The Meadowlands has asked the New Jersey Racing Commission for permission to make changes to its 2009 schedule, including shifting the Hambletonian from the first Saturday in August to the second Saturday, moving the Sweetheart and Woodrow Wilson to the week after the Hambletonian, and extending the meet through Aug. 21. Also, the Big M will not race a winter meet that has been on the schedule from mid-November through December since 2002. The Commission will discuss the matter at its meeting scheduled for Nov. 19. The date for the 2009 Hambletonian will be Saturday, Aug. 8, the Sweetheart for 2-year-old filly pacers and the Woodrow Wilson for 2-year-old colt pacers will be held the following week, and the Breeders Crowns for older horses will be contested on closing night, Friday, Aug. 21.
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