Revival
After eleven months of not being operative, former track operations manager Jim Morton secured a lease to operate the race track for the season ending Turkey Derby Event in November 2008, and the crowd was overwhelming.
The track officially reopened for a full season of racing in 2009, capped by the Turkey Derby. The name was changed back to the familiar "Wall Stadium".
The 2010 season started as usual, but as of September 2, 2010, the track closed once more, due to the expiration of Morton's lease on the property. The marquee, which earlier that week had noted the weekend's upcoming races, simply read "Racing cancelled till further notice". The 37th annual Turkey Derby ran as scheduled on November 26 and 27, under the terms of a short-term lease to Don Ling and the Blewett family. The track was put up for sale shortly thereafter with an asking price of $18 million.
Racing resumed in 2011 under new management. Cliff Krause of Holmdel signed a one-year lease with track owners to conduct a full schedule of races.
After running a full schedule of races, Krause secured a three-year extension on the track's lease after the 2011 Turkey Derby, with the 2012 season set to officially start April 28.
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