New Jersey Breeding
Midlantic mares bred declines amid continuing national fall
The latest report of mares bred shows continuing declines in the region and nationally as the foal crop continues to drop.
Report of mares bred shows Midlantic declines
While the just-released report of of mares bred showed essentially flat national numbers, the MId-Atlantic saw a 15% drop.
Horologist looking for next step in Du Pont Distaff
New Jersey-bred Horologist and her connections hope to have big game in sight later in the year, but for now, the G3 Allaire duPont Distaff looks just fine.
Horologist returns a winner in Top Flight
New Jersey-bred Horologist made her first start since last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff a winning one in the Top Flight Invitational at Aqueduct.
Six Midlantic-breds among Triple Crown noms
Stakes winners Hello Hot Rod and Pickin’ Time are among six horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic who have been nominated to the Triple Crown.
NJ-bred Pickin’ Time wins G3 Nashua
Pickin’ Time, a New Jersey-bred trained by Kelly Breen, scored in the Grade 3 Nashua Saturday and will look for Kentucky Derby points in the Remsen next.
Breeders’ Cup: A big gamble on Horologist
Owners Cameron Beatty and his partners had to reach deep to supplement New Jersey-bred Horologist to the Breeders’ Cup. Is it her time?
NJ-bred Regally Irish takes Bridgetown, eyes Jimmy Murphy as possible next start
Bridgetown Stakes winner Regally Irish, from the same family as Irish War Cry, could land next in the James Murphy on the Preakness undercard.
Sunny Ridge named top NJ-bred of 2016
The state’s breeders have named Sunny Ridge top New Jersey-bred of 2016, with Irish War Cry top freshman.
NJ-bred Sunny Ridge surges to Stymie win
New Jersey-bred Sunny Ridge too his second consecutive stakes win in today’s Stymie at Aqueduct.
Irish War Cry powers to Holy Bull triumph
New Jersey-bred Irish War Cry delivered an emphatic win in the Holy Bull Saturday and now looks to be a serious Kentucky Derby contender.
NJ-bred Irish War Cry tackles big boys in Holy Bull
Undefeated sophomore Irish War Cry will tackle champion 2-year-old Classic Empire and graded winner Gunnevara in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull.
NJ-bred Green Gratto takes G3 Toboggan
Green Gratto snapped a losing streak in today’s G3 Toboggan Stakes at Aqueduct.
Sunny Ridge takes Jazil Stakes
New Jersey-bred Sunny Ridge won the Jazil Stakes at Aqueduct yesterday over the same strip where he won last year’s Grade 3 Withers.
On track and in breeding shed, NJ Thoroughbred industry faces challenges
Off a difficult Monmouth Park meet and facing uphill battles to expand gaming in the state, New Jersey Thoroughbred interests face a challenging future.
Sunny Ridge aims for G3 Gotham glory
New Jersey-bred Sunny Ridge has been installed as the second morning line choice for Saturday’s G3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.
Homebred Sunny Ridge has deep roots for Drazin
In the first of our profiles of Midlantic-bred Triple Crown nominees: Sunny Ridge, the NJ-bred Withers winner whose main objective, says his owner, is at Monmouth.
NJ-bred Sunny Ridge earns Withers win
Sunny Ridge, a New Jersey-bred 3-year-old, gutted out a win in Saturday’s Withers Stakes and now is third on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard.
New Jersey breeders to conduct stallion season auction
The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey will conduct its annual Stallion Season Auction beginning at 9:00 p.m. on January 15.
New Jersey breeders hoping new gaming options provide boost
Our state-by-state review of breeding programs starts with New Jersey, where the industry hopes north Jersey casinos and sports betting will provide a boost.