East Rutherford, NJ — Hambletonian Day is underway at the Meadowlands! Read below for details on all the happenings throughout the 16-race card worth over $3.4 million in purses.
Karl rallies, Takter repeats in Hambletonian
In a much-anticipated rubber match between last year’s freshman trotting standouts Karl and T C I, Karl emerged victorious amid driving rain in the 99th edition of the Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 3) at the Meadowlands. It was the first Hambletonian victory for driver Yannick Gingras and a second consecutive Hambletonian title for trainer Nancy Takter, who won with Tactical Approach in 2023. … read on
Jiggy Jog S sails into record books with Cashman win
Åke Svanstedt’s generational trotting mare Jiggy Jog S took her shot in the $282,000 John Cashman Memorial and stood to the task to not only beat male competition through a sudden downpour, but to also trounce the stakes and divisional track records at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Aug. 3). … read on
M-M’s Dream collars Special Way in Steele Memorial
M-M’s Dream rallied on the outside in deep stretch to win Saturday’s (Aug. 3) $160,000 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for older female trotters, by 2-1/2 lengths over Special Way in 1:50.4 at the Meadowlands. Pioneer As was third. … read on
Rocknroll Runa A stuns at 68-1 in Sam McKee Memorial
“The Bomber” struck for a colossal upset when 68-1 shot Rocknroll Runa A emerged victorious in the $220,000 Sam McKee Memorial, for open pacers, on Saturday’s (Aug. 3) Hambletonian Day undercard at the Meadowlands. … read on
Legendary Hanover dominates in Cane; Rocket Deo holds sway in Shady Daisy
Legendary Hanover kicked off a huge day of stakes action on Saturday (Aug. 3) at the Meadowlands with a track- and stakes-record 1:46.2 performance in the $248,000 Cane Pace, for sophomores. James MacDonald guided the son of Huntsville from the Well Said mare Lillian Hanover to his second straight stakes winning performance, following a blowout 2-1/2-length victory in the Meadowlands Pace. … read on