Meadows Monday Memo

QUALIFIERS MOVED TO WEDNESDAY

Due to the winter storm over this past weekend, The Meadows has moved this week’s qualifying races from tomorrow (Tuesday, January 27) to Wednesday (January 28) at 11:30am, prior to the parimutuel card, which begins at 12:45pm.  As always, the qualifying races will be shown live on the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association’s Facebook page.  Also note that after a two-day closure due to weather conditions, The Meadows’ Racebook will resume regular hours on Tuesday, January 27.

WIN STREAKS

The start of the new season has seen several horses continue winning streaks that began in late 2025.  All The Chips, a claiming pacer, has now won six straight in claiming ranks after a victory on Saturday in 1:54.3.  The first five of those wins were for the Dirk Simpson Stable, and after a claim, the sixth victory was for the Jason Brewer barn.  Wildcat Lisa, a pacing mare, extended her winning streak to five races for the Brandon Presto Stable with a win last Thursday.  And on Friday, trotter Farah Trio IT won for the fifth consecutive start for trainer Scott Betts, and is undefeated since adding trotting hopples.

POP-UP SERIES FINALS ALL WEEK

The new Pop-Up Series for conditioned claiming trotters and pacers will conclude this week with four $15,000 finals, one each day from Wednesday through Saturday.  Horses have earned points in three preliminary legs, setting the fields for this week’s finals.    Legacy’s Casanova, trained by Dana Kahrig, has been installed as the morning line favorite for Wednesday’s final, which features colt and gelding trotters.  The race is carded as #7 on the 13-race card.

SPRING SERIES COMING UP SOON

The annual Spring Early and Late Closer Series at The Meadows are coming up soon, and we are just over a month away from the deadline for entering the first four events.  February 15 will be the deadline to enter the Wilbur Zendt Memorial Pace, the Boots & Donna Dunn Memorial Pace, the Corwyn Greene Memorial Trot and the Joe & Mary Wohlmuth Memorial Trot.  The events are for 3- and 4-year-old trotters and pacers, Pennsylvania Sired or PA-owned, that are non-winners of 2 Extended PM races or $25,000 lifetime up to and including January 15, 2026.  Winners over $40,000 lifetime are not eligible.   For additional information regarding entries, contact The Meadows’ Race Office at 724-229-6964.

If you would like additional information at any point, please reach out to track announcer Jeff Zidek (jeff.zidek@pennentertainment.com).

by Jeff Zidek, for The Meadows