Nevis Peak and Top Reacher were two good-looking winners at the Meadowlands on Friday night (July 10), when the mile oval carded a dozen first-leg New Jersey Sire Stakes events for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait on the program.
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Party with the stars at the Meadowlands Pace
Come on out for the biggest party in harness racing Saturday (July 11) night at The Meadowlands and experience a huge night of fun and top-notch harness racing, featuring the $810,000 Meadowlands Pace presented by Genova Burns LLC.
Look for spiced up betting menu on Big M Pace night
In an effort to titillate player’s palates, The Meadowlands will increase the minimum bet on two existing wagers as well as adding a new one altogether to what is already one of the most interesting and popular betting menus in the harness game.
Summer sizzle sets up schedule shakeup at Big M
A dangerous heat dome is currently affecting Northern New Jersey – which includes East Rutherford – bringing stifling humidity and heat index values in the upper 90s to low 100s through the July 4 weekend. As a result, the intense weather conditions have made it necessary for management at The Meadowlands to make some changes for the upcoming holiday weekend.
‘Gentleman’ clubs foes in Big M Pace prep
Friday night’s (June 26) feature at the Meadowlands was a high-end conditioned pace for 3-year-old colts and geldings, but it might as well have been written as a Meadowlands Pace Prep, with six of the seven entrants eligible to the track’s signature event, which will have eliminations – if necessary – on Saturday, July 4.
Meadowlands Pace hopefuls top Friday Big M feature
Because of a World Cup soccer match that is taking place at MetLife Stadium on Saturday (June 27), live racing at The Meadowlands will be offered just once this week, on Friday (June 26) night.
Ryder sweeps NJSDF finals at Big M
Trainer Chris Ryder took both $60,000 New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 3-year-olds on the pace Saturday night at The Meadowlands.
Ygritte, ‘Toby’ pop in Exit 16W at Big M
Ygritte and Toby Ornot Toby scored in the Friday night (June 19) co-features at The Meadowlands, taking their respective $32,500 divisions of the Exit 16W Pop Up Series Finals for 3- and 4-year-olds of each gait.
Graduates return to rock the clock at Big M
Despite a severe thunderstorm that made it necessary to delay the start of the races 37 minutes, a “wet-fast” track at the Meadowlands last Friday (June 12) led to some drag-strip-like final times as the fastest miles of the year in the sport on the both the pace and trot were established at the mile oval.
‘Pickup’ powers by in Big M feature
Curbside Pickup used a dimension of his game rarely seen to make it to the winner’s circle at the conclusion of the Thursday night (June 11) feature at the Meadowlands, a $16,000 claiming handicap pace for horses in for a tag of no less than $20,000 and no more than $23,000.