East Rutherford, NJ – The Meadowlands will resume live harness racing for two weekends beginning on Friday, September 9. The racing will follow a Friday & Saturday schedule on September 9 & 10 and 16 & 17.
There will be a double draw for the two weekends in September conducted each Tuesday with a box close of 9:00 A.M. The condition sheet for opening weekend will be online Tuesday, August 30.
Overnight racing will include the popular dash for the "G" note short series for pacing mares, pacing horses and claiming pacers.
The Kindergarten races for two-year-olds trotters and pacers will have a leg here each weekend. The series will then go on hiatus until the fifth and last preliminary leg on October 28 leading into the November 5 $150,000e Finals and Consolations, both at The Meadowlands. The point standings may be seen here.
Qualifiers will be raced on Friday, September 2 at 9:30 a.m. The box for these will close on Thursday, September 1 by 10:00 A.M.
Questions should be directed to the racing office at 201-842-5130.
Meadowlands Media Relations