Due to the sudden relocation of the Dexter Cup and Lady Suffolk races to The Meadowlands Racetrack following the closure of Freehold Raceway in 2025, an accommodation has been approved for certain horses.
Gooden named a President’s Award recipient by USHWA
Documenting the Honor Walk for the late Hunter Myers was one of the most difficult moments of Meadows track photographer Chris Gooden’s career. While the task felt deeply painful, Gooden knew it was something the Myers family wanted and deserved.
Hoof Beats: Curtailing the Cartels?
Over a decade ago, I voiced my longstanding concerns about what I called “the cartels”— the term I assigned to computer-assisted wagering entities (CAWs), which first raised danger flags for me when one or more began operating at the Meadowlands.
Hoof Beats: Rock Steady
Dependable but not spectacular. A hard-nosed racer who shuns hard work. A horse who makes his connections happy but isn’t too jovial himself. That’s what you get with 11-year-old Mississippi Storm.
Meadowlands monthly handicapping contest 2026 schedule
The Meadowlands Racetrack is bringing back the popular monthly handicapping contests in 2026. The top two finishers in each contest qualify for the invite-only $10,000 tournament in December.
Miami Valley cancels Tuesday racing
With the track continuing its rapid & unexpected January thaw, racing has been canceled for Tuesday (Jan. 6). Miami Valley hopes to return to racing on Wednesday (Jan 7). Tomorrow’s draw (for Sunday) will be done remotely, please enter online. Thursday’s (Jan. 8) driver changes will be done on thier normal schedule, which is 12:30-2 p.m., on Tuesday.
Luke Hanners to receive the renamed Hunter Myers Memorial Award from the Ohio Chapter of the USHWA
The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association recently voted to rename its Peter Haughton Memorial Award to the Hunter Myers Memorial Award.
Meadowlands 2026 Early Closer Participation payment
For the upcoming season, The Meadowlands will institute an Early Closer Participation (ECP) payment on foals of 2024 which will be required to be made to The Meadowlands to gain eligibility for nomination to all Meadowlands 2-year-old Early Closers in 2026.
Sippinonsearoc named Ohio 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year
Sippinonsearoc is now a back-to-back divisional award winner after being named the 2025 Ohio 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.
Joe and Fran Darmofal to receive OHHA Dick Brandt Sr. Extra Effort Award
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association has awarded Joe and Fran Darmofal the Dick Brandt Sr. Extra Effort Award for 2025.