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Summer Wind Offering 2-for-1 Buffet Special Friday Through Sunday; Monmouth Park Cooler Bag Giveaway Set For Saturday

June 08, 2022

A cooler bag giveaway and a buy-one, get-one-free buffet special at the new Summer Wind trackside café highlight the promotional events on tap for Saturday, June 11, at Monmouth Park.

The first 5,000 paying fans will receive a redemption coupon for one free Monmouth Park cooler bag. Redemption areas are located on the 1st floor of the Clubhouse and by the new Drink Shack in the Festival Area,

“The Summer Wind Comes Blowing In A deal” promotion will span the entire three-day racing weekend from Friday through Sunday. Guests must show a special ad in the program to receive the promotion.

Cost for the buy-one, get-one-free deal is $35 for adults and $12.50 for children 6 through 12,

The Friday Summer Wind buffet menu consists of a craft your own salad bar; Manhattan clam chowder and soup of the day; chicken Murphy with sweet sausage; rice pilaf and grilled asparagus; dinner rolls and butter; season fruit and berries; bowtie pasta salad, and bagged chips and cookies.

The Saturday menu features of a craft your own salad bar; Manhattan clam chowder and soup of the day; grilled chicken caprese with roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables; crisp crudité and spinach dip; dinner rolls and butter; seasonal fruit and berries, and bagged chips and cookies.

On Sunday, the menu will offer a craft your own salad bar; Manhattan clam chowder and soup of the day; orecchiette, sausage and broccoli; meatballs in pomodoro and summer splash; tomato and mozzarella caprese; seasonal fruit and berries; dinner rolls and butter, and bagged chips and cookies.

Saturday’s live racing program will be headlined by the $100,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes for fillies and mares, 3 and up, going a mile and a sixteenth. Simulcasting on the entire Belmont Stakes card will be available as well, with the Belmont Park program starting with an 11:30 a.m. post time.

Post time at Monmouth Park on Saturdays and Sundays is 12:15 p.m. On Fridays, the first race post time is 2 p.m.