The sizzling heat on a steamy Saturday night (July 4) at The Meadowlands bubbled into electric miles in the pair of $230,000 Grade 2 Stan Bergstein Graduate Series Finals with On To Norway torching a stakes record in winning the Graduate Trot and Captain Optimistic barreling to equal the all-age North American season’s record in the Graduate Pace.
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Brandon Blvd dominant in Pace elimination
Forgoing a bye to the $810,000 Grade 1 Meadowlands Pace final, Brandon Blvd served notice to his nine rivals in the lone $50,000 elimination of the midsummer classic for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday (July 4) at the Meadowlands, delivering a devastating 1:47.3 win.
Meadowlands Saturday post time moved to 7 p.m.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Meadowlands Racetrack has moved post time back to 7 p.m. 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.
Major movement in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Week 7
Apex wins again and remains #1 this week but big shakes in #2-10. Diabolic Hill moves up to #2 after his second place finish in the NJSS Final and Big Ranger moves into third off another track record. Neighver Punt moves up to #5 off his Goodtimes upset while a 1:50 world record performance moves Nix Nacken back onto the list at #8.
Ken Warkentin’s ROAD TO THE WINNING KEY FARM HAMBLETONIAN Week 5
No changes to Ken Warkentin’s Week 5 Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian but there is plenty of racing action this weekend. No. 1 Apex & No. 4 Diabolic Hill make 3YO debuts in the NJSS, No. 3 Endurance heads to Pocono and No. 5 Big Ranger moves to a new barn.
Breakfast with the Babies begins this Saturday (June 6)
The Meadowlands Racetrack’s Breakfast with the Babies returns for 2026 this Saturday (June 6) at 9 a.m.
Plenty of movement in Ken Warkentin’s Week 4 ROAD TO THE WINNING KEY FARM HAMBLETONIAN (G1)
Week 4 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian has horses moving up the ranks.
Last call for Meadowlands stallion payments
The most up-to-date list of stallion payments made for foals of 2025 is available on the Meadowlands Racetrack website. This is the last call for stallions not on the current list to be made eligible.
Crossover takes Big M feature
Crossover used a third-place finish in the Lady Suffolk three weeks ago as her first-start-of-the-year tightener to grab an off-the-pace victory in the Friday night (May 23) feature at The Meadowlands, a $20,000 conditioned event for 3-year-old trotters with Hambletonian and Hambo Oaks dreams.