Officials from the Meadowlands Racetrack would like to remind horsemen nominations for six fall stakes series close Friday, October 15
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The fall meet begins Saturday, October 23 and runs weekends through December 18. Post time is 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday night.
All six stakes events feature two preliminary legs worth $15,000 each and finals estimated at $50,000 [based on 30 nominations]. Five of the six events are for pacers, including a pair of 2-year-old stakes – the No No Yankee for colts and geldings and the Savilla Lobell for fillies. Both are for non-winners of three or $50,000 lifetime [up to and including October 11]. Both of these series will feature elims on October 29 and November 5.
The Escort for colts and geldings and the Stienams Place for fillies carry the same earnings limits but are for three-year-olds. Elims are on October 30 and November 6.
The Willow Wiper for four-year-old pacers who are non-winners of $150,000 lifetime will have its elims on October 30 and November 6.
The only trotting event is the Paul Doherty Memorial for three-year-old colts and geldings who are non-winners of three or $50,000. The elims are on October 29 and November 5.
All six stakes finals will be contested Saturday, November 20.
To download applications for the late closing series, click here.
(The Meadowlands)