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.

‘LISSY’ REMAINS PERFECT AFTER BIG M SCORE

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • August 24, 2025
Busy Miss Lissy S put up a fourth win in as many starts as the Ake Svanstedt trained and driven daughter of Calgary Games-Hill’s Angel S took a $25,000 division of the third leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-old filly trotters in 1:57 Saturday night at The Meadowlands ...

BIG M TO RACE SATURDAY ONLY AS LIVE RACING WINDS DOWN

By Meadowlands Media Relations • August 21, 2025
For a second straight week, the usual two-day-a-week racing schedule at The Meadowlands will be cut in half due to preseason football at MetLife Stadium, as there will be no live action this Friday (Aug. 22) before a 15-race program takes place on Saturday (Aug. 23) ...

2025-2026 NEW JERSEY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

By Courtney Stafford • August 20, 2025
The SBOANJ is proud to announce the 2025 - 2026 New Jersey Incentive Programs. The Incentive Programs include breeders awards, New Jersey sired owner awards, and the Resident Mare Rebates ...

EGLOFF, KATZ, REID TO HALL OF FAME; GIWNER, TAYLOR TO COMMUNICATORS HALL

By the U.S. Harness Writers Association • August 19, 2025
The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), in conjunction with the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, is pleased to announce the election of Dr. John Egloff, Marvin Katz, and David Reid to the greatest honor in the industry, membership to the Hall of Fame ...

WARRAWEE MICHELLE SETS WORLD RECORD IN SEBASTIAN K INVITATIONAL

By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager • August 18, 2025
Warrawee Michelle won Saturday’s $100,000 Grade 3 Sebastian K Invitational for older trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:50, becoming the fastest 4-year-old trotter ever on a five-eighths-mile track and giving trainer Ake Svanstedt his third consecutive victory in the event named after one of his former stars ...

CAPTAIN ALBANO THE CHAMP IN ALWAYS B MIKI INVITATIONAL

By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager • August 17, 2025
Captain Albano and driver Todd McCarthy went to the front and never looked back, winning Saturday’s $100,000 Grade 3 Always B Miki Invitational by a half-length over Coaches Corner in 1:48.2 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Ken Hanover finished third ...
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