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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NEW STARTING GATE AT THE MEADOWLANDS

Meadowlands Racetrack • February 16, 2025

When live racing kicks off tonight, Saturday, February 15th, fans and horsemen will notice a new 2024 Ford 150 starting gate ...

EAST WINDSOR, NJ -- February 15, 2025 -- When live racing kicks off tonight, Saturday, February 15th, fans and horsemen will notice a new 2024 Ford 150 starting gate. 


Designed and built by Michigan-based Don Marotta, the new staggered starting gate provides a 14-foot advantage for the horse in the 10thspot on the gate. The Meadowlands’ previous starting gate allowed for a 12-foot advantage. The gate attempts to level the chances of those horses starting from the outside posts.


“A staggered gate is something the drivers and trainers have been asking for a while,” according to Jason Settlemoir, COO &GM of the Meadowlands Racetrack. “When it was time to replace our old gate, Jeff (Gural) and I decided on the staggered gate. We want to make it as even a playing field as we can for both the horsemen and our wagering public.” 

 

The gate was tested during qualifiers Saturday morning by Meadowlands starter Merle “Moe” LaFontaine.

BOSTON BOUND BATTERS FOES IN BIG M FEATURE

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • January 11, 2026
oston Bound appeared to be in an ambitious spot in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $25,000 TrackMaster 90 on the pace, but after being claimed out of his last outing for $35,000, the Chris Height trainee proved up to the challenge of the bump up in class to record a sizzling 1:50.1 score on a damp, chilly evening over a sloppy track at The Big M ...

BECKWITH WINS FOUR, SWEEPS CO-FEATURES AT BIG M

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • January 10, 2026
Lately at The Meadowlands, driver Brett Beckwith has turned the marvelous into the mundane, as the red-hot defending Big M driver champ, who guided 36 winners during the month of December, won four races on the Friday night program, including both $17,500 co-featured high-end conditioned events ...

BENNY J TAKES AIM AT THIRD WIN IN A ROW SUNDAY AT BIG M

By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager • January 9, 2026
After finishing his 2025 campaign with back-to-back victories, Benny J will look to continue his winning ways in his first start this year when he meets nine rivals in Sunday afternoon’s (Jan. 11) featured trot at the Meadowlands ...

JANUARY WILL BE JUMPING AT THE BIG M

By Meadowlands Media Relations • January 8, 2026
The start of Sunday racing and the first of 11 editions of the 2026 Meadowlands Monthly Handicapping Contest are the highlight happenings at The Big M this weekend ...

TEAM MILLER HOST LOCAL 4-H GROUP

By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager • January 8, 2026
Offshore Farm, owned and operated by Andy and Julie Miller, last week hosted 20 Monmouth County 4-H program students and parents at their newly built therapy and rehabilitation facility located in Cream Ridge, N.J. ...

DEXTER CUP/LADY SUFFOLK - LATE YEARLING PAYMENT UPDATE FOR FOALS OF 2024

By Nadia Tarnawa, Hambletonian Society Stakes Manager • January 6, 2026
Due to the sudden relocation of the Dexter Cup and Lady Suffolk races to The Meadowlands Racetrack following the closure of Freehold Raceway in 2025, an accommodation has been approved for certain horses ...
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