The Meadowlands will host the inaugural New Jersey Classic Series for Jersey-sired three-year-old trotting fillies and colts with eliminations scheduled for Friday, Sept. 2.
Only four colts were entered in the "A" division of the colt and gelding stakes and eight fillies in the "A" division for the fairer sex, effectively eliminating the need for elimination races. All those entered will instead go directly into the finals on Friday, Sept. 9.
The B level faired slightly better with 13 declared for the colt and gelding races and a dozen for the filly race. The conditions require that byes be offered (and were accepted by) the top 2022 money-winners entered. There will be a single elimination race for each of those stakes to get the number down to the required 10 starters in the Sept. 9 finals.
The two-year-old New Jersey Classic Series begins next week with A and B division eliminations for both the pacing and trotting fillies on Thursday, Sept. 8 and the pacing and trotting colts on Friday, Sept. 9. All two-year-old finals will be raced on Friday, Sept. 16.
Details will be available on the upcoming condition sheets.
The box for this weekend at The Meadowlands is painfully short without the number of expected elimination races and remains open to entries for the overnights should you desire to race.
(The Meadowlands)