The opening night card features a trio of open events for older horses as harness racing returns to Meadowlands Racetrack on Friday, January 1

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Post time is 7 p.m. for the 13-race card, which features a pair of $32,000 Invitationals for trotters and mare pacers and a special $25,000 event for 10 years old and up. Hall of Fame driver John Campbell will be the featured guest on the opening night television broadcast that begins at 6:40 p.m. Fans can e-mail questions for Campbell to answer on-air to [email protected].

At age 13, Extender N is the veteran in the field for the "We're Not So Young Anymore" pace. Trained by Nat Varty, Extender N enters the race off a five-month layoff after winning his last two starts at Pocono Downs this summer. Millionaires Image of Dawn (11yo) and Quality Western (10yo) are also among the competitors in the sixth race feature.

The field for the seventh race open trot includes the Trond Smedshammer-trained Likeabatoutahell, who counts a $50,000 Su Mac Lad Series division among his six wins in 2009, and Lavec Dream whose victory in the $360,700 Armbro Flight propelled her to a career best season in earnings for owner-trainer Peter Kleinhans. A prolific bunch of mares will assemble in the tenth race open, including Native Bride, Chancey Lady, Ramona Disomma and Western Graduate.

Click here for early past performances for the January 1 card.

(The Meadowlands)