The Graduate Series has reached its conclusion so far as the preliminary legs with the last of those raced on Friday night at The Meadowlands with Always A Prince and The Downtown Bus the winners.
The series, restricted to four-year-old pacers and trotters, began in early May and after four legs for both gaits the top 10 in the standings that declare will race in the $250,000E finals on Saturday, July 6.
The July 6 card of harness racing at The Meadowlands also features Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace eliminations as well as being fan appreciation night with a special post time of 6:30 p.m.
The conditions for Graduate finals require that the horses start in a minimum of 50 percent (two of four) of the legs to be assured a place on the gate for the final. If fewer than 10 horses that meet that stipulation declare for the final, then those horses with starts in fewer than 50 percent of the legs would be eligible to draw in.
The final standings are attached here.
(Meadowlands)