County FAIR The 42nd Monmouth County Fair, sponsored by the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County 4-H Association, runs July 26 through 30 in the East Freehold Park Showgrounds, 1500 Kozloski Road, in Freehold. With rides for the kids, entertainment, stunt shows, fireworks, pie-eating contests, classic cars, a variety of delicious food and snack vendors and competitions for best vegetables, baked goods, crafts quilts, and more, the fair offers old-fashioned fun for the whole family. Check www.monmouthcountyparks.com or call 732-842-4000 for information. Freehold Raceway I8 Rt. 9 and Business Rt. 33, Freehold 732-462-3800 | www.freeholdraceway.com Established in 1853, the nation’s oldest and fastest daytime half-mile harness-racing track features live standardbred harness races for trotters and pacers, August through early June. The raceway is open year-round for thoroughbred and harness racing simulcasts. ������������������������������������������������ The Shore’s Greatest Stretch P6 175 Oceanport Avenue, Oceanport 732-222-5100 | www.monmouthpark.com Monmouth Park Racetrack, a Jersey Shore tradition since 1870, is your best bet for family entertainment. Racing May through September, Monmouth Park offers fun and excitement for the entire family. Summer’s biggest race is the $1,000,000 Haskell Invitational, which played host to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in 2015 and will be run this year on Sunday, July 30. In addition to world-class thoroughbred racing, Monmouth Park is host to a number of can’t-miss events such as the Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival held every Memorial Day weekend. Celebrate the end of summer at Labor Day Weekend’s BBQ & Craft Beer Festival. Every Sunday in between is FREE Family Fun Day, featuring clowns, face painters, pony rides, a bounce house and live music! Monmouth Park’s one-of-a-kind picnic area features over 100 first-come, first-served tables each and every day. So bring your friends, bring your family, and get ready for the most fun you’ll have all summer! Take NJ TRANSIT to the track any live racing day. For a complete schedule of dates and events, visit www.monmouthpark.com. JUMP IN THE SADDLE Drive along the rolling back roads of Colts Neck, Howell, Freehold and the more rural Millstone, Upper Freehold and Allentown, and you will see spacious fields, barns and stables and the magnificent colts and fillies of Monmouth County’s beautiful horse country. Several farms in the area offer visitors the opportunity to ride, and equine enthusiasts will want to visit Horse Park of New Jersey, a unique competition venue in rural Upper Freehold. In the summer, look for The Monmouth County Horse Show, the annual competition that has run yearly since the late 19th century, except for a brief period during World War II. Photo by Monmouth County Park System Photo courtesy of Monmouth Park 34 www.sparkvisitmonmouth.com
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