September 2, 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 go into effect on Tuesday, Sept. 7....read on

December 7, 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 dog named Shadow....read on

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According to the New Jersey Racing Commission, trainer Ake Svanstedt has withdrawn his appeal of the penalties imposed as a result of positive tests on two of his horses in early August at the Meadowlands Racetrack, including $273,600 John Cashman Jr. Memorial Trot winner Resolve....read on

December 6, 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 John Cashman Jr. Memorial Trot on August 6 at the Meadowlands Racetrack....read on

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....read on

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 the commission....read on

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 failing to cooperate with an agreed-upon surveillance and out-of-competition testing program....read on

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 by the New Jersey Racing Commission....read on

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....read on

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 exchange services agent licence....read on

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....read on

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 races this Friday and Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack....read on

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....read on

November 5, 2014:

The New Jersey Racing Commission’s new medication rules went into effect on Monday, November 3....read on

January 21, 2014:

New Jersey Racing Commission Executive Director Frank Zanzuccki and Freehold Raceway General Manager Howard Bruno have commented on investigations by both entities into the January 10 accident, which sent multiple drivers to hospital....read on