East Rutherford, NJ — The Graduate Series has reached its conclusion so far as the preliminary legs with the last of those raced on Friday night (June 28) at The Meadowlands with Always A Prince and The Downtown Bus the winners.

The series, restricted to 4-year-old pacers and trotters, began in early May and after four legs for both gaits the top 10 in the standings that declare will race in the $250,000 (est.) finals on Saturday (July 6).

That night also features Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace eliminations as well as being fan appreciation night with a special post time of 6:30 p.m.

The conditions for Graduate final require that the horses start in a minimum of 50 percent (two of four) of the legs to be assured a place on the gate for the final. If fewer than 10 horses that meet that stipulation declare for the final, then those horses with starts in fewer than 50 percent of the legs would be eligible to draw in.

The final standings are attached here and will be available on the Meadowlands website.