The Meadows’ race office has announced several changes to its draw schedule for the remainder of the month of December.
Year: 2023
USTA District 5 meeting recap
On Tuesday (Dec. 12), Chairperson Sam Lilly and Director Jim Miller hosted the annual District 5 meeting via Zoom.
Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge to take place this week
The harness racing worlds of New Jersey and Maryland will collide this week, when Freehold Raceway and Rosecroft Raceway play hosts to the Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge.
Diamond Creek to host open house on Dec. 18
Diamond Creek will be hosting an open house for its new stallions, Confederate, Tactical Approach and Cannibal.
Jeff Gural sued for defamation by Howard Taylor
According to a story in Thoroughbred Daily News, Standardbred owner Howard Taylor has sued Meadowlands owner Jeff Gural, alleging defamation and related crimes for his accusations that Taylor was purchasing EPO, which, Gural implied, he was supplying to his trainers.
DeVan and Mighty M horses honored by USHWA
Fourth generation harness racing family member Lawrence S. DeVan looks fondly upon the outstanding individuals that he has met in his lifetime spent around Standardbreds.
Cordarius Stewart cashes in for 2023
Cordarius Stewart will conclude his breakout year as a driver this weekend at Hawthorne Racecourse. The 29-year-old Mississippi native took advantage of an opportunity to drive the Erv Miller stable’s Midwest division youngsters in Illinois this season and as the old cliche says: “Knocked it out of the park.”
She Is Strong just that in DSBF filly final
She Is Strong more than lived up to her name in Monday’s (Dec. 11) $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover, delivering a decisive five-length win over stablemate Last Nights Hit and completing a series sweep after similarly facile scores in both preliminary rounds.
USTA District 2 meeting recap
On Monday (Dec. 11), Chairperson Marilyn Breuer-Bertera and Directors Jay Cross, Steve Oldford, Scott Peine, and Mike Sweeney hosted the annual USTA District 2 meeting via Zoom.
Hunter Lofthus gets first lifetime win at Cumberland
A foggy winter morning made it impossible for fans and racing officials to see the backstretch, however, that didn’t slow down amateur reinsman Hunter Lofthus from getting his first pari-mutuel victory aboard Martaritaondarocks on Sunday (Dec. 10) at First Tracks Cumberland.