More Racing At The Meadows In 2017

Published: December 29, 2016 11:37 am EST

The Meadows Racetrack & Casino will offer 195 live racing programs in 2017, up 5.4 percent from the 2016 total, with the final of the $500,000 (est) Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids on Saturday, July 29, highlighting the season.

In most weeks, The Meadows will present four live cards -- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday -- first post 1:00 p.m. each day. The season kicks off Monday, Jan. 2.

Adios Week, featuring the top performers in the sport of harness racing as well as a variety of family-oriented entertainment, begins Saturday, July 22, with Adios eliminations (first post 1:00 p.m.). The final of the Adios, one of the premier events for three-year-old pacers, anchors a stakes-packed card that gets underway at noon.

Other highlights of the 2017 schedule include:

  • Five Friday evening cards, first post 5 PM, including the Jan. 13 “Night of Champions” when The Meadows honours the top local horses of 2016;

  • Special cards, beginning at 11:25 AM, to complement each jewel of the Thoroughbred Triple Crown as well as the Travers at Saratoga;

  • $5,000 total-pool guarantees, in association with the United States Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Initiative, for each day’s Pick 4 wager, a feature that proved popular with bettors throughout 2016.

(with files from The Meadows)

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