The Meadowlands

The opening leg of the Presidential Series got underway on Saturday evening at The Meadowlands, with a pair of $50,000 divisions on tap for some of the top older pacing horses in training.

The bragging rights for the fastest mile of 2009 now belong to Toucam Sam, who sped to an eye-catching clocking of 1:49.2 in the $27,500 Preferred Pace on Saturday at The Meadowlands.

The White Ruffles Series got underway on Thursday evening at The Meadowlands, with four $12,500 divisions on tap for four-year-old pacing mares.

Tim Tetrick, harness racing’s leading money-winning driver in 2008, reports his recovery from hip replacement surgery is going well enough that he is now eyeing January 22 as his return date to drivin...

The Meadowlands Racetrack released its 2009 racing calendar today, with the meet starting on Thursday, January 1 and concluding on Friday, August 21.

Amid the bitter cold and falling snow, Bettor Sweet unleashed a stakes record 1:49.4 mile in the $63,500 Oil Burner Final Saturday night at the Meadowlands.

When trainer Joe Poliseno added Bettor Sweet to his barn three months ago, he knew the horse was going to require patient handling.

The $1.5 million Hambletonian on August 8 and $1 million Meadowlands Pace on July 18 headline nearly $19.5 million in stakes races scheduled for the 2009 harness meet at the Meadowlands.

Over a year after an infection threatened to end his life, Crawdad returned to the Meadowlands in triumphant fashion Wednesday night as he crushed the competition in the $10,000 ninth race.

Driver Cat Manzi scored back-to-back wins with Bettor Sweet and Camshaft Hanover in the second round of the Oil Burner Series Saturday night at the Meadowlands.

Prize Art prevailed in Saturday’s $24,000 Preferred Pace at the Meadowlands, and he did so as the longest shot on the toteboard in the six-horse affair.

A pair of preferred events headlined Friday night’s card at the Meadowlands Racetrack with favourites Go On Bb and Swan Image scoring in their respective assignments.