This Friday evening, June 12 will be a special night at The Meadows, with a family friendly fun night and a chance for patrons to learn more about the sport of harness racing and horse ownership.  

The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association will host the event, which will coincide with the first race post for the evening of 5:10 p.m. Trainers will be on hand to meet with racing fans and discuss the sport, including fractional ownership opportunities.

One of the sport’s top ambassadors, the legendary Foiled Again, will also be on hand to meet racing fans on Friday evening. During his long racing career, Foiled Again, trained for many years through his retirement by Ron Burke, earned more than $7 million, more than any other Standardbred in history. Fans will get the opportunity to get up close and personal with the champion pacer during the race card.

Also on Friday evening, on-track patrons will have a chance to not only do a meet and greet with a mare and foal from Winbak Farm, they will have the opportunity to give the foal his official registered name in a Name The Winbak Foal Contest. 

“Winbak Farm is excited to have a top-notch mare, Exotic Form, and her foal attending the races on June 12. We have to thank Shaffer Standardbreds for making this possible for them to attend; the mare and foal are currently residing at their farm,” said Jack Burke, Winbak Farm General Manager. “Each year, we post foals on Facebook for fans to submit name suggestions for and now they can do it in person while watching races at The Meadows."

The young trotting colt is a son of millionaire Father Patrick, and from the stakes-winning mare Exotic Form. He is a half-brother to 2025 New York Sire Stake champion Happy Jack B, a winner of more than a $700,000 in just two seasons of racing. Local racing fans may also remember another of Exotic Form’s offspring, Barn Hall, who raced at The Meadows for the Randy Bendis Stable and has a mark of 1:53.2 and earnings of more than $500,000. 

The mare and foal will be in a special stall located outside on the track’s apron level throughout the evening. 

(The Meadows)