Watch the 2026 Hambletonian Day live

The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 8 is the place to be, as the iconic harness racing track stages one of the sport’s biggest days of the year, headlined by the $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian.

The 16-race Hambletonian Day program gets underway at 12 noon (EDT) and features a star-studded lineup of stakes races. The $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks is scheduled as Race 9 (approx. 3:36 p.m. EDT), with the $1 million Hambletonian to follow as Race 11 (approx. 4:51 p.m. EDT).

Following is the field for the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian 101, with listed drivers, trainers and morning-line odds:

$1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian (Race 11)

PP – Horse – Driver – Trainer – Morning Line

1 – Minoan (Bar Hopping)– Todd McCarthy – Noel Daley – 25-1
2 – It Could Be Worse (Captain Corey)– David Miller– Linda Toscano – 8-1
3 – Apex (Walner)– Dexter Dunn – Marcus Melander – 5-2
4 – Big Ranger (In Range) – Tim Tetrick – Anette Lorentzon – 2-1
5 – Captain Naughty  (Captain Corey) – Brett Beckwith – Per Engblom – 15-1
6 – AI (Chapter Seven) – Ronnie Wrenn Jr. – Ron Burke – 12-1
7 – Endurance (Captain Corey)– Andy McCarthy – Chris Beaver – 5-1
8 – Magic Punk (Wishing Stone)– Yannick Gingras – Åke Svanstedt – 15-1
9 – Spencer Hanover (Chapter Seven)– Mattias Melander – Marcus Melander – 20-1
10 – American Power (Walner)– James MacDonald – Marcus Melander – 10-1

 

For complete race entries, click here: US Trotting entries

From Harnesslink Media