Monmouth Park Barn Area Opens In Advance Of Memorial Day Weekend Start To 76th Season Of Racing Sponsored by:
Trainer Chuck Spina leads Bridge To Brooklyn off the van Saturday morning at Monmouth Park in New Jersey
Trainer Chuck Spina wasn t as preoccupied with being the first arrival at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., on Saturday morning when the stable area opened as he was with simply getting started on his 51st year at the track.
It just worked out that the first two vans to enter the backstretch shortly after 6 a.m. ET were each transporting four of Spina s horses, officially starting the countdown to Monmouth Park s 76th season. The 53-day meet gets under way with four straight days of live racing over the Memorial Day weekend from May 28-31. The meet will run through Sept. 26.