The Saturday, March 7 live TV presentation from The Meadowlands will provide viewers a different look with different perspectives.

In fact, there will be five of them.

That evening, The Big M’s broadcast will celebrate International Women’s Day, sponsored by Clinton Tractor, by having a five-member, all-female talent team bring the action to players, and the ladies who will be participating come from just about every different walk of harness racing life.

The pre-game show gets underway at 5:25 p.m. with the first race heading to the gate at 6 p.m.

Take a closer look as the roster of talented talent:

Melissa Keith, track announcer: The only full-time female harness racing announcer in North America does her job from the top of the stands at Rideau Carleton Raceway in Ottawa, Ont. She is also a columnist for Harness Racing Update, focusing on the top track in Canada in “The View from Woodbine Mohawk Park.” Keith also writes for Atlantic Post-Calls, which is known as “The Journal of Atlantic Canadian Harness Racing.” She has won multiple awards for writing, with three John Herveys and two Standardbred Canada Media Excellence awards to her credit.

Debbie Little, host: After covering live harness racing major stakes events and serving as both a Thoroughbred and Standardbred handicapper for the New York Post for 27 years, Little then moved on to become a columnist for Harness Racing Update, serving as the author of her weekly contribution “Meadowlands Matters.” Two years ago, Little added a big responsibility to her resume, when named the associate editor at HRU while evolving into a semi-regular on The Big M’s TV show. Last year, Little was inducted into the Communicators Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York.

Meadow Twaddle, co-host: The daughter of horseman Tim Twaddle currently works with the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Association and is the co-host of the podcast Hot 2 Trot. She also assists the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association with its marketing efforts. Twaddle has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and marketing from Washington and Jefferson College and her passion is making horse racing more accessible and exciting by sharing authentic, behind-the-scenes moments that highlight the people and heart of the sport, helping bring fans closer to the action. She’ll be making her eighth and ninth appearances, respectively, on the Sam McKee Memorial Broadcast Set this weekend.

Heather Wilder, paddock interviews: The longtime journalist has worked on many Little Brown Jug and Breeders Crown live telecasts. In addition, she does a video spot called “Twos in Training” for Harness Racing Update and does freelance interview work for the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Wilder is an integral part of the family stable – alongside her husband, Mike Wilder, and father, Dan Altmeyer – that is based at The Meadows.

Kiara Morgan, FDTV analyst: The daughter of trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. is, plain and simple, a horsewoman. She is adept at driving horses, as her seven wins from just 20 starts during 2025 on the Ohio fair circuit proves. She loves working in the stable every day, and her dad needs the help, with about 100 horses to care for and jog. It’s an all-day job. So why the interest in being a broadcaster? “I want to put together all of my experience and knowledge over the last few years and want to share it with the public,” said Morgan. “And I am very happy that The Meadowlands is giving me this opportunity.”

“It took a lot of effort from a lot of our staff, but it looks like we have put together something pretty special for Saturday night,” said Jason Settlemoir, Big M Chief Operating Officer and General Manager. “Everyone in our sport knows that there are female trainers and drivers. What they might not have realized is that there are plenty of females who participate in the sport as track managers and officials, state officials, backstretch workers, and, of course, as on-air talent, as our five ladies will get to show off their expertise on Saturday night. This evening should prove to be a truly unique experience.”

What racing fans can also expect that night are sizzle videos and interviews with the industry’s top female trainers, drivers and grooms, as well as two races featuring all-female-driver fields (in races two and five). Award-winning photographer Jessica Hallett will be on-site capturing the festivities, while Mary McDermott will handle all social media duties, posting interviews and behind-the-scenes videos. Trainer Annie Stoebe, who worked on the Sam McKee Memorial Broadcast Set last week, will also offer a Facebook feed from the paddock.

International Women’s Day, which is actually on Sunday, March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.

IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911, supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organization-specific.

Stellar Yankee seeks his third straight win in the weekly high-end claiming feature on Saturday night for trainer Cory Stratton and his brother, driver Jordan. The gelded son of Always B Miki-Somethinginawater has been on a form spree for some time now, as the eight-year-old has emerged victorious in four of his last 11 starts beginning with a win at the non-winners of $2,500 USD level in November. His rise in class ever since has been as steady as it’s been impressive.

Stellar Yankee will start from post nine in the nine-horse field as the only entrant in the race sporting the maximum tag of $60,000 USD. His career earnings total $538,882.

Free program pages for every race of every race card at The Meadowlands are available on the the track's website at playmeadowland.com.

(With files from Meadowlands Racetrack; photo of Meadow Twaddle [left] and Debbie Little [right])