Big Ranger, who won one of last week’s two eliminations for the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian at The Meadowlands, drew post 4 for Saturday’s $1 million Grade 1 final and was made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 101st edition of the sport’s premier race for 3-year-old trotters.
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Apex, Big Ranger convert in Hambletonian elims
Apex, Marcus Melander’s millionaire trainee, stamped himself as a likely favorite for next week’s $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian by way of a gutsy 1:50.4 win the first $100,175 elimination for the 101st edition of the classic for 3-year-old trotters on Saturday (Aug. 1) at the Meadowlands. Big Ranger delivered a statement win in the second elimination, leaving his nine foes well in his wake for a decisive 1:50 score.
Hambletonian hopeful Inexpressable looks to make noise
It has been 10 years since Marion Marauder became the last horse to capture the Trotting Triple Crown. This weekend at the Meadowlands, Inexpressable will take another step toward trying to become the next.
Documentary showcases Hambletonian ‘Glory’
The “100th Anniversary of the Hambletonian: The Road to Glory,” a documentary presented by the Hambletonian Society that chronicles America’s Trotting Classic from 2000 through 2025, will air on CBS Sports Network on Sunday (Aug. 2) at 3 p.m. (EDT).
Earlier post time, Hambo and Oaks elims on tap at Big M
With just nine days remaining until the 101st edition of the Winning Key Farms Hambletonian, The Meadowlands will continue to make changes designed to make the track experience better for the bettor as well as the horsemen and horsewomen who compete on a consistent basis at The Big M.
Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farms Hambletonian Week 13
Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farms Hambletonian Week 13.
Fields set for Hambletonian, Oaks elims at Big M
Dan Patch Award winner Apex, MGM Yonkers Trot champion Inexpressable and multiple stakes winners Diabolic Hill, Endurance and Spencer Hanover were among 19 horses entered Tuesday (July 28) for the 101st edition of the Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, at The Meadowlands.
American Power Moves up to #2 in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farms Hambletonian Week 12
American Power moves to #2 off his record setting all-age track record of 1:50 @ Vernon Downs in last week’s Zweig Memorial. Big Ranger moves to #4 after his romp in 1:51.4 at Scioto Downs after a 35-day layoff and Nix Nacken moves to #7 after a strong third (1:50.2) in the Zweig Memorial.
Hambletonian eligibles set to clash in Zweig
The road to next month’s Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks passes through Vernon Downs this Sunday (July 19) when the upstate New York oval hosts Grade 2 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial races for 3-year-old male and female trotters.
Apex Remains #1 in Week 11 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian
Apex still #1 off his Stanley Dancer Memorial win on July 11 with Diabolic Hill holding steady at #2. Both American Power and It Could Be Worse move up this week after second place finishes in their Dancer Divisions.