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FAIR FINALS UNDER THE LIGHTS THIS FRIDAY Friday night’s card at The Meadows will feature the $200,000 Pennsylvania Fair Finals, with a special post of 5:10pm. Eight $25,000 divisions will be held, bringing together the top point-earners from the state’s county fair circuit. Action began in late June at Butler, PA and ended two weeks […]
BACK TO ACTION THIS WEEK After a week off for regularly scheduled track maintenance, the harness racing season resumes this week at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Four non-wagering qualifying races will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29 starting at 10:30am. Those races will be shown live on the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association’s Facebook page. […]
KEYSTONE CLASSICS KICK OFF WEDNESDAY Wednesday’s card will feature three stake events, the first group of Keystone Classic stakes that will take place through early October at The Meadows. Races 4 and 5 on the Wednesday card carry a purse of $40,050 each in the Keystone Classic 2-year-old filly pace. The first division is led […]
SCHEDULE CHANGE THIS WEEK Hollywood Casino at The Meadows is now moving into its fall schedule, with live racing on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons this week. Post time is 12:45pm each day. The track has a scheduled maintenance break coming up, with no live racing from Saturday, September 19 through Monday, September 28. Qualifiers […]
LAST WEEK OF THE SUMMER SCHEDULE Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will race Wednesday and Thursday this week at 12:45pm, Friday evening at 5:10pm, and Saturday at 12:45pm. This will be the final 4-day race week of the summer, as this is the final Saturday of racing until late November. Next week, the track will […]
Some of the top three-year-old pacers in the nation will square off at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows on Friday evening (August 28) in the final leg of Pennsylvania Sire Stake action. The fields will include Grade 1 Adios winner Al Papi and Grade 1 Lynch winner Sangria Summer. The first major stake will be […]
QUALIFIERS MOVED TO WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK Due to the replacement of a transformer on The Meadows’ backstretch, harness racing qualifying races have been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday this week. Post time for the qualifiers will be 11am. The entry box will close Tuesday morning. STAKE RACES SET FOR THURSDAY Thursday’s card at Hollywood […]
RECORD BOOK UPDATES Three names in The Meadows’ track record book had to be removed on Friday evening (August 14) when Tom Largo stopped the timer in 1:51.4. The 3YO trotting gelding, sired by Long Tom, set a new career best and track standard with a dominant performance for trainer Scott Cox and driver Chris […]
FOUR RACE CARDS THIS WEEK The Meadows returns to its regular summer harness racing schedule this week, with action on Wednesday and Thursday at 12:45pm, Friday evening at 5:10, and Saturday at 12:45pm. Saturday’s card will feature Pennsylvania Sire Stake and PA Stallion Series stakes for 3YO trotting colts/geldings and fillies. FORMER ADIOS WINNERS […]
MERRIMAN TO RETURN THURSDAY Driver Aaron Merriman, who has been sidelined since a spring racing accident in Ohio, is listed to drive several horses this Thursday (August 6) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Despite missing several months, Merriman still ranks fourth in wins locally with 106 and is third in driver rating at .320, […]
THANK YOU FROM THE MEADOWS RACING The racing team at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows would like to thank everyone that took part in our 2026 Adios Day…from our local horsemen, to the owners that staked and raced, to the bettors that supported the day. It was one of our biggest days ever in track […]
The deadline to make driver changes has passed, and the fields are now set for the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace, presented by 1/ST BET, and the Grade 3 Mickey Burke Adioo Volo, to be contested at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows this Saturday, July 25. A total of 16 fillies entered the Adioo […]
The stage is set for a fascinating harness racing clash between Al Papi (Papi Rob Hanover) and North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba (Odds On Equuleus) in Saturday’s $420,500 Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The two elimination winners were given first choice of starting positions, with trainer […]
Post positions have been determined for Saturday’s 60th edition of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The $420,500 Grade 1 stake is presented by 1/ST BET. Elimination race winner Odds On Mr Mamba won the initial draw between the two heat winners, and by rule had first choice […]
OVER $100,000 IN GUARANTEED POOLS OFFERED ON ADIOS DAY Hollywood Casino at The Meadows announces that more than $100,000 in guaranteed pools will be offered during the card this Saturday, July 25. The card will feature the $420,000 Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, presented by 1/ST BET. Those guarantees include: PENTAFECTA […]
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows in conjunction with the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association is proud to announce that CBS Sports Network will nationally televise the 60th edition of the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Presented by 1/ST BET, the Adios will serve as the centerpiece of three […]
Fifteen horses, including one filly, have entered the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, presented by 1/ST BET. Elimination races will take place this Saturday, July 18, carded as races 6 and 7. A pair of Ron Burke-trainees have been installed as the morning line harness racing favorites in their hometown race. […]
ADIOS ELIMINATIONS TO DRAW WEDNESDAY The box will close at 9:00am Eastern time this Wednesday, July 15 for entries in the 60th edition of the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, presented by 1/ST BET. Elimination races will take place this Saturday, July 18. Trainers are reminded that supplemental entries to The Adios […]
New Zealand bred gelding Havtimemajor (Art Major) takes his place in the $500,000 Group One Benstud Protostar at Albion Park on Saturday. Now trained by Chantel Turpin, the two year old impressively won his Australian debut at Albion Park recently by 43 metres, running the 1660 metres in 1-59.3 – a mile rate of 1-55.6. […]
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows announces a new guaranteed pool wager that will be featured during the Adios Day card on Saturday, July 25. The Adios Pick-3 will culminate in the $350,000 final of the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, presented by 1/ST BET. The wager will feature a 15% takeout and […]
ADIOS, ADIOO VOLO SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRY REMINDER Hollywood Casino at The Meadows would like to remind horsemen that the track’s two top stake races, the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace, presented by 1/ST BET, and the Grade 3 Adioo Volo, both accept supplemental entries. The Adios, which is an Open 3YO pace, accepts supplemental entries […]
Gloucester Park hosts a 10-race card as part of its regular Friday night harness racing timeslot. Here is our race-by-race Gloucester Park preview. There isn’t a standout race on the program this week, however, there are quite a number of competitive races to dissect. Gloucester Park Preview – Friday, July 3 Race 1 SHES A […]
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows set its all-time, single-card handle record on Thursday, July 2. Boosted by a couple of carryovers and guaranteed pools, along with high east coast temperatures that resulted in a lower number of tracks racing for the day, The Meadows handled $1,686,400 for its 13-race card. The previous record was $1.53 […]
LOUA DIPA LEADS TUESDAY QUALIFIERS Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will host 10 qualifying races on Tuesday morning (June 30), starting at 10:30am. Races 1-4 will be for older horses, with races 5-10 exclusively for two-year-olds. Among those scheduled to qualify is sophomore pacing filly Loua Dipa, making her first appearance since a June 20 […]
