s Folly will try and make it two in a row when he tries the grass for the first time in his career against eight rivals in Saturday’s $75,000 Boiling Springs Stakes, going a mile and a sixteenth at Monmouth Park.

Frank’s Folly is coming off a wire-to-wire victory against allowance optional claiming rivals going a mile and seventy yards over a good main track at Monmouth on June 24.

The 3-year-old filly by Mineshaft made her last stakes appearance in the Weber City Miss Stakes over a sloppy main track at Laurel Park on April 22 where she finished third behind Lights of Medin, who ran second in the Grade 2 Black Eyed Susan.

Owned by George E. Hall, the daughter of the Not for Love mare Fools in Love graduated in her third career start, taking the lead at the top of the stretch and pulling away to a four and a half length score in the maiden special weight event. Paco Lopez was aboard for that win as well as her latest victory and will get the call once more in the Boiling Springs.

“She’s been doing good after running a nice race last time,” said trainer Kelly Breen. “We’ll let her break and I’ll leave it up to Paco (Lopez) for whatever he wants to do from there.”

For Frank’s Folly to make it two straight and get her first turf victory, she will have hold off multiple starters who are coming off victories on the turf including Watch Your Six, who took home an allowance event with her first try on the grass for Michael Stidham, and Contributing, who is stretching out after taking a five furlong allowance event gate-to-wire on the turf at Delaware Park.

The Boiling Springs will run as race 10 on Saturday’s 11-race card. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with first post set for 12:50 p.m.       

 

With the anticipation growing for the 50th running of the Grade 1, $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational on Sunday, July 30 at Monmouth Park, a brand-new promotion gives patrons a chance to jump start their 2018 Haskell plans and punch their ticket to next year’s top event.

The All-Time Haskell Great Simulated Race matches the 12 greatest Haskell champions all in one starting gate.  To build up to the simulation, fans can take a shot at historic handicapping. 

Until July 23, fans can visit www.monmouthpark.com/haskellsimulation to view the post parade and submit their “simulation superfecta” selections.  One lucky fan who correctly picks the winning superfecta will receive a VIP trip for two, including flight and hotel accommodations, to the 2018 Haskell. The final simulation will be shown the day of the 50th Haskell.

The field for the simulated race, in post position order with year they won the Haskell, is: Skip Away (1996), Holy Bull (1994), Big Brown (2008), Forty Niner (1988), Serena’s Song (1995), Point Given (2001), Bet Twice (1987), Wajima (1975), American Pharoah (2015), War Emblem (2002), Rachel Alexandra (2009), and Majestic Light (1976).

The Haskell Invitational will air live on NBC from 5 to 6 p.m.  Admission that day is $8 Grandstand ($4 seniors) and $10 Clubhouse ($5 seniors).

Select reserved seats remain and can be purchased by contacting 732-571-5563.  All paid admissions will receive the commemorative Haskell hat, while supplies last.

The betfair.com Haskell Invitational is a Breeders’ Cup Win & You’re In event with the victor earning an automatic berth to the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 4.

           

 

The Surf & Turf Seafood Festival returns to Monmouth Park this weekend with some of the best seafood at the Jersey Shore on Saturday and Sunday.

Patrons will be able to try delicious seafood from crab cakes to clam chowder, shrimp, flounder, lobster rolls and much more from vendors such as Red Hook Lobster, Cape May Salt Oysters, Star of the Sea Seafood, Ike’s Famous Crabcakes, Tony’s Clam Bar and many more.

The Surf & Turf Seafood Festival will also have games and activities for all ages including Family Fun Day on Sunday featuring pony rides, face painters and bounce house.

Live music will be playing “On the Green” all weekend with Nine Deez Night on Saturday and Pez Head headlining on Sunday.

Gates will open at 11:30 a.m., with first post at 12:50 p.m.