Hypnotic Am

Hypnotic AM Retired

January 11, 2022

Female trotter Hypnotic AM, who won the 2019 Jim Doherty Memorial and earned $1.49 million lifetime, has been retired and will be bred to star French stallion Ready Cash, trainer Marcus Melander said.

Graduate Series Heats Up At Big M

Graduate Series action continued at The Meadowlands on Saturday (June 5) as the pacers sparred in their third preliminary and the trotters contested in their second.

Hypnotic AM Ready For Return

Marcus Melander is enchanted with Hypnotic AM, and it is easy to understand why. Now ready to begin her four-year-old season, the trotting mare has earned $1.15 million in her 22-race career, winning ...

Stars Impress In Saturday Qualifiers

A number of high-profile Standardbreds made solid strides toward a return to the races during the Saturday (April 24) session of qualifiers at The Meadowlands.

Melander On Gimpanzee, Stable Stars

February 08, 2021

"They were two horses that are once-in-a-lifetime horses, and I got two of them in the same year."

'Princess' Looking For Crown 'Spoils'

October 26, 2020

When it comes to online purchases, Spoiled Princess looks like a royal buy. The three-year-old trotting filly is a nose from being undefeated in three races for trainer Nancy Takter since her father, ...

Tall Dark Stranger Delivers Again

September 20, 2020

One week after an impressive win over a 'sloppy' surface at the Red Mile, Tall Dark Stranger returned to the heralded Kentucky oval on Sunday (Sept. 20) to headline the afternoon's Kentucky Sire Stake...

Yonkers Hosts NYSS Finals

September 13, 2020

The $1.8-million New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) finals convened at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday (Sept. 12) with 60 of the best state-bred Standardbreds clashing to determine year-end honours in eight $225...

2020 Hambletonian Day Card Drawn

August 05, 2020

The stage is set for the biggest afternoon of the year on the harness racing calendar: Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Melander On His Hambo, Oaks Starters

August 04, 2020

Marcus Melander will send morning line favourite Hypnotic AM to Saturday’s $600,000 Hambletonian Oaks at the Meadowlands Racetrack and, for the second year in a row, three horses to the $1 million Ham...

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Ramona Hill, Ready For Moni Win Hambo Elims

August 01, 2020

Meadowlands Racetrack contested a pair of $50,000 eliminations on Saturday (Aug. 1) for the 95th renewal of the Hambletonian, with the filly Ramona Hill prevailing in the first and Ready For Moni scor...

Hypnotic AM, Third Shift In 'EBC'

Vernon Downs played host to a July fourth spectacular on Saturday (July 4). It featured three Empire Breeder Classic (EBC) for trotting sophomores, with Hypnotic AM winning the $207,250 final for fill...

Speedy Stars Scorch The 'Big M'

There have been a number of impressive miles already this season at The Meadowlands, and those efforts aren't just happening at night when purses are on the line. On Friday morning (June 12) the Grand...