Meadowlands Racetrack has announced that the 2024 foals of Pebble Beach, previously excluded from nominating to the 2027 Meadowlands Pace as yearlings by the Stallion Restriction Condition ("Gural Rule"), may now be supplemented to that stakes by making the two-year-old supplemental payment.
Meadowlands Racetrack reported on Wednesday, Jan. 7 that this has become possible due to the nomination of Pebble Beach to the stallions eligible for Meadowlands Early Closer Participation (ECP) payment for the foals of 2024, which is required to make the above mentioned supplement and will also permit all 2024 foals of Pebble Beach to be nominated and sustained to all Meadowlands Early Closers for two-year-olds in 2026 and for the life of the horse, providing the Feb. 15, 2026 ECP payment of $400 USD is made.
The Feb. 15 ECP payment of $400 USD is required of and any/all foals of 2024 nominated as yearlings to the 2027 Meadowlands Pace to continue with the two-year-old March 15 sustaining (or supplemental) payment and all subsequent payments on the stakes.
The Meadowlands Pace requires a two-year-old supplemental payment of $1,000 USD by March 15, 2026 along with all future sustaining payments.
Failure to make the ECP payment of $400 USD on the foals of 2024 will result in the horse being rendered ineligible for any future Meadowlands added-money events for the life of the horse.
(With files from Meadowlands Racetrack)