by Nick Salvi, for Meadowlands Racetrack

East Rutherford, NJ — With stakes season on the horizon, Meadowlands Racetrack has a unique proposal to offer horsemen with 3-year-olds eligible to the Simpson Memorial Stakes.

The upcoming condition sheet offers a “Simpson Eligibles Preferred” event for sophomores of all sexes and gaits with a purse of $20,000 over the weekend of April 19-20. If any/all of those prep races fill with Simpson eligible horses, the Meadowlands will pay the $500 Simpson Stakes entry fee for the horses that start in the prep. See the list of eligible horses here.

The Simpson pacing stakes are scheduled for May 3 (fillies) and May 4 (colts) with the trots a week later on Friday (May 10).

Find all details on the condition sheet at the Meadowlands website or call 877.782.2537.