Meadowlands Racetrack

There were a number of Canadian connections to the major stakes wins on the 2018 Hambletonian Day card of harness racing at The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J.

Hambletonian Day is here and Canadian connections are plastered all over Saturday’s spectacular card at The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J.

The night before the 93rd Hambletonian, it was bombs away at the Meadowlands on Friday, as a track that had seen 29 favourites score in its previous 60 races (48 per cent) became the land of longshots...

"I think everybody wants to try to win the big races. You don't get a horse like this very often; I'll probably never have another one [like him] in my lifetime. I wanted to try it and I'll been luck...

“It’s been challenging. He had a lot of health issues starting out the year that made my job difficult. But hopefully it’s coming together at the right time… We’re going to need a lot of luck, too.”