One of the biggest race days of the harness racing season will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3 at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey and Canadians will be well represented in stakes action over the course of the Hambletonian Day card.
The following list breaks down the current Canadian-based drivers, trainers, owners, breeders and/or sires represented in the afternoon's stakes races on Hambletonian Day at The Big M.
Race 1 - $30,000 Continental victory for three-year-old trotting fillies (first division)
- #1 Sambuca Hanover - co-owner Melvin Hartman of Ottawa, Ont.
- #3 Sadbirdstillsing - co-owner Pryde Stables Inc. of North York, Ont.
- #5 Draw The Line - owner Brad Grant of Milton, Ont.; breeder Dustin Jones Stables Inc. of Waterdown, Ont.
- #7 Emoji Hanover - driver James MacDonald of Guelph, Ont.; trainer Luc Blais of Campbellville, Ont.; owner Determination of Montreal, Que.
- #8 Eloise - co-owner Blair Corbeil of Leduc, Alta.
Race 2 - $248,000 Cane Pace for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings
- #1 Captains Quarters - driver Jody Jamieson of Guelph, Ont.; trainer Herb Holland of Milton, Ont.
- #2 Mirage Hanover - Ontario-sired, by Bettors Delight
- #3 Legendary Hanover - driver James MacDonald; trainer Anthony Beaton of Waterdown, Ont.
- #4 Captain Luke - co-owners Pryde Stables Inc., Brad Grant
- #5 Remember The Alamo - co-owners Marvin And Lynn Katz of Toronto, Ont.
Race 3 - $50,000 Muscle Hill for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings
- #3 Diplomacy - co-breeders Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ont., Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ont.
- #4 Fly By - owners and breeders Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld; owner Pryde Stables; breeder Sam Goldband of Toronto, Ont.
Race 4 - $30,000 Continentalvictory for three-year-old trotting fillies (second division)
- #1 Slip Sliding Away - owners Marvin And Lynn Katz, Al Libfeld
- #3 Meetmeatthebar - co-owner Jean Dessureault of Candiac, Que.
- #4 Cool Ma Belle - trainer and owner Mark Steacy of Lansdowne, Ont.; owner Hudson Standardbred Stable Inc. of Hudson, Que.
Race 5 - $101,000 Shady Daisy for three-year-old pacing fillies
- #3 Reigning Jade - driver James MacDonald; trainer and owner Mark Steacy; owner Hudson Standardbred Stable Inc.
- #4 Lyons Legend - owner Threelyonsracing of Brantford, Ont.
- #5 Stonecoldtreachery - driver Bob McClure of Rockwood, Ont.
- #7 Rocket Deo - co-owner John Fielding of Scarborough, Ont.
- #8 Flawless - owners and breeders Marvin Katz, Sam Goldband
Race 6 - $240,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings
- #6 Precise Landing - driver James MacDonald
- #8 Yannick G Kemp - co-owner Melvin Hartman
Race 8 - $220,000 Sam McKee Memorial for open pacers
- #4 Backstreet Shadow - breeder Karen Carroll of Shedden, Ont.; Ontario-sired, by Shadow Play
- #7 Pleaseletmeknow - driver James MacDonald
Race 9 - $60,000 Vincennes for open trotters
- #1 Stable Genius - breeder Richard Thompson of London, Ont.; Ontario-sired, by Muscle Mass
- #2 Once In A Lifetime - owner Sad Frog Farms of Oakville, Ont.; breeder Coyote Wynd Farms of Oakville, Ont.
- #3 Delayed Hanover - driver James MacDonald
- #6 Lexus Kody - breeder Norm Dunstan of Caledon Village, Ont.; Ontario-sired, by Archangel
- #7 Pretender - co-owner and co-breeder John Fielding
- #9 Up Your Deo - co-owner Van Camp Trotting Corp. of Port Perry, Ont.
- #10 Djimon - trainer Mark Steacy; co-owners Hudson Standardbred Stable Inc., Stephen Downey of Quispamsis, N.B.
Race 10 - $160,000 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial for open trotting mares
- #2 Mambacita - co-owner Pryde Stables Inc.
- #3 Special Way - co-owners and co-breeders Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld
- #5 Warrawee Xenia - driver Bob McClure; trainer and co-owner Mark Steacy; co-owners David McDonald of Cornwall, Ont., Diane Bertrand of Lake Country, B.C.; breeder Warrawee Farm of Rockwood, Ont.
- #9 Tactical Mounds - owner Thestable Tactical Mounds of Guelph, Ont.
- #10 Adare Castle - driver James MacDonald; trainer and owner Mark Etsell of Rockwood, Ont.; owners Bob Newton of Walkerton, Ont., Graham Hopkins of Chesley, Ont., Peter Porter of Port Dover, Ont.; Ontario-sired, by Muscle Mass
Race 11 - $282,000 John Cashman Memorial for open trotters
- #2 Hasty Bid - driver James MacDonald, owners 1000063663 Ontario Inc. of Guelph, Ont., Paige MacDonald of Guelph, Ont.; breeder Jeff Ruch of Innisfil, Ont.; Ontario-sired, by My MVP
- #4 Its Academic - owner Brad Grant
Race 12 - $1,050,000 Hambletonian for three-year-old trotters
- #3 Highland Kismet - driver Bob McClure; trainer Mark Etsell; owner and breeder Highland Thoroughbred Farm of Inglewood, Ont.
- #5 Security Protected - co-owner Brad Grant
- #7 Secret Agent Man - co-owner Plouffe Racing of Bromont, Que.
- #9 Private Access - driver James MacDonald; trainer Luc Blais; owner Determination.
- #10 Amazing Catch - owners Al Libfeld, Marvin And Lynn Katz, Sam Goldband
Race 13 - $240,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for two-year-old trotting fillies
- #1 Spicy Nice - co-owner and co-breeder John Fielding
- #5 Torrisi - driver James MacDonald; co-owners Pryde Stables, John Fielding
- #7 Kendra - breeder Karen Carroll
- #8 My Honor - co-owner and co-breeder Marvin Katz; co-breeder Al Libfeld
Race 14 - $525,000 Hambletonian Oaks for three-year-old trotting fillies
- #2 Warrawee Michelle - breeder Warrawee Farm
- #7 French Champagne - owners and breeders Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld
- #10 Drawn Impression - driver James MacDonald; trainer Luc Blais; owner and breeder Determination
Race 15 - $146,000 Lady Liberty for open pacing mares
- #1 Silver Label - trainer Nick Gallucci of Stouffville, Ont.; owner and breeder Millar Farms of Stouffville, Ont.; Ontario-sired, by Bettors Delight
- #3 Sylvia Hanover - trainer Mark Steacy; owner Hudson Standardbred Stable Inc.
- #5 Prohibition Legal - driver James MacDonald; trainer Nick Gallucci; owner and breeder Millar Farms; Ontario-sired, by Big Jim
Additionally, the program includes a number of Canadians now based in the United States, including drivers Dan Dube, Yannick Gingras, Mark MacDonald, Scott Zeron; trainers Jim Campbell, Andrew Harris; owners Robert Leblanc, Herb Liverman, West Wins Stable and Richard Young.
Racing begins at 12 noon (EDT) on Saturday at The Meadowlands. For a free TrackMaster program for The Meadowlands, click here.
(Standardbred Canada; all purses reported in USD)