Sam Mckee Memorial

Catch The Fire

Catch The Fire Defends His McKee Memorial Title

August 06, 2022

Catch The Fire turned in a scorching 1:46.4 stakes and track record performance to defend his title in the $278,000 Sam McKee Memorial for free-for-all pacers during Saturday afternoon's Hambletonian ...

Catch The Fire Charging Hard In McKee Memorial

August 07, 2021

A snap move by driver Scott Zeron early in the mile proved to be the difference maker for Catch The Fire, who posted a mild upset over heavily favoured Nicholas Beach in the first and fastest division...

Bettors Wish Monstrous In McKee

August 08, 2020

Is it safe to say he's back? After an inconsistent start to his four-year-old campaign, Bettors Wish was an absolute beast in his best race this season to prevail in the $229,660 Sam McKee Memorial fo...

2020 Hambletonian Day Card Drawn

August 05, 2020

The stage is set for the biggest afternoon of the year on the harness racing calendar: Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Lather Up A Monster In McKee Memorial

August 03, 2019

The winning streak is now three-in-a-row and counting for the freakishly-fast Lather Up, who crushed the competition in world record-setting fashion in Saturday’s $230,200 Sam McKee Memorial at The M...

Things Get 'Western' In McKee Memorial

August 04, 2018

Western Joe starred in the Preferred ranks over the winter at The Meadowlands, but on Hambletonian Day the four-year-old found his way to the Big M winner's circle against the sport's best older pacer...

A More Masculine McWicked

August 03, 2018

"When he was three he acted like a gelding to be around...He was a very calm, cool horse. Now he’s definitely not a kid’s pony. When he comes into the paddock, everyone knows who’s coming because he’s...

Hambletonian Day Undercard Set

August 01, 2018

The card supporting Saturday's $1 million Hambletonian at The Meadowlands shapes up to be a blockbuster afternoon of harness racing with nearly $4 million in Grand Circuit stakes featuring the sport's...

US Pacing Championship Renamed

The US Pacing Championship, long one of the signature events on Hambletonian Day, will be renamed the Sam McKee Memorial beginning this August in honour of the track’s Hall of Fame announcer and broad...