Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program

Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program

Purple Haze Holding Jug Ticket Fundraising Auction

September 15, 2026

Wanda Polisseni, President of Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program, has donated eight tickets and parking for the Little Brown Jug and the Jugette available for bidding with proceeds to benefit t...

Raceace and Alan Schwartz

Amateur Drivers Donate To Worthy Causes

February 11, 2026

The North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) made a pair of donations the week of Feb. 9 to support racehorse aftercare and United States veterans.

Saratoga Raceway's Driver's Challenge participants

Veterans Vs. Young Guns Challenge Benefits Charities

September 14, 2025

In a drivers challenge for charity held on the Sunday, Sept. 14 matinee at Saratoga Casino Hotel, the “Young Guns” Brett Beckwith, Mitch Cushing, Jacob Cutting and Matt Athearn got the better of “The ...

Horseplay grand prize winner Dennis Ritchie with Meadowlands' Jason Settlemoir

Horseplay Car Giveaway Benefits Fans And Charities

August 08, 2024

Dennis Ritchie of Carlstadt, New Jersey walked away with a 2024 Toyota Corolla as the grand prize winner of Meadowlands Racetrack’s 2024 Horseplay promotion.

Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program

NAADA Donates To Purple Haze

October 21, 2023

The North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) has announced a donation of $2,500 to the Oxford, New York-based Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program.

Meadowlands

Brower Masters Meadowlands Challenge

August 22, 2022

It was a hard fought battle, but in the end, track oddsmaker and TV host Dave Brower took the inaugural Meadowlands Battle of the Masterminds, which ran from June 3 to August 5.

The Meadowlands' Horseplay car winner with Jason Settlemoir

Fans And Charities Benefit From Meadowlands Horseplay

August 22, 2022

Anthony Paterno of Wallington, New Jersey, walked away with a 2022 Toyota Corolla LE as the grand prize winner of Meadowlands Racetrack’s Horseplay promotion.

STA Grants $50,000 To Five Accredited Organizations

The Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) has announced that grants totaling $50,000 have been distributed to STA Aftercare Organizations that have successfully achieved accreditation in 2022.

Mill Creek Donates To Adoption Program

November 15, 2021

Mill Creek Farm of Saratoga is donating a 2022 season to their new stallion Coraggioso, the 2012 New York Sire Stakes champion, to the Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program said owner Anne Morgan.

Colours Auction Slated For Harrisburg

November 05, 2021

The Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program will be holding a fundraiser auction featuring 21 sets of race-used driving colors signed by their respective drivers.

New Adoption Program Opening Soon

There is good news on the horizon in the Empire State for Standardbreds who are closing in on the end of their career.