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The races at the Breeders Crown saw 12 standardbred horses compete over the two nights at Meadowlands Racetrack. Record $7.7M wagered as Meadowlands Racetrack hosted 41st Breeders Crown Skip to ...
Opened in the mid-1970s, Meadowlands Racetrack held its first-ever harness race on September 1, 1976, while thoroughbred racing commenced on September 6, 1977. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] With the exception of the opening season of 1976, autumn has been dedicated to the thoroughbreds , while the rest of the year features standardbreds , or harness horses.
The Meadowlands Pace is a harness race for three-year-old pacers, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Along with the Hambletonian Stakes for trotters, the Meadowlands Pace is considered to be one of the track's signature three-year-old events.
The William R. Haughton Memorial Pace (formerly known as the Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Pace) is a mile and one-eighth race for Standardbred Free-For-All pacers age four and older run annually at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
That year, The Hambletonian was raced at Empire City Race Track, which became Yonkers Raceway in 1950, because of wartime gas rationing. The Du Quoin State Fair in Du Quoin, Illinois gained the rights to host the race in 1957 and held on to it until 1980. Since 1981, the race has been at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The Cane Pace of 2004 resulted in the only dead heat in the race's history and one where the two horses had the same trainer and owner. [ 2 ] As of 2023, the Cane Pace is held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey as part of the undercard for the Hambletonian Stakes , the first leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters .
Meadowlands Racetrack 2YO Filly Pace: My Little Dragon: Ronald Pierce: Brendan Johnson: 1:52.1: Meadowlands Racetrack 2YO Filly Trot: Passionate Glide: Ronald Pierce: Jimmy Takter: 1:55.4: Meadowlands Racetrack 3YO Colt & Gelding Pace: Rocknroll Hanover: Brian Sears: Brett Pelling: 1:49.4: Meadowlands Racetrack 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot: Strong ...
The Woodrow Wilson Pace was a harness racing major event for two-year-old Standardbred pacers run from 1977 through 2012 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [ 1 ] First run in 1977 for a purse of $280,000, by 1980 the purse was $2,011,000, making it the richest race of any breed in horse racing history.