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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – A crafty speed steer from Jordan Stratton perched Voukefalas (Lazarus N) in a pocket spot, from which he pounced to the lead and then lasted to the end of a 1:47.3 harness racing mile to win the $230,000 Graduate Pace at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 6). Starting from post […]
The Meadowlands hosted eliminations for the Meadowlands Pace and the Graduate Series finals, worth a combined $460,000 tonight (Jun. 6). Below are the results and replays for the Grand Circuit events. For the recap of the Meadowlands Pace eliminations, click here. Race 7 – Meadowlands Pace first elimination – three-year-old pacers WIN: 3 Legendary Hanover 1:48 Place: […]
Coming up Saturday night (July 6) at The Meadowlands racetrack will be four top-notch harness racing events with the $50,000 elimination divisions of the Meadowlands Pace followed by two $230,000 finals of the Graduate Series. In the Meadowlands Pace elims for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings, the first five official finishers in each race will […]
Harness Racing This Week: Zweig Memorial open and filly, Vernon Downs, Vernon, N.Y.; Graduate Series finals, Meadowlands Pace eliminations and Kindergarten Series, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker, Eldorado Scioto Downs, Grove City, Ohio; and Landmark Stakes, Goshen Historic Track, Goshen, N.Y. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Thursday […]
The Meadowlands Racetrack kicks off July with Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday, July 6. From 6:00 to 11 p.m., harness racing fans can grab $1 hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn, soda, and $2 draft beer at the Café, on the Victory Terrace, and in the Backyard. Guests are encouraged to stay after the races for the […]
Closing off of second-over cover, Act Fast (Downbytheseaside) and harness racing driver Todd McCarthy scored a major upset at odds of 23-1 in capturing the first $50,000 division of the Graduate Pace at The Meadowlands Saturday (June 22). Not only were the odds high, but the time of 8th race was the fastest of the […]
It was just last week that Winner’s Bet (Walner) and harness racing driver Dexter Dunn set the track record at The Meadowlands in winning their $50,000 Graduate Trot division. Well, that track record fell by the wayside Saturday (June 21) at the Big M as once again, Winner’s Bet and Dunn scorched the mile oval […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Meadowlands has hosted the greatest races in the Standardbred sport for almost 50 years now, and that tradition will continue with the most-anticipated harness racing dashes of the year coming up at The Big M over the next several weeks as the track’s Championship Meet winds its way toward the finish […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – James MacDonald is the two-time defending O’Brien Award-winning Driver of the Year in Canada, but Friday night at The Meadowlands, the 38-year-old pilot proved he can travel south and still do quite well, as he guided the winners of two of the four $50,000 divisions of the second leg of the […]
MILTON, June 1, 2024 – Funtime Bayama (Hes Watching) and Nijinsky (Bettors Delight) posted strong harness racing performances to win Saturday’s Somebeachsomewhere Stakes divisions at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Somebeachsomewhere serves as the final prep ahead of next Saturday’s Pepsi North America Cup eliminations. A group of 19 three-year-old pacers were split into a pair […]
Hightstown, NJ — Fox Valley Landen (Somestarsomewhere-Oozie’s Finale) might have had difficulty traveling a straight path as a 2-year-old, but he got moving in the right direction last season at age 3, winning 11 of 14 races and being named Illinois’ best sophomore harness racing male pacer. That success has propelled the gelding on to […]
Driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Ake Svandstedt swept the Graduate Series finals for four-year-olds in harness racing action from The Meadowlands on Saturday night (Jul. 8). Superstar mare Jiggy Jog S (Walner) kicked it off with another dominating performance, easily handling the boys in the $230,000 Graduate final for trotters. With regular driver Dunn holding […]
The first time harness racing driver Dexter Dunn sat behind 4-year-old female trotter Jiggy Jog S (Walner-Hot Mess Hanover) this season he was amazed by her transformation. “I couldn’t believe how much she filled out,” said Dunn, who was the regular driver behind the Ake Svanstedt-trained mare last year when she finished no worse than […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Here are the harness racing fields for Saturday (July 8) night’s two eliminations for the Meadowlands Pace, an open event for 3-year-olds, with post position, horse, driver, trainer and morning-line odds (this version includes driver changes): Also, on the program are the two $250,000 Graduate Pacing Series Finals for four-year-old pacers and […]
Harness Racing This Week: Zweig Memorial open and filly, Vernon Downs, Vernon, N.Y.; and Graduate Series finals, Meadowlands Pace eliminations and Kindergarten Series, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Friday (July 7) at The Meadowlands with the opening leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds. Nine Kindergarten […]
The Meadowlands played host to four major stakes races Saturday (June 24) with three divisions of the Graduate Series for four-year-old harness racing pacers and trotters and a leg of the Miss Versatility Series for older trotting mares. It was a night for speed as all four stakes races saw lifetime marks taken or tied. […]
Over the years, harness racing trainer Anette Lorentzon has named some of her family’s homebred horses after songs, but Iwon’t Backdown As (Lionhunter-Fortunes Dream) is more than a nod to a Tom Petty hit. It fits her 4-year-old trotter to a T. “When he was growing up, whether against horses or people, he would not […]
When it comes to his style on the racetrack, Trendy Teen (Always B Miki) is with it. A 4-year-old gelding, Trendy Teen has jumped up to Grand Circuit action this season and held his own in the first two rounds of the Graduate Pacing Series, putting himself in position to reach the July 8 final […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – This weekend at The Meadowlands, those with a nose for great wine – and great harness racing – will have an opportunity to indulge in both. Live harness will take place on Friday (June 23) and Saturday (June 24) with a first-race post time of 6:20 p.m. Friday’s 13-race card will […]
Harness Racing This Week: MGM Yonkers Trot and Park MGM Pace harness racing eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Graduate Series and Miss Versatility legs, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; and Currier & Ives 3-year-old filly trot, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Washington, Pa. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Friday (June 23) […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Jiggy Jog S (Walner-Hot Mess Hanover) lived up to her resume – as well as the 1-5 odds on the tote board – during an easy score in the $75,000 second leg of the Graduate Series for 4-year-old harness racing trotters at The Meadowlands Friday night (Jun. 16). “She’s been very […]
We have three divisions of the Graduate Series at The Big M tonight and a full 14-race card. Here is my analysis of each horse in each leg of the series and some suggested multi-race tickets for tonight’s harness racing card. 20-Cent Pick 5 – Race 1 – 1,2,5,6,7,10/1,3,6/3,7/3,4,8,9/7 = $28.80 50-Cent Pick 5 […]
Harness Racing This Week: Battle of Lake Erie and MGM Buckeye Distaff, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio, and North America Cup, Fan Hanover, Armbro Flight, Goodtimes, and Roses Are Red eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ontario. Schedule of events: The $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie for older open pacers and $50,000 MGM Buckeye Distaff for top […]
Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted Grand Circuit stakes harness racing action tonight (Jun. 3), including the Somebeachsomewhere Stakes, Miss Versatility, and the Graduate Series. In all, more than $500,000 in stakes purses were up for grabs on the 11-race program. The card also featured top local open types in a Fillies and Mares Preferred and Open […]
