Dennis Dowd Quotations

We haven't put in our application (for 2006 racing dates), but (the two May weekends) have been great. I don't know about opening Derby week. We would have to open our backstretch earlier and we'd have to see what the costs would be.

The new turf course will be ready in late June. Work continues to progress on the new surface and a late June starting point will ensure plenty of time for that course to take firm root.

The major stakes that we're announcing today are just the beginning of what is sure to be a very successful 2006 racing year in New Jersey . When the overnight stakes schedule is added in, total stakes purses will top $8-million and overnight purses will start at $330,000 per day, the highest ever at Monmouth Park .