from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — A trio of live money qualifying events that will offer a total of six seats to the $50,000 World Harness Handicapping Championship are scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 21) at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment, Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs.

The Meadowlands tournament offers a total of four seats. It requires a $200 entry fee plus the purchase of a $200 betting card. The entire $200 entry fee goes into the prize pool and will be distributed amongst the top ten finishers.

Contestants will bet a total of 10 races on the Meadowlands card. Players keep all pari-mutuel earnings and in addition to prize money, the top four finishers will receive a seat in the WHHC final on April 25.

For more information, visit www.playmeadowlands.com.

Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs will also offer live money tournaments on Saturday. The contests each require a $40 entry fee that will be used for 10 separate $2 win/place wagers on the 10 designated contest races. The contests will use five races from the Meadowlands and five races from Yonkers.

In addition to keeping all pari-mutuel earnings, the top finisher in each contest will receive a seat in the WHHC final on April 25.

For more information, visit www.tiogadowns.com or www.vernondowns.com.