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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HAMBO, OAKS DRAW TUESDAY AT HOGAN EQUINE

Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • July 31, 2023

The press conference and post-position draws for both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks will take place Tuesday, Aug. 1 at Hogan Equine, 329 Trenton Lakewood Road, Cream Ridge, NJ …

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — July 31, 2023 — The press conference and post-position draws for both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks will take place Tuesday, Aug. 1 at Hogan Equine, 329 Trenton Lakewood Road, Cream Ridge, NJ.


All are welcome to attend.


The press conference will begin at 2 p.m. with Meadowlands’ track announcer Ken Warkentin serving as host. The post draws for both the $1-million Hambo and $500,000 Oaks will take place at 3 p.m. with Big M TV’s Jessica Otten interviewing some of the pertinent players.


For those who can’t attend but want to watch all of the festivities, they can do so by going to The Meadowlands’ Facebook page or The Big M’s YouTube channel.


THE QUALIFIERS: Here are the alphabetical lists of the horses who have qualified for spots in the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks finals:


$1-million Hambletonian: Celebrity Bambino, French Wine, Ghostly Casper, Oh Well, Osceola, Point Of Perfect, Southwind Coors, Tactical Approach, Up Your Deo, Winner’s Bet. AE1: Tuscan Prince. AE2: Little Expensive.


$500,000 Hambletonian Oaks: Bond, Heart On Fire, Heaven Hanover, Instagram Model, Kayleigh S, Mambacita, Railee Something, Righteous Resolve, Secret Volo, Walner Payton. AE1: Gigi Hanover. AE2: Pure Hope S.

GALLIE GETAWAY UPSETS IN BIG M FEATURE

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
Driver Dexter Dunn worked out a pocket trip with Brandon Blvd behind Al Papi, angled to the inside in the stretch to find open space, and rushed home from there to post a 1-1/2-length win over Melillo in 1:48.2 in the $300,000 Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial, for 3-year-old pacers, at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Al Papi finished third ...

‘WRONG’ PROVES RIGHT IN BIG M’S GARDEN STATE

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • August 22, 2026
Wrong Sounds Right picked up his third win in his last four tries Friday night at The Meadowlands after taking the featured $80,000 Garden State for 2-year-old colts and geldings on the trot ...

YELLOW JACKET STINGS FOES IN BIG M’S HOME GROWN

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • August 16, 2026
Yellow Jacket worked out a perfect trip along the inside and was unleashed at just the right moment by driver Vinny Ginsburg to take the featured $45,000 New Jersey Home Grown for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers Saturday night at The Meadowlands ...

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
It figures that after a Hambletonian Day (Saturday, Aug. 8) of racing that was pulse pounding and breathtaking – not to mention record breaking – that The Meadowlands would ease up on the throttle some the week after ...
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