from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — The Meadowlands and its horsemen raised a total of $31,368.58 to benefit the victims of the Classy Lane Training Centre fire in Puslinch, Ontario that claimed the lives of 43 horses on Jan. 4.

The money was raised in January when the track invited its horsemen to pledge a percentage of their on-track earnings to the cause. As usual, the industry exceeded expectations by also sending in donations by the thousands.

“This is every horseperson’s absolute worst nightmare,” said Jason M. Settlemoir, General Manager and CEO of Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment. “Many thanks to Jennifer Bongiorno here at the Meadowlands for taking the lead on this fundraiser and a huge ‘thank you’ must go out to the dozens of horsepeople that opened their wallets to help their fellow competitors in their time of need.”

Here is a complete list of horsepeople that donated:

Albert & Tim Nash
Black Horse Racing Management
Brett Miller
Burke Barn of NJ
Burke Racing Stable & Weaver Bruscemi
Chris Oakes
Corey Callahan
Edward Muster
Heidi Rohr
Howard & Mark Ouriel
Jason M. Settlemoir
Jeff Gural
Jennifer Bongiorno
Jim Campbell
JL Sadowsky
Joe Bongiorno
Joe Holloway
John Butenschoen
John D. Campbell
Julie & Andy Miller
Kyle Spagnola
Linda Toscano
Mark Harder
Mike Simons
Nick Surick
Robert Bresnahan Jr.
Scott Irwin
Scott Zeron
Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association

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