For the fifth consecutive year, the television teams at the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and The Meadowlands will combine forces to bring high-caliber harness racing stakes events to a national television audience over the networks of FOX Sports as part of NYRA’s “America’s Day at the Races” telecasts.

Currently, there are eight shows scheduled, which will feature virtually every major event at the mile oval during the track’s Championship Meet, which kicks off Kentucky Derby Weekend (May 2-3).

“All of us at The Meadowlands are so pleased to once again be able to bring our biggest events to a national television audience,” said Jason Settlemoir, Meadowlands Racterack's Chief Operating Officer and General Manager. "The broadcast crew at NYRA has plenty of experience with shows like these, and that experience shows. The telecasts are always first-rate and they have had a great effect on getting our races into the living rooms of people who might not otherwise watch them. They have created added interest, as well as added handle, on our races, which proves the shows give us precisely what we are looking for.”

“America’s Day at the Races is proud to be the broadcast home for harness racing’s marquee events, including The Meadowlands’ signature races, the Meadowlands Pace on July 12 and the historic 100th Hambletonian on August 2,” said Pat McKenna, NYRA's Vice-President of Communications. “NYRA is dedicated to growing viewership and wagering on horse racing, whether it be Thoroughbreds or Standardbreds. Our partnership with The Meadowlands supports these goals by bringing the best racing has to offer to a broader audience on the FOX Sports family of networks.”

The following is the schedule for the FOX Sports shows, with the event(s) that will be featured and the time the show will be broadcast. Which FOX network the show can be found on – Fox 5 New York (locally), FS1 or FS2 – will be determined.

• May 17 – Cutler Memorial, 8-11 p.m., TBA
• June 28 – Perfect Sting, Brower Memorial, Crawford Farms, Six Pack, 8-11 p.m., TBA
• July 5 – Stan Bergstein Graduate finals; Meadowlands Pace eliminations, 8-11 p.m., TBA
• July 12 – Meadowlands Pace Night (multiple stakes), 8-11 p.m., TBA
• Aug. 2 – Hambletonian Day (multiple stakes), 1-7 p.m., TBA
• Sept. 5 – New Jersey Classic Series finals, 8-11 p.m., TBA
• Nov. 1 – Kindergarten finals, 8-11 p.m., TBA
• Nov. 15 – Fall Four stakes, 8-11 p.m., TBA

(Meadowlands Racetrack)