Monmouth-at-Meadowlands meet starts Friday with 56 horses entered for six all-turf races

ALL-TURF MONMOUTH-AT-MEADOWLANDS MEET OPENS FRIDAY

WITH 56 HORSES ENTERED FOR SIX-RACE CARD THAT STARTS AT 7 P.M.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Fifty-six horses (plus five also eligibles) are entered for Friday’s six-race opening card as the all-turf Monmouth-at-Meadowlands meet starts its 10-day run.

The Monmouth-at-Meadowlands meet will run for five consecutive Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 14.

First-race post time each night will be 7 p.m.

The opening night feature is a $52,500 optional claimer for New Jersey-bred fillies and mares, 3 and up, at a mile and a sixteenth.

Perspicacious, fourth in a $30,000 optional claimer during Monmouth Park’s closing day last Sunday, is the 5-2 morning line favorite in the field of eight. The 8-year-old mare, a winner of $244,914 lifetime, is trained by Joan Milne. Paco Lopez, coming off his 10^th Monmouth Park riding title, is listed to ride.

Exclusive Champion and Joy and Prosperity, both trained by Kent Sweezey, are listed at 7-2 and 9-2, respectively, on the morning line.

The abbreviated meet will be highlighted by a pair of stakes sprints for New Jersey-breds. The $65,000 Pinot Grigio Handicap for fillies and mares, 3 and up, is scheduled for five furlongs on Friday, Oct. 6.

The next day, the $65,000 Joey P. Handicap for 3-year-olds and up, also at five furlongs, will headline the card on Saturday, Oct. 7.