from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — When the entry box closed at 9 a.m. today for the bevy of stakes this coming weekend as the 2015 Meadowlands Championship Meet concludes, some required elimination races while others did not. All of these stakes have their finals scheduled for Hambletonian Day, Aug. 8.

The $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks drew 16 3-year-old filly trotters which split precisely into a pair of eight $35,000 eliminations carded as races six and seven on Saturday (Aug. 1).

Freshman trotters will compete in $20,000 elimination races on Friday (July 31). The Peter Haughton Memorial (final purse $349,850) attracted 19 colts who will vie for a final berth in races five and nine. Freshman fillies entered for the newly christened Jim Doherty Memorial (final $389,450) numbered 26 six and will sort themselves out in races two, four and eight.

The stakes for older horses required no elimination races and although many of those entered will compete in Open classes offered in lieu, all will go directly to the finals of their respective events.

The $301,500 John Cashman Memorial attracted an even dozen older trotters. Those 12 will race at the route distance of 1-1/8 miles in the Aug. 8 final.

The horses entered for the Cashman, with listed drivers and trainers, are:

DW’s NY Yank-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
Flanagan Memory-Tim Tetrick-Rene Dion
Gural Hanover-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
Intimidate-Scott Zeron-Luc Blais
Lindy’s Tru Grit-Andy Miller-Julie Miller
Magic Tonight-Orjan Kihlstrom-Roger Walmann
Market Share-Tim Tetrick-Linda Toscano
Master Of Law-Brett Miller-Jimmy Takter
Melady’s Monet-John Campbell-Kevin McDermott
Natural Herbie-Verlin Yoder-Verlin Yoder
Obrigado-Mark MacDonald-Paul Kelley
Wind Of The North-David Miller-Daryl Bier

The Lady Liberty for pacing mares had 11 entered and they will also compete at the extended distance in the $251,250 final. The mares entered are:

Act Now-Joe Hanney-Nik Drennan
Anndrovette-Tim Tetrick-Jeff Bamond Jr.
Beach Story-Corey Callahan-Kelvin Harrison
Color’s A Virgin-David Miller-Tony O’Sullivan
Empress Deo-Scott Zeron-Wayne Givens
Fancy Desire-Mark MacDonald-Daniel Renaud
Rocklamation-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
Sandbetweenurtoes-David Miller-Larry Remmen
Sayitall BB-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
Table Talk-Andy Miller-W. Bart Dalious
Venus Delight-Jason Bartlett-Jeff Bamond Jr.

Finally, nine older horse pacers will square off in the $215,400 United States Pacing Championship at one mile. They are:

Bettor’s Edge-Matt Kakaley-Ron Burke
Dancin Yankee-Jim Morrill Jr.-Gary Green
Doo Wop Hanover-John Campbell-Steve Elliott
Foiled Again-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
JK Endofanera-Brett Miller-Jimmy Takter
Mach It So-Tim Tetrick-Jeff Bamond Jr.
Somewhere In LA-Corey Callahan-Jimmy Takter
State Treasurer-David Miller-Ian Moore
Wake Up Peter-Brett Miller-Larry Remmen

The entries for this weekend will be available on The Meadowlands website.