Brandon Blvd took the lead on the backstretch and then held off a slew of challengers in the stretch to capture the Grade 1 $810,000 Meadowlands Pace, for 3-year-olds, in 1:48.1 Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
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Bythemissal gives Burke 17,000th win with G2 Haughton upset
Torrid fractions poised double millionaire Bythemissal for a furious bid from last down the center of the track to score his first stakes win as a 7-year-old with a 1:47 upset at 55-1 in the first of two $135,700 divisions of the Grade 2 William Haughton Memorial on Saturday night (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Loua Dipa wins G3 Silverman; Twin B Joe Fresh wins G2 Dorothy Haughton
Loua Dipa and Twin B Joe Fresh were powerful winners in graded stakes events at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 11) as part of the stakes-filled Meadowlands Pace program.
On To Norway becomes millionaire with G1 Maturity score
After taking on all comers in the Hoosier State as a sophomore, Indiana sensation On To Norway has proven worthy of the Grand Circuit stage so far in his 4-year-old season, following up his North American-record 1:48.3 score in last week’s Grade 2 Graduate Series final with a gutsy 2:04.3 victory over 1-1/8 miles in the Grade 1 $425,000 E.T. Gerry Jr. Hambletonian Maturity, for 4-year-old trotters, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Apex, Endurance win G3 Dancer divisions
Hambletonian hopefuls Apex and Endurance won their respective divisions of the Grade 3 Stanley Dancer Memorial, for 3-year-old male trotters, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands, both as favorites and both in 1:52.
Nezuko Kamado S sparkles in G2 Del Miller
Nezuko Kamado S kept her undefeated sophomore season intact with a lifetime-best 1:50.1 score in the $141,900 first division of the Grade 2 Del Miller Memorial, for 3-year-old trotting fillies, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Nevis Peak, Top Reacher win NJSS dashes
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.
Melillo delights in Pace hopeful namesake
When he was a kid, Jason Melillo’s grandfather, Victor, often would bring Melillo and other young family members to the Meadowlands to enjoy the races. Now, on Saturday night, Melillo will be among the owners of a homebred pacer named Melillo in the $810,000 Grade 1 Meadowlands Pace.
Captain Kenny J sharp in career debut
Off an 11-3/4 length, 1:57.3 stroll in the park in a qualifier at Gaitway Farm on June 17, Captain Kenny J was sure to attract a lot of attention from the betting public in the $20,000 featured 2-year-old colt and gelding trot Thursday night (July 9) at the Meadowlands.
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.