Flight chaos forces cancellation of harness racing telecast

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Tonight’s (Nov. 14) live telecast of the Fall Final Four/FanDuel Championships from The Meadowlands, an eight-race event that was scheduled to be broadcast on FOX Sports 2 (FS2) at 8 p.m. as part of the New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) “America’s Day at the Races” series, has been canceled.

Due to yesterday’s (Nov. 13) FAA ground stop, which caused thousands of flight delays and cancellations across the country, numerous college sporting events have been rescheduled for today, meaning the evening window is no longer available for the presentation from The Big M.

“We are, of course, extremely disappointed, but there is no way to predict an air-flight shutdown like we saw on Friday,” said Big M Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “We look forward to having FOX Sports and the TV team at NYRA broadcast our races on our biggest nights during 2027. It has been a relationship that has gone a long way toward bringing harness racing’s biggest stars into people’s living rooms coast-to-coast.”

by Dave Little, for The Meadowlands