Turf harness race rescheduled for Friday at Meadowlands
July 23, 2009,from the Meadowlands Publicity Department
East Rutherford, NJ — Twice thwarted by heavy rains, the Meadowlands’ first harness race on the turf in more than 30 years is slated for Friday, July 24. A field of eight pacers will take to the grass in the $15,000 fifth race, which is set at a mile distance. Estimated post time is 8:27 p.m.
The last time the Meadowlands held a turf race for Standardbred racehorses was the Coliseum Cup on June 21, 1978. It was a competition amongst racing’s Manzi family — patriarchs John Sr., Al and Richard, as well as cousins Steve, Richard Jr., Gary, John and Cat. Richard Manzi, Jr. won the race with a pacer named El Nob in a time of 2:09.3.
The field for Friday’s turf race:
PP, Horse, Driver, Trainer, Odds
1, Little Mister, Ron Pierce, Joseph De Carlo, 3-1
2, Allamerican Juno, Tim Tetrick, Nat Varty, 6-1
3, View To A Kill, Shaun Vallee, Shaun Vallee, 15-1
4, Rob Us, Andy Miller, Sylvain Paulhus, 8-1
5, Meteor Man, Brian Sears, Chris Marino, 2-1
6, Inthepockethistime, David Miller, Gregg Desanto, 12-1
7, Onedin Legacy N, Chris Ryder, Chris Ryder, 4-1
8, Memory Book, Jack Baggitt, Jr., Peter Kleinhans, 10-1
Hit the links with the stars of harness racing on August 17
Spots are still available for the annual Hambletonian Charity Golf Outing to benefit the Standardbred Retirement Foundation and Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.
The 2009 event will be held Monday, August 17, at Hackensack Golf Club in Oradell, N.J. (which counts Hall of Fame driver John Campbell among its members). The cost per player is $325 before August 8 ($375 after) and includes all golf fees, lunch, open bar, reception, dinner and gift item. A live auction and raffle will be held for items such as airline tickets, sports packages and memorabilia. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
For information and reservations, contact John Mayo of the Harness Racing Museum at 845.294.6330 or e-mail operations@harnessmuseum.com.
To view the Hambletonian Charity Golf Outing brochures, click on the following link.