Meadowlands Early Closer Participation Program

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Gural Offers Cautiously Optimistic Big M Forecast

Things are tough all over in harness racing. And despite being one of the top venue's in the entire sport, all things at The Meadowlands are not exactly strawberries and cream.

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Update On 2027 Meadowlands Pace Eligibility

January 13, 2026

Meadowlands Racetrack issued a notice on Tuesday, Jan. 13 indicating that it is retracting its earlier notification that stated the Feb. 15 Early Closer Participation (ECP) payment of $400 USD on foal...

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Update To Meadowlands Stallion Eligibility List

January 07, 2026

Meadowlands Racetrack has announced that the 2024 foals of Pebble Beach, previously excluded from nominating to the 2027 Meadowlands Pace as yearlings by the Stallion Restriction Condition ("Gural Rul...

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Meadowlands Participation Payment Due Feb. 15

January 05, 2026

For the upcoming season, The Meadowlands will institute an Early Closer Participation (ECP) payment on foals of 2024 which will be required to be made to The Meadowlands to gain eligibility for nomina...

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Meadowlands Stallion Stakes Payments Due Feb. 15

December 29, 2025

The Meadowlands will require a Stallion Early Closer Participation Payment to provide eligibility for their foals of 2025 for Meadowlands stakes and early closers that comes due (postmarked by) Feb. 1...

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Meadowlands Stallion Nomination List Updated

September 23, 2025

The Meadowlands would like to remind potential buyers at the upcoming commercial yearling sales of the new Stallion Early Closer Participation program for foals of 2024.

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Meadowlands Modifies Stakes, Early Closer Policies

August 01, 2025

On Friday, Aug. 1, The Meadowlands released a statement regarding modified policies for stakes and early closer eligibility.