The Meadows Racetrack & Casino today announced new qualifying standards as well as new schedules for June qualifiers and race draws
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Effective June 1, the qualifying standard for overnight events will be 1:59 for pacers, 2:01 for trotters. (Current standards are 2:00 and 2:02, respectively.) For each gait, two-year-olds are allowed four seconds, with three-year-olds allowed two seconds.
The first June qualifying races will occur Saturday, June 5, 10:30 a.m. Thereafter, June qualifiers will take place each Thursday at 10:30 a.m., with entries due by 10 a.m. Wednesday. Where possible, two-year-olds will be grouped together in qualifiers.
Effective June 7, the new draw schedule is as follows:
Race Day - Draw - Final Scratches
Monday - Wednesday - Thursday
Tuesday - Thursday - Friday
Wednesday - Friday - Monday
Friday - Monday - Tuesday
Saturday - Tuesday - Wednesday
Entries are due by 9 a.m. draw day. Please contact Race Secretary Tom Leasure for additional information.
(The Meadows)