STANDARDBRED BREEDERS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

Representing the drivers, trainers, caretakers, breeders and owners of New Jersey

64 Business Route 33

Manalapan, NJ 07726

Phone: 732-462-2357

Fax: 732-409-0741

STANDARDBRED BREEDERS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

Representing the drivers, trainers, caretakers, breeders and owners of New Jersey

64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726 

Phone: 732-462-2357 | Fax: 732-409-0741

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BIG M TV TO ANNOUNCE DAN PATCH EQUINE AWARDS

Meadowlands Media Relations • December 27, 2023

With so many of the award winners having made their most indelible major stakes marks at The Meadowlands, it makes perfect sense that the announcement of the 12 divisional equine Dan Patch Award winners will be revealed during The Big M’s pregame show on Saturday (Dec. 30) ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- December 27, 2023 -- With so many of the award winners having made their most indelible major stakes marks at The Meadowlands, it makes perfect sense that the announcement of the 12 divisional equine Dan Patch Award winners will be revealed during The Big M’s pregame show on Saturday (Dec. 30).


The live broadcast, which will begin at 5:20 p.m., can be seen on the Racetrack Television Network (rtn.tv) as well as The Meadowlands’ Facebook page and YouTube channel.


The Big M TV talent team of Dave Little and Jessica Otten will preside over the festivities from the Sam McKee Memorial Broadcast Set. Once the Dan Patch winners are disclosed, the show will transition into a preview of the evening’s card, which gets underway at 6:20 p.m.


“We are pleased and proud to have the announcement of the Dan Patch Awards here at The Meadowlands,” said track Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “We know that everyone who follows harness racing will be watching this presentation of our pregame show.”


The United States Harness Writers Association, founded in 1947, is an international organization made up of those who cover and report on harness racing. USHWA nominates and votes – along with North American race secretaries for equine awards – for the Dan Patch Awards and all year-end equine and human awards in harness racing.


The Dan Patch Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla. Information on room reservations, tickets, souvenir journal ads and sponsorship information regarding the event can be found on USHWA’s website, www.usharnesswriters.com.


That night at the banquet, the winners of Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year will be announced live.

AARDIE B MIKI N DOMINANT IN BIG M FEATURE

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • January 3, 2026
Despite drawing post 10, Aardie B Miki N flaunted her back class in the Friday night feature at The Meadowlands, crushing her foes as the 1-5 favorite in the $17,500 high-end conditioned pace for fillies and mares ...

MEADOWLANDS ADDING FOUR SUNDAYS TO 2026 CALENDAR

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • January 1, 2026
Live racing at The Meadowlands will resume this week with 15-race programs on Friday (Jan. 2) and Saturday (Jan. 3) ...

SBOANJ ANNOUNCES 2025 HORSE AND BREEDER OF THE YEAR.

By Courtney Stafford • December 31, 2025
YO TILLIE 3,1:50.2 ($1,284,495) has been voted as New Jersey Horse of the Year by the SBOANJ Breeders Committee ...

BIG M TRACKMAN WOLFF THE RETIRING TYPE

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • December 30, 2025
After a half-century of taking care of track surfaces – most notably, the mile oval at The Meadowlands, which is home to the fastest mile in the history of the game – Gary Wolff, who serves as the Big M’s director of racing properties & track, will step down from that position when he retires at the end of the year ...

JANUARY 2026 HAPPENINGS AT THE MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK

By Meadowlands Racetrack • December 30, 2025
Live racing returns to the Meadowlands for the 2026 season on Friday, January 2. Post time on Friday and Saturday nights remains at 6:20 pm ...

LOU HILL UPSETS IN BIG M FEATURE

By cstafford • December 28, 2025
On a night where the front end – or very close to it – was the place to be, Lou Hill found himself in a third-over flow at three-quarters before tipping in the stretch and sprinting home to gun down 4-5 favorite Pinny Tiger A in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, the $30,000 Open Handicap for pacers ...
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