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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Harness Racing resumes this weekend at The Meadowlands with 14-race programs on Friday and Saturday making up the final two cards of the 2024 season. Post time is 6:20 p.m. with the pregame show – featuring Jessica Otten and Dave Little – at 5:45 p.m. FA-REEE! To show appreciation to its loyal […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – If it’s true good things come in small packages, the upcoming two weeks at The Meadowlands are not to be missed. That’s because the mile oval will be conducting a brief “Mini Meet” where live action will be contested over a two-week period where four programs will be in the spotlight […]
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 – Business has a tendency to boom at all racetracks on days when Triple Crown events take place, and at no place is that more evident than at The Meadowlands. Based on the returns, Thoroughbred bettors were happy to hang around after the big race of the day and plunk down some […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Starting this Friday, May 10th and Saturday, May 11th the Meadowlands Racetrack will conduct back paddock interviews with harness racing drivers and trainers as their top trotters and pacers make their return to the racetrack. The main objective is to talk with horsemen that have horses coming off the bench in the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Meadowlands management is never afraid to make changes when they think they’re warranted. With the 20-cent Pick-8 not quite creating the level of expected excitement since its inception seven months ago, The Big M has decided to discontinue the harness racing wager while adding a second 20-cent Pick-5 to its popular […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Meadowlands’ biggest harness racing stakes races of 2024 will again be televised live on the networks of FOX Sports thanks to a partnership with the television department at The New York Racing Association (NYRA) as part of its “America’s Day at the Races” broadcasts. “Working with a first-class TV team […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ –With St. Patrick’s Day coming in a little more than two weeks (on March 17), it’s fitting that an Irish-bred harness racing pacer has been the talk of The Big M. Oakwood Ardan IR, a 5-year-old gelded son of Sweet Lou-Trend Setter, picked up his sixth win in as many tries – […]
HARRISBURG PA – For the second time in the last four elections, the voting of the members of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) for the Stan Bergstein Proximity Award, given for outstanding achievement in the harness racing sport, yielded a “dead-heat for win” – Brittany Farms, the longtime racing and breeding giant, received […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – They’ll be an extra night of live racing at The Meadowlands this week, so take the night off from the holiday season hustle-and-bustle and head to the mile harness racing oval tonight (Thursday, Dec. 7) for an ultra-competitive 10-race program. Racing will also be conducted on the usual Friday and Saturday […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Of the 14 races this Saturday (Nov. 18) at The Meadowlands, six are harness racing eliminations for the “Fall Final Four” for 2-year-olds: Two for the Goldsmith Maid (filly trot), two for the Governor’s Cup (colt and gelding pace), and one each for the Three Diamonds (filly pace) and Valley Victory (colt […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It’s unlikely the horsemen will be headless, so be not afraid to make your way to The Meadowlands this Halloween weekend and check out some frighteningly good harness racing stakes action, sports action and entertainment, with the Kindergarten Series on track, the Breeders Crown simulcast, the World Series and the Jets-Giants […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Live harness racing at The Meadowlands has been on hiatus for the last five weeks, but the No. 1 track in the sport is back on Friday (Oct. 20) and will race every Friday and Saturday through the end of 2023 with a first-race post time of 6:20 p.m. Actually, there […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – When a ferocious thunderstorm descended on The Meadowlands Saturday (April 15) night just after the first race, things looked gloomy for the track’s streak of consecutive harness racing nights where handle exceeded $3 million. After all, patrons would have to wait 35 minutes for action to resume on a night when […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Any naysayer talk of harness racing’s demise has been reduced to a barely audible whisper these days, as the sport has seen a solid increase in business during the first quarter of 2023, with betting at The Meadowlands leading the charge. During the first three months of 2023, there were 26 […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Give the people what they want. At The Meadowlands, that’s big harness racing action, and last week brought the mile-oval faithful a bonus: Not one, but two carryovers on the Saturday (March 25) card that led to another big night at the windows. For the first time in 2023, there were […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The GSY (Gural, Settlemoir, Yarrick) Amateur Driving Club has been re-branded to the Meadowlands Amateur Drivers Club. It has also undergone a re-organization with the following Board of Directors: Jessica Otten – President & Board Member Jeff Gural – Vice President & Board Member Jason M. Settlemoir – Vice President & […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Even when things haven’t been as rosy as they currently are at The Meadowlands, it’s always been a destination for some of the best – if not the best – harness racing in North America. These days, the business of betting on the No. 1 harness product in the world is […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Effective this Friday (March 3), The Meadowlands will celebrate their own March Mania after an extremely memorable February with the addition of a second 10-cent Hi-5 to one of the most popular harness racing wagering menus in racing. The mile oval will have 14-race programs this Friday and Saturday (March 4) […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – There are many factors that harness racing handicappers use when making their selections at The Meadowlands. Some of the rationales lead to favorites, while others lead to big prices, something Big M players don’t mind waiting for, because at the mile oval, they do connect. In the end, a player needs […]
East Rutherford, NJ – The Meadowlands, in concert with the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is pleased to announce that again in 2023, many of the biggest harness racing stakes events on the Meadowlands calendar will be made available to a national television audience as the NYRA’s TV department will team up with The […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Given the fact that The Meadowlands has been carding 13 races a night for a majority of the last year or so, it’s a pretty good bet that what will transpire this weekend (Jan. 6-7) has never happened before as the mile oval will present 14 harness racing dashes this Friday […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – On Friday, December 9th former NY Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa will be onsite collecting new, unwrapped toys for the annual Meadowlands Racetrack Toys For Tots collection drive. “This is the fifth year we are working with Enunwa for our Toys For Tots drive,” said Jason M. Settlemoir, GM/COO of Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment. […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Harness racing’s Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment is proud to once again work with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and former NY Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa and serve as an official Toys for Tots donation site. New, unwrapped toys will be collected at the harness racing track through December 9th. “We are […]
