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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – After a four-week break, live harness racing returns to The Meadowlands on Saturday (Oct. 18). In fact, this weekend will be split between “the runners” and “the trotters” as the final evening of the “Monmouth at The Meadowlands” Thoroughbred turf meeting takes place on Friday (Oct. 17) before the trotters and […]
Rising Australian reinsman Jack Callaghan is continuing to make his mark in the United States, adding a third win to his tally with a well-judged drive on Sargeant Sonny at Harrah’s Philadelphia today (Aug 22). The victory came for New Jersey-based trainer Petter Engblom, and brings the 23-year-old’s US record to 50 drives for 3 […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Conventional harness racing wisdom tells us that when a horse is moving well unpressured on the lead in a short field, it should be a done deal that’s the winner. So, you could say that Rocket Man Hill’s (Muscle Hill) victory in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $17,500 […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It’s not something you see all that often in harness racing. After all, the word “standard” makes up two-thirds of the word “standardbred”, and those standardbreds in what is probably 99 percent of the races in North America go a distance of one mile. Well, The Meadowlands is going to shake […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Luke’s Bar is a lightly raced 5-year-old who is starting to put it all together. The gelded harness racing son of Bar Hopping-Lukes Sophie won for the second time in his last three starts Friday night at The Meadowlands, taking the $17,500 featured high-end conditioned trot in 1:55.2, equaling the lifetime […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – As it turns out, for Luke’s Bar (Bar Hopping), it’s better to be the pursuer rather than the pursued. In his first two 2025 starts, the Chris Ryder trainee flashed good early speed, only to get gunned down nearing the finish by Rock My Universe on both occasions. In the Friday […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Sunday (Feb. 23) night at Rosen Centre in Orlando, FL, harness racing’s 2024 best will be honored at the annual Dan Patch Awards dinner. Owners, breeders, trainers and drivers will walk away with the hardware recognizing them as the best of the best from a year ago. Obviously, this night will […]
East Rutherford, NJ – When live harness racing kicks off tonight, Saturday, February 15th, fans and horsemen will notice a new 2024 Ford 150 starting gate. Designed and built by Michigan-based Don Marotta, the new staggered starting gate provides a 14-foot advantage for the horse in the 10th spot on the gate. The Meadowlands’ previous starting […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Due to the impending winter storm, the Meadowlands Racetrack has canceled live harness racing for tonight, February 8th. The track remains open for simulcasting and sports betting at the FanDuel Sportsbook as does Winners Bayonne. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to cancel live racing for tonight,” said […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Dave Miller drove Intothemysticmoon (Artspeak) like she was the best, and the Ron Burke trainee delivered in the Friday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $16,000 TrackMaster 85 pace for fillies and mares. The 6-year-old daughter of Artspeak-Mystical Moon didn’t race like a horse who hadn’t tasted victory in 11 straight […]
One of the biggest days of the year in American harness racing is this Saturday (Aug. 3) at the Meadowlands. The Big M is set to host a 16-dash card that is headlined by the $1,050,000 Hambletonian Finals. Other stakes like the Hambletonian Oaks, Cane Pace, and Lady Liberty are featured throughout the card. The […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Hidalgo (Muscle Hill), a $600,000 purchase at the Harrisburg Yearling Sale, continued to return on his connections’ considerable investment Friday night at The Meadowlands by remaining unbeaten in two lifetime harness racing starts on an evening that saw nine $25,000 leg one divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds […]
