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The Meadowlands Racetrack hosted the $240,000 Final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for two-year-old harness racing pacing colts as an early, non-wagering race Thursday, Aug. 22. This race was canceled at the Big M back on August 2 due to a power failure at the track. And when the dust settled on the non-wagering […]
Reckless Abandon (Cattlewash) and harness racing driver Todd McCarthy put on a bit of show in capturing the 6th race $192,000 Final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for two-year-old pacing fillies Friday (Aug. 2) at The Meadowlands. Worklifebalance (Dexter Dunn) was first on the lead with Bequeath (Scott Zeron) in the pocket to the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The method may not be one that her nervous backers appreciate, but Reckless Abandon (Cattlewash-Reclamation) recorded her second straight harness racing victory with ease, despite racing in last for much of the mile Friday night at The Meadowlands when six $25,000 leg three New Jersey Sire Stakes dashes for 2-year-olds of […]
Karl (Tactical Landing) and harness racing driver Yannick Gingras make it look easy in capturing the $240,000 Final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for three-year-old trotting colts at The Meadowlands Friday (May 31) and scoring a lifetime best performance. Earlier on the race card, it was time to pop the cork as French Champagne […]
Harness racing driver Todd McCarthy took no chances from post ten with Arbitrage Hanover (Bettor’s Wish) in the $240,000 final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings at The Meadowlands Saturday (May 25). He left right out of the starting gate, wanting the lead. The 10th race co-feature saw Endofstory […]
Despite not making much noise at two, Endofstory (Lazarus N) has a new tale to tell this harness racing season as a sophomore. With just five starts under his bay belt, he has amassed three wins and a second, with earnings of $38,125 and a mark of 1:50.4, taken in his last start, a $30,000 […]
Karl (Tactical Landing-Avalicious) continued his march toward Hambletonian Day with another harness racing win, taking the second of three $30,000 legs of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters in 1:52.2. He once again raced from off the pace, and once again had little trouble winning for the second time in […]
Returning Dan Patch Award winner Karl (Tactical Landing-Avalicious) will make his first start of the season Saturday (May 11) when he leads a group of 18 Hambletonian-eligible harness racing colts and geldings into the first round of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old male trotters at The Meadowlands. Karl was the No. 1-ranked horse […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Battlefield, a 4-year-old gelded son of Sweet Lou-Belle Boyd, sat a close-to-the-action type of trip and recorded his third win of the harness racing season for trainer Jeff Cullipher and driver Todd McCarthy in the 11th race at The Big M Saturday (May 4) night. The 7-1 shot stopped the clock in a […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Racing and entertainment at the Meadowlands Racetrack continues this upcoming weekend. Live harness racing happens every Friday and Saturday with 6:20 pm post time. The Saturday, May 11th race card features New Jersey Sire Stakes action – the second leg for 3-year-old pacers and the first leg for 3-year-old trotters. This […]
East Rutherford, NJ – The New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) will add a third preliminary leg to the program’s Premier Division for 2-year-old harness racing pacers and trotters in 2024. This expansion serves the considerable increase in both the quantity and quality of NJ breds over the past several years. This growth is a direct […]
Two $70,000 NJ Sire Stakes Standardbred Development Fund finals for 2-year-old harness racing pacers took place at Freehold Raceway on Saturday, October 21, 2023. The first of the two was for colts in race five where 6-5 co-favorites Caviart Justice (Corey Callahan) and Wish You Well (Bettor’s Wish) and driver Jason Bartlett) faced off again. […]
A combination of New Jersey Sire Stakes, Amateur harness racing, and an Italian-American drivers race made for an exciting Saturday (Oct. 7) at Freehold Raceway. The third race kicked off the NJSS action as the first of two divisions of Leg 1 of the Standardbred Development Fund two-year-old filly pace. Jason Bartlett steered Mike Hall […]
Freehold Raceway held three $70,000 harness racing finals of the New Jersey Sire Stakes Standardbred Development Fund Friday (Oct. 6) afternoon for two-year-old trotting fillies, two-year-old trotting colts and three-year-old pacing fillies. The 5th race was the $70,000 final for 2-year-old trotting fillies and there was no stopping Eloise (Tactical Landing) and driver Corey Callahan […]
Freehold Raceway was the scene for two $70,000 finals of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund for three-year-old harness racing trotters Thursday (Oct. 5) afternoon. And the finals got off to a big bang in the 5th race finale for the trotting fillies as 16-1 Saint Trixie (Trixton) stole the show from […]
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 – After disappointing their fan bases in their most recent starts, My Way (Muscle Hill-Fine Tuned Lady) and Allegiant (Tactical Landing-Too Good For You) got into the win column Friday night (Jul. 21) at The Meadowlands by winning their respective $30,000 harness racing divisions of the second leg of the New Jersey […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Nancy Takter barn has been on a roll all year long at The Meadowlands, with 25 winners from just 69 starters coming into the weekend, and that outfit stayed hot Friday night (Jul. 14), winning four of the 12 leg one $30,000 harness racing divisions of the New Jersey Sire […]
Superstar sophomore filly trotter Special Way (Walner) continued to make harness racing headlines at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Jun. 2) with an impressive two-length, lifetime-best score in the $240,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes. Seemingly in a bad spot tracking a tepid pace while laying fifth for most of the mile, Special Way was activated […]
Tonight’s 13-race harness racing card kicks off at 6:20 p.m., and it features the New Jersey Sires Stakes Finals for sophomore trotters. The colts and geldings square off in Race 7, and the fillies tangle in Race 9. Here are my selections and multi-race tickets. BEST BET: (1) SPECIAL WAY – Race 9 SPOT […]
Voukefalas (Lazarus) stamped himself as a top contender for the North America Cup with a dominating performance in harness racing action from the Meadowlands Saturday night. The Mike Russo-trained sophomore made two early moves and paced away to an effortless lifetime-best 1:49.4 score in the $240,000 New Jersey Sires Stakes Final for sophomore pacing colts […]
Tonight’s (May 27) 13-race harness racing card features the New Jersey Sire Stakes Finals for sophomore pacers. The fillies tangle in Race 6, and the colts square off in Race 8. Here are my selections and multi-race tickets: BEST BET: (6) VOUKEFALAS – Race 8 SPOT PLAY: (4) WHOLE LOTTA LOU – Race 1 […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Up Your Deo (Walner) stunned a field scratched to 10 to win the $30,000 New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) second leg for sophomore trotting colts at odds of 43-1 on May 20 at The Meadowlands. The colt recorded his first victory defeating favorite Oh Well in a duel to the finish […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – One week after a gigantic effort in his seasonal debut, Voukefalas (Lazarus N-Inittowinafortune) came back and was even better Saturday night (May 13) at The Meadowlands in one of seven, leg two $30,000 divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) for 3-year-olds, taking the sole split for colt and gelding […]
