Monmouth Park can't catch a break

In 2007, when Monmouth Park got its big chance to shine by hosting its first Breeders' Cup, a huge storm made the track a soupy mess and really ruined a weekend that is annually billed as the Super Bowl of horse racing.

Well, today, Monmouth officials were expecting a record crowd when the super filly Rachel Alexandra is scheduled to face six male rivals in the $1.25 million Haskell Invitational Handicap. But again, it's pouring rain and the track is officially listed as sloppy. Scratches have been the order of the day, but so far no horses have been declared from the Haskell.

Sometimes, Monmouth Park management must wonder what it did to deserve such terrible luck twice in three years.