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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Miss Dolce (Perfect Sting) used a well-timed move by driver Vinny Ginsburg to pull off a mild harness racing surprise in the second of two $45,000 finals of the Renaissance for 2-year-old pacers at The Meadowlands Saturday night. The Perfect Sting-Beautiful Candy product took the split for fillies from off the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – After a four-week hibernation while the Thoroughbreds took the spotlight, the Standardbreds will be back racing over the mile oval at The Meadowlands Saturday (Oct. 17) night, as the Fall Meeting resumes its march to the end of 2026. Post time is 6:20 p.m. Fans of all horse racing will get […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The rumors of harness racing’s demise at The Meadowlands are, apparently, sorely mistaken. The New Meadowlands Racetrack, in conjunction with the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ), is pleased to announce a couple of new stakes races to its 2027 schedule to go along with purse increases to […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The final weekend of harness racing at The Meadowlands before a four-week break will go out with a bang this Friday (Sept. 11) and Saturday (Sept. 12), as $1.78 million in purses will be on the line Friday on New Jersey Classic Finals Night before the track’s 50th anniversary is celebrated Saturday, […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Apparently not satisfied with a 1:48.4 harness racing romp last week, World Of Wishes (Bettor’s Wish) came back Saturday night at The Meadowlands and did it again in the same exact lifetime-best time, walloping five overmatched foes in the $27,500 feature, an Open II for pacers. Just as flashy was winning […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Talk about a couple in perfect harmony. Three times this year Yannick Gingras has driven the Trond Smedshammer-trained Walspea (Walner), and three times this year the pair have made it to the harness racing winner’s circle. In Friday night’s feature at The Meadowlands, the prolific pairing took the fourth and final […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – For chalk players, it was a matter of you win some, you lose some in the two $48,000 New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 3-year-olds on the trot Saturday night at The Meadowlands, as Grand Prix Deo pulled off a mild surprise in the division for fillies and 6-5 public […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – With a big crowd expected to be in attendance at MetLife Stadium to watch the New York Jets take on the New York Giants in a preseason National Football League game Friday (Aug. 28) night, The Meadowlands will not have live racing and will race only once this week, on Saturday […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Gallie Getaway (Sweet Lou) worked out a perfect pocket trip on the way to pulling off a 12-1 harness racing surprise in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $16,000 claiming handicap pace for horses in for a tag of no less than $20,000 and no more than $25,000. […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Wrong Sounds Right picked up his third harness racing win in his last four tries Friday night at The Meadowlands after taking the featured $80,000 Garden State for 2-year-old colts and geldings on the trot. The Jim Campbell trainee, sent off as the popular 1-9 favorite, was reserved early, sitting fourth […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Meadowlands Monthly Handicapping Contest sports a serious pot of gold at the end of an 11-month rainbow, and three of the contest’s regular harness racing players are out to improve their chances of hitting big, as in 10 times big. The way the competition works, the top two finishers from […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Yellow Jacket worked out a perfect trip along the inside and was unleashed at just the right moment by driver Vinny Ginsburg to take the featured $45,000 New Jersey Home Grown for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers Saturday night at The Meadowlands. Departing from post 2 in the nine-horse field, Ginsburg […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It figures that after a Hambletonian Day (Saturday, Aug. 8) of harness racing that was pulse pounding and breathtaking – not to mention record breaking – that The Meadowlands would ease up on the throttle some the week after. The New York Jets are at MetLife Stadium Friday (Aug. 14) night […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – After winning four of seven starts and banking just over $175,000 as a 2-year-old in 2024, it looked like American Son was going to have a solid harness racing career on the racetrack. But after a 3-year-old season that saw the son of American Ideal-Lady Captain win just once from five […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Head for the Chateau Grande in East Brunswick, NJ, on Tuesday (Aug. 4), and catch a special event on the harness racing calendar when the post position draws for the $1-million Hambletonian and $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks are conducted, and while you are there, enjoy some great food. The classic trotting events […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Wall Of Fame (Walner) and Wrong Sounds Right (Tactical Landing) were the winners of two of the nine leg three divisions harness racing of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait Friday night at The Meadowlands. Platinum division races went for a purse of $25,000 while […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – With just nine days remaining until the 101st edition of the Winning Key Farms Hambletonian, The Meadowlands will continue to make changes designed to make the track experience better for the bettor as well as the horsemen and horsewomen who compete on a consistent basis at The Big M. First and foremost, […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Jailbird Jog prepared for next week’s Hambletonian Oaks eliminations in fine style Saturday night at The Meadowlands, taking the $68,650 Tompkins-Geers Stake for 3-year-old trotting fillies in a lifetime-best 1:51.2. “(The trip) was just kind of what the doctor ordered,” said winning driver James MacDonald. “You want them brave and strong […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Wendy J Stings and Gustav Vasa were two of the 2-year-olds that walked down victory lane Friday night at The Meadowlands when eight $25,000 second leg divisions of the Kindergarten Series were contested for competitors of each sex and gait. In a split for filly pacers (race two), Wendy J Stings […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – For the seventh time this year, patrons who think they have handicapping skills will go at it for $1,000 in cash prizes when Leg 7 of the popular Meadowlands Monthly Handicapping Contest takes place on Friday (July 24) night. And when they do, they will be placing their wagers on an […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Despite being away from the races for more than two months, Avanti proved ready to go in his first start for harness racing trainer Per Engblom, working out a perfect trip on the way to taking the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $15,000 high-end conditioned event for pacers. Avanti […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Aintmyfirstro Deo and Perfect Body emerged victorious at The Meadowlands Friday night when the mile oval carded 10 second leg New Jersey Sire Stakes events for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait on the 15-race pari-mutuel program. Platinum division races went for a purse of $25,000, while Silver splits were contested […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Meadowlands Pace Night delivered all of the drama and thrills that the sport’s biggest evening of racing promised it would on Saturday (July 11) at The Meadowlands, as not only did some star performers walk away with big stakes events scores, but in the process, prepared for races that are even […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Nevis Peak and Top Reacher were two good-looking winners at The Meadowlands Friday night when the mile oval carded one dozen first leg New Jersey Sire Stakes events for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait on the program. Platinum division races went for a purse of $25,000, while Silver splits were […]
