The feature race at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows on Thursday, Dec. 18 will be named in honour of one of the track’s longtime trainer/drivers, Ben Bolon.

Bolon passed away last week at the age of 79, and the sixth race on Thursday is named the Rollin’ Ben Bolon Memorial Trot in remembrance of the Ohio native.

Bolon won three driving titles at The Meadows in the 1970s, and continued racing through 2009.  He was known as an excellent trainer and driver of trotters, and the track is therefore memorializing him by naming the track’s top trotting event of the week for the longtime horseman.

Friends are invited to gather in the winner's circle to join the extended Bolon family for the blanket presentation following the sixth race.

Thursday’s card has 14 races, with races 10-14 comprising the Pick 5. A guaranteed pool of $5,000 will be offered for the wager.

First-race post time has been moved to 5:45 p.m. due to anticipated track thawing from warmer-than-usual temperatures.

(The Meadows)