Buddy Raines Award

Millie Fleming, president of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Virgil "Buddy" Raines Distinguished Achievement Award, Monmouth Park announced Thursday. The Raines Award is presented annually just prior to Monmouth Park's season opener, which is coming up May 7. "This means the world to me. I know the elite company I'm in," said Fleming. "I'm the first breeder to receive this award so it truly is special to me." Fleming is still active as an owner and breeder. She also taught...

A fixture at Monmouth Park since 1980 in a variety of roles, Bill Anderson--currently the track's general manager--has been named the 2021 recipient of the Virgil "Buddy" Raines Distinguished Achievement Award, it was announced Monday. The Raines Award, now in its 26th year, is presented annually just prior to Monmouth Park's season opener. The track's 76th season of live racing gets underway Friday, May 28. Anderson, a former trainer and track superintendent at Monmouth Park, finds his name added to a prominent list of past Raines Award recipients who have...