Leg 3 of The Meadowlands’ popular $1,000 Monthly Handicapping Contest takes place Saturday (March 21) with a pair of seats for the competition’s $10,000 year-end, invitation-only final up for grabs.
Category: Track News
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo:
Buffalo Raceway announces ‘April Reins Claiming Series’
Buffalo Raceway on Monday (March 16) announced the “April Reins Claiming Series” will begin on Friday, April 10, with the $30,000 finale scheduled for Friday, May 1.
Rosecroft postpones Monday card to Wednesday
Due to the threat of severe weather in the Washington, D.C., area, and in consideration for the safety of participating horses and horsepeople, Monday’s (March 16) harness racing program at Rosecroft Raceway has been postponed to Wednesday (March 18).
Schedule changes at Buffalo Raceway
Buffalo Raceway has announced schedule changes for the rest of the 2026 meet. The track has now added live racing on Friday, March 20 and Friday, March 27 with the normal post of 2:30 p.m. still in effect. Originally, Friday afternoon racing was to begin on April 3. The final race day of the season will now be on Saturday, July 18 with Sunday, July 19 taken off the calendar.
Saturday Training Cancelled at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Woodbine Mohawk Park has cancelled training for Saturday (March 14) due to inclement weather.
Gural’s cautiously optimistic Big M forecast
Jeff Gural has made some moves designed to get the track through the upcoming stakes season with the hopes that down the road, the track can return to the juggernaut it once was.
FAS Rulings for Friday, March 13, 2026
View Fines and Suspensions for the Week of March 13, 2026 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the…
Epic bad beat pushes PK 8 carryover past $80K at Big M
Everyone who has been a lifelong horseplayer has experienced something the track provides a little too often, if you ask them…The bad beat.
Harrington racing applications due March 25
Horsemen are reminded that Harrington Raceway’s racing applications are due March 25 for the upcoming 2026 race season.