March 26, 2020:

“This has happened so fast. I know that it’s been two weeks now since it’s happened, but people are walking around in a daze. It’s just rocked our whole world. It’s one thing to cancel the racing, where none of us have any income, but this is real.”...read on

April 3, 2019:

The countdown to the 2019 Pepsi North America Cup is on, with Trot Insider profiling the horses predicted to be the top contenders for Canadian harness racing's richest prize....read on

January 18, 2019:

Mark Ford, president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ), has issued a statement calling on the New Jersey Legislature to act on a bill introduced four months ago that would provide $20 million to the state's horse racing industry....read on

October 16, 2018:

At the request of the New Jersey Racing Commission, the Meadowlands Racetrack has submitted a revised 2019 live racing schedule application....read on

October 11, 2018:

On Thursday (Oct. 11), the Meadowlands Racetrack announced that it will be forced to reduce the amount of race dates it will host in 2019 and most likely cancel some Standardbred stakes races unless purse subsidy legislation is acted on in the next few weeks....read on

September 7, 2018:

"There was a time in New Jersey when the best of the best came to compete at Freehold Raceway on Labour Day. It was not long ago, but seemed a distant memory Monday when the track was closed because of a lack of entries."...read on

August 17, 2018:

“I think he just sort of plods along and it depends on what the other ones do. He goes one speed and if they come back to him, I think he’ll finish up good...I don’t think he’s the kind of horse where, if they walk around there and sprint real fast, he doesn’t have any speed. He just plods along.”...read on

July 18, 2018:

Melodies Major has been nothing but spectacular thus far in his brief career, and he continued to sparkle on Wednesday night (July 18) at Buffalo Raceway....read on

July 16, 2018:

Mark Ford, the president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, has issued a brief statement in regard to sports wagering revenue that is generated at the Meadowlands Racetrack....read on

July 4, 2018:

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey has commented on a developing situation in the Garden State, which has seen Hall of Fame pilot Brian Sears barred from driving in this coming weekend’s Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace eliminations....read on

June 26, 2018:

New York Sire Stakes action continued downstate on Tuesday night (June 26), as Yonkers Raceway hosted the $158,000 Jim Meagher Pace for two-year-old colts and geldings....read on

May 16, 2018:

Mark Ford, president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New Jersey can implement legalized sports betting....read on

January 17, 2018:

On Tuesday, January 16, the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) and their political action committee, TrotPAC, were represented at Governor Phil Murphy's inaugural ball at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands....read on

October 16, 2017:

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey’s annual board of director’s meeting and election was held on Friday (October 13) at Freehold Raceway....read on

February 17, 2017:

On Friday, February 17, lawyer and Standardbred horse owner Howard Taylor issued a response to the New York State Gaming Commission’s statement and handling of the glaucine positives that were produced in New York State....read on