Due to the winter storm the New Meadowlands Racetrack and Winners Bayonne will be closed Sunday, Jan. 25 and will reopen tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Author: from Meadowlands Media Relations
Better Is Nice takes Miami Valley Open
Better Is Nice ($15.60) upset Open favorites Im Skinnydipin N and Little Rocket Man to take Sunday night’s (Jan. 18) $36,000 feature.
Iguski Sautonne triumphs in the Prix de Cornulier
In just his second start in an under-saddle race, the 8-year-old stallion Iguski Sautonne delivered an impressive performance as Alexandre Abrivard rode him to victory in the Prix de Cornulier at Vincennes Sunday afternoon (Jan. 18).
Whata Swan standing at Chapel Ridge for 2026 breeding season
Whata Swan, at one time the fastest trotter in the State of Indiana, stands his 2026 season at Chapel Ridge Farm. The son of Swan For All-Tanya’s Legacy stands for a fee of $4,000.
Bronzer cops the gold medal at Big M
Racing luck plays such a huge part of who wins and who loses at the harness track, and the Amanda Fine-trained Bronzer received a perfect steer from Austin Siegelman while taking advantage of rough trips for some of the figure horses to take the featured $20,000 high-end conditioned trot (Jan. 11) on the first of four consecutive Sunday afternoon programs at The Meadowlands.
Big Ranger named 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year
Big Ranger, Ohio’s 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year, has been named the 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year.
USTA District 1 holds annual meeting in Westerville, Ohio
The U.S. Trotting Association’s District 1 held its annual district meeting today (Jan. 10) at the Renaissance Hotel in Westerville, Ohio. District Directors Steve Bateson, Roy Burns, Kevin Greenfield, Jason Roth, and District Chairperson Dr. John Mossbarger were in attendance, along with USTA Chief Operating Officer, TC Lane.
The last qualifying race for the Prix d’Amerique
On Sunday afternoon (Jan. 11), the final qualifying race for the Prix d’Amerique will be held at the Vincennes track in Paris.
Beckwith wins four, sweeps co-features at Big M
Lately at The Meadowlands, driver Brett Beckwith has turned the marvelous into the mundane, as the red-hot defending Big M driver champ, who guided 36 winners during the month of December, won four races on the Friday night (Jan. 9) program, including both $17,500 co-featured high-end conditioned events.
Air Force Grad and Jax Spratt steal the show at Cumberland
Air Force Grad, a gray fan-favorite and barn pet of veteran outrider Sherry Cushing, was paraded in front of the fans to kick off the exhibition of ‘Au Revoir’ Day at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 20), which honored twelve individual harness horses on the eve of their official retirements at age 14.