Please note the Meadowlands Racetrack is walking back the earlier notification stating that the February 15 $400 Early Closer Participation (ECP) payment on foals of 2024 would be required to maintain eligibility for the 2027 Meadowlands Pace ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- January 13, 2026 -- Please note the Meadowlands Racetrack is walking back the earlier notification stating that the February 15 $400 Early Closer Participation (ECP) payment on foals of 2024 would be required to maintain eligibility for the 2027 Meadowlands Pace.
The Meadowlands Pace 2027, as a “stake” will be excluded from the Meadowlands Early Closer Participation program.
Any horse paid into the 2027 Meadowlands Pace by the yearling nomination payment (listed here) last year will NOT be required to make the $400 ECP payment to continue to sustain to the race.
Payment of the 2-year-old February 15 $400 ECP is required for participation in all Meadowlands Early Closers and baby races for the life of the horse.
For chalk players, it was a matter of you win some, you lose some in the two $48,000 New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 3-year-olds on the trot Saturday night at The Meadowlands, as Grand Prix Deo pulled off a mild surprise in the division for fillies and 6-5 public choice David Seaman S clicked in the dash for colts and geldings ...
New Prescription ID Cards Are Coming ...
With a big crowd expected to be in attendance at MetLife Stadium to watch the New York Jets take on the New York Giants in a preseason National Football League game Friday (Aug. 28) night, The Meadowlands will not have live racing and will race only once this week, on Saturday (Aug. 29). Post time is 6:20 p.m. ...
Southwind Farms and the Muscle Hill Syndicate have announced that champion sire MUSCLE HILL has been retired from stallion service ...
The Hambletonian Society, which owns and administers 164 of harness racing’s most prestigious events, has partnered with Don Hawk’s Hawk Sports Management firm to pursue corporate partnerships, brand activations and sponsorships for upcoming events ...
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 ...