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NJ Racing Adopts New Pylons Rule

September 02, 2021

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) has issued a notice to horsepeople that the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC) has voted to adopt a new pylons rule, which will...

Sniffing Out Prohibited Substances

December 07, 2019

Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey Racing Commission have deployed a new asset in the effort to prevent cheating in the horse racing industry -- a specially-trained scent-sniffing do...

Svanstedt Drops Resolve Appeal

December 22, 2016

According to the New Jersey Racing Commission, trainer Ake Svanstedt has withdrawn his appeal of the penalties imposed as a result of positive tests on two of his horses in early August at the Meadowl...

Resolve Disqualified From Cashman Win

December 06, 2016

As a result of a hearing held on November 30, the New Jersey Racing Commission has suspended trainer Ake Svanstedt 15 days and fined him $500 as a result of a positive test on Resolve in the $273,600 ...

Crown Horses Negative For Blood Doping

October 28, 2016

All 117 horses entered in the Breeders Crown events this weekend have been subjected to out-of-competition testing by the New Jersey Racing Commission.

Commission Won't Scratch Oakes' Horses

October 26, 2016

It has been reported that New Jersey Racing Commission Executive Director Frank Zanzuccki has informed the Meadowlands Racetrack that trainer Chris Oakes’ Breeders Crown horses cannot be scratched by ...

Meadowlands Requests Oakes' Horses Scratched

October 25, 2016

The Meadowlands Racetrack has sent a formal request to the New Jersey Racing Commission asking to have both Breeders Crown horses trained by Chris Oakes to be scratched from this weekend’s Finals for ...

Release Of Purse Money In NJ Overnights

February 19, 2016

Effective immediately, the request submitted by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey to permit the release of purse money prior to post race testing results has been approved...

En Banc Hearing For NJ Sports Gambling

February 10, 2016

Twelve U.S. federal judges are set to hear an appeal from the State of New Jersey into the August 2015 ruling that deemed the state’s sports wagering deregulation illegal.

Step Forward For NJ Exchange Wagering

November 23, 2015

It has been reported that this past Wednesday (November 18), the New Jersey Racing Commission approved an application from the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority to issue Betfair US an excha...

New Jersey To Have 200 Dates In 2016

November 19, 2015

New Jersey’s two harness tracks – the Meadowlands Racetrack and Freehold Raceway – have been awarded a combined 200 racing dates for 2016.

‘Crown’ Entrants Test Clear

November 21, 2014

It has been announced that the New Jersey Racing Commission has cleared the out-of-competition tests screened so far form entrants that are scheduled to participate in the $5.5-million Breeders Crown ...

191 Dates For New Jersey Tracks

November 20, 2014

The New Jersey Racing Commission awarded 191 standardbred racing dates for 2015 with 110 dates at Freehold and 81 dates at the Meadowlands.