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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UPDATE ON 2027 MEADOWLANDS PACE ELIGIBILITY

Meadowlands Racetrack • 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 ...

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.

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