Six stakes series will be featured during Meadowlands Racetrack's fall meet which will begin October 23

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Applications for the late closing series are available under the Horsemen section of meadowlandsracetrack.com. Nominations close Friday, October 15.

All six events feature two preliminary legs worth $15,000 each and finals estimated at $50,000 (based on 30 nominations). All the finals will be raced Saturday, November 13.

Five of the six events are for pacers, including a pair of two-year-old stakes: the No No Yankee for colts and geldings and the Savilla Lobell for fillies. Both are for non-winners of three or $50,000 lifetime (up to and including October 11). Both of these series will feature eliminations on October 29 and November 5.

The Escort for colts and geldings and the Stienams Place for fillies carry the same earnings limits but are for three-year-olds. Elims are on October 30 and November 6.

The Willow Wiper for four-year-old pacers that are non-winners of $150,000 lifetime will have its elims on October 30 and November 6.

The only trotting event is the Paul Doherty Memorial for three-year-old colts and geldings that are non-winners of three or $50,000. The elims are on October 29 and November 5.

The Meadowlands fall meet will run on weekends only, October 23 through December 18. First-race post time will be 7:00 p.m. for the Friday and Saturday cards. The meet will kick off with an Oktoberfest celebration on October 23, followed by the track's popular Halloween Costume Party on October 30. The annual Holiday Bash is set for closing night, December 18.

(Meadowlands)