Statement From Bruce Trogdon July 07, 2017 On Friday, owner Bruce Trogdon issued a statement to Jeff Gural and the Meadowlands regarding his out-of-competition stabling and testing rules for the track's stakes program.
Gural's Response To Trogdon July 04, 2017 The following is Meadowlands Chairman Jeff Gural’s response to owner Bruce Trogdon, who has blamed Gural’s out-of-competition testing rules for not supplementing his top three-year-old colt Fear The D...
Relief For Vernon; Gural Comments June 29, 2017 On Wednesday, June 28, during a special legislative session, the New York State Assembly passed a relief measure in regard to the current uncertainty of Vernon Downs. On Thursday, June 29, Vernon’s Je...
No Tax Relief For Vernon June 22, 2017 Earlier this month, Vernon Downs Chairman Jeff Gural said that the track would close if a particular tax-relief bill was not passed. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. last night (Wednesday, June 21), lawmaker...
Vernon To Close? June 13, 2017 Usually horses are the ones on the clock at the racetrack, but in the case of Vernon Downs - now it’s the racetrack that finds itself on the clock.
Vernon Downs To Open On May 5 April 29, 2017 Jeff Gural, Chairman of American Racing and Entertainment, announced today (Saturday, April 29) that he has decided to open the 2017 racing season next Friday, May 5 following a productive meeting in ...
Allerage Star Injured, Retired April 27, 2017 It has been announced that top homebred trotting mare Allerage Star 4,1:52.3f ($420,090) has been retired due to injury.
Dispute Delays Vernon’s Opening Day April 13, 2017 Jeff Gural, chairman of American Racing and Entertainment, announced on Thursday, April 13 that he will be delaying the opening day of racing at Vernon Downs amid significant financial losses due to t...
Court Rules On New Jersey Classic March 14, 2017 On Monday (March 13) the New Jersey Superior Court in Monmouth County rejected an effort by an owner of a New Jersey-bred horse to force New Meadowlands to host and race the New Jersey Classic and the...
Impact Of VLTs On NY Racing Examined February 16, 2017 "I’ve said to many people that if you want to make money in [harness] racing, this is the best opportunity you’ve had in many, many years."
Gural On The Meadowlands’ Future February 13, 2017 Meadowlands Racetrack operator Jeff Gural has reiterated his position that he is committed to the East Rutherford, NJ raceway for the long haul, and that the track will not survive without the introdu...
Gural On Stallion Rule, McKee February 07, 2017 On Tuesday, February 7, racetrack operator Jeff Gural issued a clarification regarding the stallion restriction condition commonly known as the ‘Gural Rule,’ and commented on Sam McKee, the Meadowland...
