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.
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Mr Mouton upsets in Graduate prelim; On To Norway’s win streak ends at 27
After failing to fire from the pocket in a third-place finish behind Super Chapter last week, Mr Mouton mounted a four-wide stretch rally to spring a 42-1 upset with a 1:50.2 victory in his $50,000 third-round division of the Graduate Series for 4-year-old trotters on Saturday (June 20) at the Meadowlands — and, in doing so, ending On To Norway’s win streak at 27 races.
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.
Harris & Co. dominate Friday’s Breakfast With The Babies
The third week of Breakfast With The Babies at Meadowlands Racetrack is in the books, with William Pollock, Bruce Areman and trainer Andrew Harris showing up and showing off on Friday, (June 19) with some of harness racing’s highest-priced 2025 yearlings.
Pandy’s Meadowlands picks for Saturday, June 20
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday (June 20).
Odds On Mr Mamba, Brandon Blvd, Beau Jangles 1-2-3 in Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace
By finishing 1-2-3 in both the elimination and final, Odds On Mr Mamba, Brandon Blvd and Beau Jangles sit atop — in that order — the eighth edition of Dave Little’s weekly Road to the Meadowlands Pace presented by Genova Burns LLC Top 10 poll.
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.
Apex prevails in NJSS Platinum final
After coming up just short of stablemate American Power in his 2026 debut last week, divisional Dan Patch Award winner Apex absolutely looked the part of a 1-9 favorite in his second seasonal showing, posting a career-best 1:50.3 win in Friday’s (June 12) $225,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division final for 3-year-old male trotters at the Meadowlands.
‘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.
On To Norway brings win streak to Meadowlands for the Graduate Series
On To Norway is on to the Big M, where the 4-year-old trotter will look to add another “W” to a win streak he launched in April 2025.