Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
After his death in 1812, the property was divided and passed through several owners. In 1872, David Dunham Withers, active in the horse racing industry, bought 200 acres (0.81 km 2) for his Brookdale Stable. In 1893, William Payne Thompson purchased the property. His son, Lewis, married Geraldine Morgan Thompson in 1896. They became full owners ...
The Horse Park of New Jersey is located on County Route 524, seven miles from exit 7A of the New Jersey Turnpike and one mile from exit 11 of I-195. The park is approximately a 50-minute drive from Philadelphia and just over one hour from New York City. The park currently has: 276 stalls in permanent buildings; Two show rings
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge is a small non-profit 7-acre (2.8 ha) animal refuge and sanctuary located in Forked River, New Jersey, within Lacey Township.According to the Associated Humane Societies, the refuge is "a sanctuary for abandoned, injured, ill, exploited, abused or elderly wildlife, exotic and farm animals, and birds."
The racetrack and part of the stands during the 2007 Breeders' Cup. Three different buildings have been called Monmouth Park throughout the years. The original thoroughbred racing track was opened by the Monmouth Park Association on July 30, 1870 in Eatontown, New Jersey to increase summer tourism for communities along the Jersey Shore.
The farm was founded in the 1870s by the wealthy tobacco manufacturer Pierre Lorillard IV (1833-1901) who had a home in the town of Rancocas, now a part of Westampton Township, New Jersey. Lorillard built his stable into one of the premier thoroughbred breeding and training operations in the United States.
SEA STREAK. Trainer: Eddie Owens Jr. Jockey: Jairo Rendon Owner: Holly Crest Farm MORE ON SEA STREAK: Why an unheralded horse carries the hopes of NJ racing in Monmouth Park's $1 million Haskell ...
Apr 4, 2024; Fair Lawn, NJ, United States; Library Director Adele Puccio poses for a photo in the Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library. The Fair Lawn library is becoming a book sanctuary and Puccio ...
In 1998, Freehold was acquired by a joint venture of Penn National Gaming and Greenwood Racing, owner of Parx Casino and Racing. [ 5 ] From 1998 to 2010, Freehold Raceway was the home of the Cane Pace , a harness horse race run annually since 1955 ; in 1956 the race joined with the Little Brown Jug and the Messenger Stakes to become the first ...