Sportscasters Charity Derby Set For Friday

A rooftop view of horses behind the gate at The Meadowlands
Published: June 15, 2022 03:45 pm EDT

The Meadowlands Racetrack hosts the Annual Sportscasters Charity Derby this Friday, June 17.

There will be two charity races, with four Sportscasters participating in each race. Meadowlands Racetrack will donate $5,000 to each of the two winning Sportscasters’ selected charities and will also make a $1,000 donation to each charity selected by each Sportscaster.

Sportscaster Derby Race 1 taking place at approx. 6:55 p.m. on Friday, features husband and wife Wally Szcerbiak and Rebecca Haarlow facing off against each other, 2012 Sportscaster Derby champ Marc Malusis and former wide receiver for the New York Jets Quincy Enunwa.

Sportscaster Derby Race 2 taking place at approx. 7:45 p.m. features 2019 Sportscaster Derby champ Brandon Tierney, ESPN radio host Don La Greca, NY Daily News writer Pat Leonard and SNY reporter Maria Marino.

Sportscaster Derby Race 1
Participating Sportscaster/Media Outlet - Charity – Paired Driver:

  • Quincy Enunwa/Former WR, NY Jets – Muscular Dystrophy Association – Dexter Dunn
  • Wally Szcerbiak/MSG Network – Croatian Charitable Foundation – Corey Callahan
  • Marc Malusis/PIX11 & SNY – Make-A-Wish Foundation – Todd McCarthy
  • Rebecca Haarlow/MSG – Rescue Dogs Rock NYC – Tim Tetrick

Sportscaster Derby Race 2
Participating Sportscaster/Media Outlet - Charity – Paired Driver:

  • Brandon Tierney/WFAN – St. Jude Children’s Research Foundation –Dexter Dunn
  • Maria Marino/SNY – American Cancer Society (Making Strides Against Breast Cancer) – Corey Callahan
  • Pat Leonard/NY Daily News – The Golden Lights Foundation – Tim Tetrick
  • Don La Greca/ESPN-NY (98.7 FM) – Ronald McDonald House – Todd McCarthy

“When I saw the list of sportscasters I got super excited, said Jason Settlemoir, COO & GM of the Meadowlands Racetrack. “We have some major talent in the bikes for these charity derby races!  We hope fans will come out to watch this fun event and cheer on their favorite local broadcaster.”

First race post time for Friday, June 17 is 6:20 p.m. Saturday, June 18 features the popular Meadowlands Racetrack Food Truck Burger Battle which kicks off at 5 p.m. with live racing starting at 6:20 p.m.

(Meadowlands)

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