Meadowlands Pace Night: At A Glance
July 9, 2013,from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department
Meadowlands Pace Night: At A Glance
Saturday, July 13
Gates open: 5 p.m./First race: 7:15 p.m.
• $635,750 Meadowlands Pace: probable post time: 10:40 p.m.-Race 10
• Streaming live video on the Meadowlands website, www.meadowlandsracetrack.com
• TV coverage on MSG Plus, SportsSouth, Sun Sports and TVG, check your local listings for channel lineup
Wagering
• Two guaranteed Pick-4 pools – races 3-6 ($30,000), races 7-10 ($100,000)
• $20,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool – races 1-5
• $600,000 in NJSS finals for 2-year-olds
• $471,800 William Haughton Memorial Final – race 9
• $184,250 Mistletoe Shalee Final
• $265,000 Del Miller Memorial for 3-year-old trotting fillies
• $294,000 Stanley Dancer Memorial for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings
Entertainment
• Free admission
• T-shirt giveaway: while supplies last
• Live music by The Past Masters
• Rockwall, mechanical bull and photo booth
• Name the Filly Contest: A Perretti Farms filly on display in Paddock Park – 6-8 pm. Fans can submit their suggested names at the promotions tables. Perretti Farms will select the winning name. The winner receives one percent of the filly’s race earnings during her 2- and 3-year-old racing seasons.
• Vodka tasting – six samples for $10 at the Don Q Wedge Bar
• Horse Play Car Giveaway (after race 9) – $1 donation to NJ211 gives fans a rubber horse to throw and a shot at winning $100 and the chance to come back and win a car on August 2
Pace Night Attendance and Handle
• 2012 attendance: 13,056–2012 total handle: $3,479,591
• 2012 live handle: $670,038
Stakes Record
• 1:47 Art Official 7/19/2008
Three-Year-Old Meadowlands Track Records
• Colt 1:47 Art Official (7/19/08)
• Gelding 1:47.4 One More Laugh (7/17/10)
Three-Year-Old World Records
• Colt 1:46.4 Somebeachsomewhere (9/27/08) Red Mile
• Gelding 1:47.4 My Boy David (8/12/06) Springfield, IL, One More Laugh (7/17/10) Meadowlands
- Sunshine Beach looks to bask in Meadowlands Pace winner’s circle (Tuesday, July 09, 2013)
The awkward kid has grown up and is ready to go with the big boys.
- Rivals agree that Captaintreacherous is horse to beat in Pace (Wednesday, July 10, 2013)
With an undefeated record this year and two major stakes triumphs already to his credit, Captaintreacherous is the horse to beat in Saturday’s $635,750 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-old pacers.
- John Campbell still has the passion for the Meadowlands Pace (Wednesday, July 10, 2013)
John Campbell delivered an emphatic message when he accepted the Stan Bergstein-Proximity Award, a tribute to his extraordinary career as the all-time leading driver in harness racing.