East Rutherford, NJ – The Meadowlands will offer a number of short harness racing series’ over the next few weeks to help fill the gap with no stakes scheduled locally during the Grand Circuit meet at Mohawk.
Notice that numbers 5 & 6 are three legs and a final, designed to provide starts for the three year olds that may have a gap in their regional schedules.
Details on all six of the proposed series’, including a few that started this week but in which you may still enter, may be found below.
The next condition sheet is here and the draw is Tuesday morning as usual.
Event #1 (Fri.) Pace TRACKMASTER SERIES – Leg 2 of 2 TrackMaster Rating 71.5 (N/W L2 72/2L4 72.5) or less as of 6/6 (Starters @ Meadowlands or Freehold in at least 3 of Last 5 Starts Allowed 1 Point)
Optional Claiming $6,000 AE: Leg 1 Starters – Purse $8,000
Event 2 (Sat.) Pace PLAY MEADOWLANDS – Leg 2 of 2 N/W $5,000 (NJSO or N/W L2 $5,500) in Last 4 Starts AE:
TMR 80.5 (N/W L2 81/2L4 81.5) or less as of 6/6 or Winners B/C N/W $3,500 or less in L/S –
Starters in a class higher than N/W $8,500 in L/S N/E AE: Leg 1 Starters – Purse $11,500
Event 3 Pace PLAY MEADOWLANDS SERIES – Leg 1 of 2 Claiming Handicap $20,000 – $25,000 Enter in
$500 increments (Must race both legs to be eligible to the Final if series goes – FINAL $22,500
on 6/24) – Purse $15,500
Event 4 Pace PLAY MEADOWLANDS SERIES – Leg 1 of 2 N/W $10,000 (NJSO or N/W L2 $11,000) in L4
Starts AE: TM Rating 86.5 (N/W L2 87/2L4 87.5) or less as of 6/6 Starters in a class higher than
N/W $17,500 or a winner of this class or higher in L/S N/E – Final $23,500 – Purse $16,500
Event 5 Pace PLAY MEADOWLANDS SERIES – Leg 1 of 3 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings N/W 3 (N/W L2 or
NJSO 4) Extended PM Races or $52,500 Life (Legs 6/9, 6/16, 6/24 – FINAL on 7/1 – $30,000) – Purse $20,000
Event 6 Pace PLAY MEADOWLANDS SERIES – Leg 1 of 3 5 Year Olds and Under Winners of 4 but not more
than 7 (N/W L2 or 3YO 8) Ext. PM Races Life AE: N/W $100,000 Life (If series goes Legs 6/10,
6/17, 6/24 – Final on 7/1 – $30,000) – Purse $20,000
*As always if they don’t fill with enough entries for a series, it will be raced as an overnight
From The Meadowlands