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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EVENT PACKED SATURDAY AT THE MEADOWLANDS

Meadowlands Racetrack • November 9, 2023

The world’s greatest harness racing happens every Friday and Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack with 6:20pm post ...

East Rutherford, NJ -- November 9, 2023 -- The world’s greatest harness racing happens every Friday and Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack with 6:20pm post. 

 

This Saturday, November 11 is packed with special events sure to please racing, sports and entertainment fans alike. 

 

A fun, entertaining Drag Queen Extravaganza with five of the most fabulous Queens courtesy of Drag Queen Entertainment LLC take the stage on Saturday. Show doors open 6pm and Astala Vista hosts the death-drop worthy show that runs 7-9pm. Following the extravaganza, all guests can meet and greet the Queens! Limited tickets are still available here. 

 

Also on Saturday is a meet and greet in the track’s Gallery with UFC fighter Valentina Shevchenko. Shevchenko will be onsite posing for pictures and autographs from 8-10pm. Fans can also watch and wager on UFC 295 at America’s number one sportsbook – FanDuel. 

 

On the track, the Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club will honor five charities to receive $10,000 donations. Through the second and third quarters of 2023, $50,000 was raised from club member’s 5% driver fees. The five deserving charities are: the Standardbred Retirement Foundation, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program, Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program, Racing for Home and 13 Hands Equine Rescue. 

 

All racing, event and dining details are available at https://playmeadowlands.com/

 

Must be 18+ to wager on horses & 21+ to wager on sports. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler.

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By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • August 23, 2026
Gallie Getaway worked out a perfect pocket trip on the way to pulling off a 12-1 surprise in the Saturday night 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 $25,000 ...

BRANDON BLVD BEST IN HEMPT

By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager • August 23, 2026
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By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • August 22, 2026
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By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • August 16, 2026
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HAMBLETONIAN TO HOOSIER PARK

By the Hambletonian Society • August 14, 2026
he Hambletonian Society voted Thursday (Aug. 13) to move the $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian to Harrah’s Hoosier Park, in Anderson, Ind., after a 46-year run at the Meadowlands, in East Rutherford, N.J. ...

BIG M TO RACE SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • August 13, 2026
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