Due to a backstretch maintenance project, The Meadows’ Race Office is encouraging trainers to enter horses for the week of Aug. 24 primarily via the USTA’s online system.
Author: from The Meadows Race Office
USTA Director nominations due October 1
Twenty U.S. Trotting Association membership director seats are scheduled for election on Tuesday, December 8, 2026. USTA members interested in seeking election to the Board of Directors may declare their candidacy by filing a written nomination petition with the USTA.
Handicappers look for triple threat in Big M contest
The Meadowlands Monthly Handicapping Contest sports a serious pot of gold at the end of an 11-month rainbow, and three of the contest’s regular players are out to improve their chances of hitting big, as in 10 times big.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Friday, Aug. 21
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Friday (Aug. 21).
Carl Wharton IV scores first career driving win at Skowhegan State Fair
Maine’s fabled fairground circuit has long served as the proving ground for aspiring harness racing drivers, providing a bevy of first win experiences for many of the sport’s top-rated teamsters.
Snowonthepines is a filly for all seasons
Marc Tardif’s unbeaten 3-year-old pacing filly Snowonthepines continued her reign of supremacy as she put her unblemished record on the line at the Skowhegan State Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 19) during a pair of $17,000-plus divisions of Maine Sire Stakes for the fairer set.
Thursday (Aug. 20) racing canceled at Dayton (PA) Fair
The Thursday (Aug. 20) racing at the Dayton (PA) Fair, for 3-year-old Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes horses, has officially been cancelled due to rain going through much of Pennsylvania.
Obsessed With Me, Easter Bb win in BSS 4th legs for freshman colt trotters
Obsessed With Me and Easter Bb secured their third Buckeye Stallion Series wins of the season on Wednesday (Aug. 19) as Northfield Park Racino hosted five $20,000 divisions of the fourth leg of the BSS for freshman colt trotters.
Dream Mine wins Margareta Wallenius-Klebergs Trophy after a dream trip
The Margareta Wallenius-Klebergs Trophy—formerly The Jubilee Trophy at Solvalla, a race for 5-year-old trotters—had Jörgen Westholm-trained Dream Mine, driven by Mats E. Djuse, as the heavy favorite on Wednesday evening (Aug. 19) for the $158,000 first prize.