54th NJ Irish Festival - Sunday, June 7, 2026 - 11 am to 5 pm
Requirements:
You must raise $ (goal $1000 per horse), get in a horse suit,
run down the homestretch in 2- 4 inches of mud in front of 80,000 people,
hope to make it to the finish line…
and win absolutely nothing but the satisfaction of helping others!
Click here to learn more and sign upAll money raised will be donated to the following organizations
How It Works
When: June 7, 2026
Where: Monmouth Park Racetrack
Time: Race will take place between real horse races (to be determined)
Course: 1/16 of a mile dash out of actual starting gate & down the front homestretch. The track announcer will call race live over the P.A.
Who: Up to 10 “horses” per race and their handlers
Cost: Buy-in goal for each “horse” is to generate as much money as possible – raised from friends, family, co-workers, strangers, etc.
$1000 PER HORSE IS THE GOAL
Monies raised by the NJ Irish Festival Foundation’s
“Human Horse” races will be donated the charities above.
Sponsor a horse by donating
(include name of “horse” or trainer
so donation is credited appropriately)
Race 1: The Foals (49 and Younger)
| Horse Name | Stable | Trainer | |
| 1 | Usain Colt | Bugliaro Fantasy Stable | Steve Bugliaro |
| 2 | Rollin Coal | Mulligan Stables | Riley Ambrush |
| 3 | Swift out the gate | Lavender Hayz Stables | Ryan Lavender |
| 4 | Pony Soprano | Calumet 18 | Marie DeMatteo |
| 5 | Whiskey Business | Diva Stables | Joe Lippi |
| 6 | Pay the Toal | Jay Mac | Bar A Stables |
| 7 | Irish Anthony | Raised on Majestic | Tony Falcone |
| 8 | Pferd Mustang | Mountbellew Stables | Pipes & Drums Jersey Shore |
| 9 | North Star | Sulking Drey Stables | Maura Sullivan |
| 10 | Go Johnny Go | Sulking Drey Stables | Katie King |
| 11 | Son of a Hitch | Calahoochie Stables | Melissa Merrit |
| 12 | Paddy cakes | Calahoochie Stables | Billy Clohosey |
| 13 | Couch Foam | Wilton Stables | Michael & Helen Coffey |
Race 2: The Thoroughbreds (50 and Older)
| Position | Horse Name | Stable | Trainer |
| 1 | Bad Santa Rides Again | Stable of Misfit Toys | Meagan |
| 2 | Happy Days | Dublin City Stables | John “Giddy up” Sheridan |
| 3 | The Bohran Boy | Ballyback Stables | Roseanne Alo |
| 4 | Bud Lightning | Green Bay Stables | Philip Lehman |
| 5 | Six Across | Adjutant Stables | Rickey Dickey Do/Tony Ten Toes |
| 6 | Big Poppy | Sulking Drey Stables | Sally Dreyer |
| 7 | Shillelagh Streak | The Shillelagh Club - Essex | Seamus Brown |
| 8 | Caramore II | Collier Stables | Ft. T.J. O'Connor |
| 9 | Majestic | Collier Stables | Peter Fenelon Collier |
| 10 | Chief Digger Daddy | Shay-Mikey-Joey Stables | Jenn-a-Boom |
| 11 | Shamrock Dream | Lucky Charms Stables | Union County Daughters of Ireland |
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