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John Fodera has been involved in harness racing for nearly 65 years, and he has worked in various capacities at St. Peter’s Boys High School on Staten Island for 59, and he credits both pursuits for keeping him young at heart. “When I’m out there with the football team, or the basketball team, or the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Darlin’s Angel (Captaintreacherous) ran her harness racing win streak to four in winning one of seven $25,000 divisions of the fifth and final leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait Friday night at The Meadowlands. The four $125,000 Kindergarten finals take place on Saturday, Nov. 1. […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Following a lifetime-best 1:49.3 score in his final Kindergarten Series preliminary a week ago, Papis Pistol (Papi Rob Hanover) proved every bit as dominant in Saturday’s (Nov. 9) $148,500 Kindergarten harness racing final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings at the Meadowlands with a facile 1:50.3 victory. Driver Andy Miller was […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – With a four-wide sweep in the stretch, Rodeo Drive Deo (Captaintreacherous) – with David Miller at the reins – won the $165,000 Kindergarten Series Final for 2-year-old harness racing pacing fillies in 1:50.3 at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Nov. 9). Strong favorite Rodeo Drive Deo sat cold off the gate as […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Odds-on favorite and harness racing millionaire Maryland (Chapter Seven) stayed resolute under an intense far-turn blitz and emerged a 1:53.4 winner in the $173,300 Kindergarten Series Final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Saturday (Nov. 9) at The Meadowlands. Leaving from post 2, driver Dexter Dunn floated Maryland into a […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Champagne Problems (Tactical Landing-Miss Caviar) had some issues on the final turn, but harness racing driver Dexter Dunn steered the favorite clear of traffic and the filly rolled home powerfully to capture the $243,400 Kindergarten Series final for female freshman trotters at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Nov. 9) in a […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Jim Doherty Memorial and New Jersey Sire Stakes champion Champagne Problems (Tactical Landing) set herself up well for next week’s Kindergarten Classic harness racing final by taking the first of two divisions of the series’ final preliminary for freshmen filly trotters Saturday night at The Meadowlands. The card saw seven $20,000 […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The term ‘ascendance’ is synonymous with dominance. It just so happens that trainer Linda Toscano has a horse by the same name who lived up to that synonym Friday night at The Meadowlands in leg two of the Kindergarten Series. An event for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait, there were […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Maryland (Chapter Seven-Crucial) and Ascendance (Captaintreacherous-Higher And Higher) were two of the more impressive-looking — and high-priced — winners as the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait kicked off Friday night with six $20,000 divisions of the opening leg at The Meadowlands as every horse in the event […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – If there’s one thing that’s consistent about The Meadowlands, it’s the harness racing track’s ability to offer patrons different options to not only get their action, but to go out and experience a good night’s worth of entertainment as well. From an at-the-windows point of view, with the Breeders Crown at […]
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 […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown finals and The Pegasus, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind. and Kindergarten Classic Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Breeders Crown finals at Hoosier will take place on Friday (Oct. 27) and Saturday (Oct. 28). Friday will feature the $700,000 finals for 2-year-olds of both sexes and […]
East Rutherford, NJ – The fifth and last leg of the Kindergarten harness racing series is scheduled for Friday, October 27 with the $850,000(e) finals set for Saturday, November 4. The point standings, updated through Leg #4 are posted on The Meadowlands website. Stakes conditions are on the web as well. Those conditions state that to be […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Harness racing returned to The Meadowlands on a rainy Friday night (Oct. 20) after a five-week hiatus with seven $20,000 leg-four divisions of the Crawford Farms Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait, and in the lone dash for pacing fillies, it was the Linda Toscano-trained Sarasota Hanover (Stay […]
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 – Live harness racing is back at the Meadowlands Racetrack. The Fall/Winter meet kicks off this Friday with 6:20 pm post time. The fourth leg of the Kindergarten highlights the weekend’s races. This Saturday, October 21st, the track is hosting a 5-course wine dinner in the 2nd floor Lounge. Diners can enjoy a […]
The Meadowlands is hosting two New Jersey Sire Stakes Finals and seven Kindergarten Stakes divisions on Friday (Aug. 4) on a card with purses exceeding $600,000. The program will begin at 6:20 p.m. EDT (10:20 a.m. NZST/8:20 a.m. AEST). Harnesslink is the place to catch all the action. This article will be updated immediately following […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Newsroom (Always B Miki-Well Hello There) is writing quite a story. The colt put up another mile worthy of an exclusive Friday night (Jul. 28) at The Meadowlands on a harness racing card that featured ten $20,000 divisions of the second leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds of each sex […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – One week after a dazzling parimutuel harness racing debut, Newsroom (Always B Miki-Well Hello There) came back to stay perfect in two seasonal starts taking one of nine $20,000 divisions of the first leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds at The Meadowlands Friday night. Newsroom, who won a Tompkins-Geers split […]
One of the most exciting times of year in harness racing comes in early to mid-summer, when the latest crop of North American 2-year-olds begin to emerge. The Meadowlands’ Kindergarten Series is often the first stop for these youngsters, who will be making their pari-mutuel debuts on Friday night, July 7th, at The Big M, […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Complete 2023 harness racing stakes information is now available on the the Meadowlands website. The pertinent info includes details and the form for nomination on the recently announced SRF Series for 3-year-olds of each gait and sex to be raced during April. Here is a chronological list of all stakes that will be raced at […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Odds-on harness racing favorite Charleston braced for a pair of challengers in the final quarter but failed to withstand the fresh legs of Bellisima Hanover (Captaintreacherous), who burst from the pocket and claimed the cash in the $238,810 Kindergarten Classic final for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday night (Nov. 12) at […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Bond (Southwind Frank) and harness racing driver-trainer Ake Svanstedt shunned post 10 and made two strong moves to win the $279,290 Kindergarten Classic Final for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday night (Nov. 12) at The Meadowlands. When the 10-horse field left the gate, Svanstedt guided Bond freely to the front to […]
Hightstown, NJ — From the beginning, Southwind Admiral (Tactical Landing-Amber Ella) was in command. The harness racing colt, trained and co-owned by Ron Coyne Jr., has handled every task presented to him and brings a six-race win streak to Saturday’s (Nov. 12) $268,180 Kindergarten Classic Series final for 2-year-old male trotters at The Meadowlands. For […]
