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CREAM RIDGE, NJ — May 4, 2026 — Cream Ridge, NJ — New Jersey State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin on Thursday (April 30) visited Julie and Andy Miller’s Offshore Farm, where he met with members of the Standardbred community to hear concerns regarding a proposed adjustment to the state’s annual appropriation for horse racing purses in the […]
CREAM RIDGE, NJ — October 24, 2024 — New Jersey Senator Paul Sarlo visited Fair Winds Farm on Wednesday (October 23), where he was given a tour of the facility, watched the yearlings’ daily routine at the farm, and received more insight about the Standardbred breeding industry. The event for Senator Sarlo was hosted by […]
MANALAPAN, NJ – August 30, 2024 – The 2024 SBOANJ Breeders Awards will pay 12% of money earned by a New Jersey sired harness racing horse to the first breeder of record. The program includes the following races: NJSS Premier Division Races NJSS Standardbred Development Fund Races Renaissance Pace SBOANJ Garden State Trot SBOANJ Home […]
MANALPAN, NJ – August 28, 2024 – The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey would like to remind all harness racing owners and trainers that the Garden State Trot and Home Grown Pace will take place at Freehold Raceway in September. The Garden State Trot is for New Jersey sired trotters. 3-Year-Old colts will […]
MANALPAN, NJ – August 22, 2024 – The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey would like to remind all harness racing owners and trainers that the Home Grown Pace and Garden State Trot will take place at Freehold Raceway in September. The Garden State Trot is for New Jersey sired trotters. 3-Year-Old colts will […]
FREEHOLD, NJ – February 12, 2024 – On Saturday (Feb. 10) twenty-six 4-H members and advisors visited Freehold Raceway for a fun and educational day. Suzanne Dambrose and Katie Eick gave the 4-H members a behind the scenes tour before the races started. Katie gave a tour of the paddock area and explained warm up […]
MANALAPAN, NJ – February 2, 2024 – The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey remains committed to working with the State Legislature and Gov. Phil Murphy to secure an extension of the state’s annual appropriation for harness racing from 2025 through fiscal year 2029. In January, the governor declined to act on a […]
FREEHOLD, NJ — August 23, 2023 — Freehold Raceway will resume live harness racing Friday, August 25, 2023 with a 12:30pm post time. Receive a Free Opening Day T-Shirt (with paid Freehold live racing program)! Keep an eye out in the Asbury Park Press both online and print for upcoming race information. Freehold’s Fall Meet […]
MANALAPAN, NJ — April 17, 2023 —The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey and TrotPAC are cohosting a harness racing fundraiser brunch for Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin on May 8, 2023. The event will take place at Rutgers’ Equine Exercise Physiology Lab on College Farm Road beginning at 11:00 AM. Assembly Speaker Coughlin […]
MANALAPAN, NJ — March 18, 2023 — Freehold Raceway hosted its annual Saint Patrick’s Day Race yesterday (March 17). In the third race on the harness racing card every horse was driven by a driver of Irish descent. While many of the drivers were familiar faces at Freehold Raceway, James Whelan and his nephew Michael […]
MANALAPAN, NJ — March 17, 2023 — Rutger’s Equine Science Center hosted the 2023 New Jersey Equine Industry Summit yesterday (March 16). The focus of the summit was to help provide better horse care through research and education to ensure the well-being of the equine industry. Dr. Karyn Malinowski, Director of the Equine Science Center, […]
TRENTON, NJ — June 10, 2022 — Assemblyman Ronald Dancer has partnered with the Rutgers Equine Science Center to promote the center’s first New Jersey Equestrian Safety Week. “I’m eager to lend whatever assistance I can to help the center promote equestrian safety,” Dancer (R-Ocean) said. “Safety is important in any sport, but in the […]
MANALAPAN, NJ –– August 18, 2021 — Hambletonian day Saturday, Augu st 7 was a great day for harness racing and the Meadowlands. It was also an important day for the New Jersey racing and breeding as it was celebrated with a number of the people that have consistently supported our program. With an exceptional […]
