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More racing opportunities, fewer full fields
March 16, 2011
Harrah's Chester opens its 2011 harness meet on Friday with 13 races, and it appears the additional racing opportunities had an impact on the weekend cards at the Meadowlands. The Meadowlands carded just 11 races on Friday and Saturday, with only three 10-horse fields on each card.   The
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Perfect M Forever has four straight at Dover
March 16, 2011
Perfect M Forever notched her fourth consecutive victory, winning the $26,000 Mares Open pace for the third straight time, on Tuesday, March 15 at Dover Downs. Ron Pierce, who had five wins Monday, added another four to his meet leading total.Eric Goodell got Perfect M Forever away fourth from the o
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"A-Nap" surges in Pompano drivers contest
March 16, 2011
In the span of less than 15 minutes Anthony Napolitano vaulted to the top of the heap on the second night of the Isle of Capri Drivers' Championship at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. The 29 year old reinsman was sitting in fourth place in the standings heading into the Tuesday evening act
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Modern Day Clyde in Meadows season's mark
March 16, 2011
Modern Day Clyde gunned down the field - and a national season’s mark to boot - when he captured a division of Tuesday’s Dennis Sheehan Memorial Pace at The Meadows. The other $15,000 splits in the opening leg of the event for 3- and 4-year-old colt and gelding pacers went to Border Fighting and Buc
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Big M video feature: Takter's award winning season
March 16, 2011
Jimmy Takter won the 2010 Hambletonian at the Meadowlands with Muscle Massive en route to being named Trainer of the Year by the United States Harness Writers Association.   Take a look back at the highlights of the Takter Stable's season in this video on Meadowlands Racetrack's YouTube Ch
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Simon Allard set for Big M debut
March 16, 2011
Simon Allard, the young Canadian driving sensation, will make his Meadowlands debut on Saturday night.     Allard is listed to drive three horses on the Saturday card for his brother, trainer Rene Allard, including Strand Hanover in the $100,000 Four Leaf Clover final. Allard w
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