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The Meadowlands Racetrack is a horse racing track at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...
The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, New Jersey owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA). ...
Map highlighting East Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ...
History and Information
The track hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing; its first-ever harness race was run on September 1, 1976 while thoroughbred racing commenced on September 6, 1977. With the exception of the opening season of 1976, the autumn has been dedicated to the thoroughbreds, while the rest of the year features standardbreds, or harness horses. Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ...
A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ...
September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
Fall redirects here. ...
Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ...
Standardbred harness racing horses are so called because in the early years of the Trotting Registry, the standardbred stud book established in the United States in 1879 by the National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders, only horses who could race a mile in a standard time or better, or whose...
The advertising campaign that accompanied the start of thoroughbred racing at the Meadowlands in 1977 was highly sophisticated and well-received, and was chiefly noted for its use of the song "Racing With The Moon," originally popularized in 1941 by bandleader Vaughn Monroe (alluding to the fact that the racing was to be conducted at night - a circumstance that still pertains, although afternoon programs during long holiday weekends are occasionally put on). Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, (2005) Advertising is drawing public attention to goods and services by promoting businesses, and is performed through a variety of media. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
This article is about the year. ...
Vaughn Monroe (October 7, 1911 - May 21, 1973) was a singer, trumpeter and big band leader, most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ...
The Meadowlands Racetrack, including the main building, horse barns and site, was designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm of Ewing Cole (now known as Ewing Cole Cherry Brott), who also designed a number of other track facilities around the world as well as Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia (with HOK Sport). Citizens Bank Park is a 43,500-seat baseball-only stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that opened on April 3, 2004 and hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 12. ...
HOK Sport is a division of the international architectural firm HOK which specializes in sports facilities. ...
In the middle of the track is a lake, which is supposed to be in the shape of New Jersey, although how closely it resembles the state is up for debate.
Like many racecourses in the United States, the main (dirt) track at the Meadowlands has a one-mile (1609 m) circumference; inside of this is a turf course (used by the thoroughbreds only) which is 7 furlongs (1408 m) in length. With a span of exactly 3/16ths of a mile (302 m) from the top of the stretch to the finish line and a distance of exactly 1/16th of a mile (101 m) from the finish line to the beginning of the first (clubhouse) turn, the dimensions of the track are considered "typical" or "standard" for an American racetrack. The main track is 90 feet (27 m) wide, while the width of the turf course is 80 feet (24 m).
With its sweeping curves and wide stretches, the "Big M" has been known for exceptional times for harness racing. Opening night at the track featured the fastest harness mile run in New Jersey to that time, 1:55 3/5 by Rambling Willie. The world record for a mile by a standardbred, 1:46 4/5 by Holborn Hanover, in rein to George Brennan, was established at the track on August 5, 2006 in a division of the U.S. Pacing Championship. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...
Rambling Willie (April 18, 1970 - August 24, 1995) was a harness racing horse, more specifically a bay pacing gelding sired by Rambling Fury and out of Meadow Belle by Meadow Gold. ...
The Meadowlands Racetrack has been the site of the Hambletonian, the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown. In 2006 the Hambletonian winner was Glidemaster, who was driven to victory by Harness Racing's all time leading money winning driver, John Campbell, in a time of 1:51 1/5. The Hambletonian is a United States harness racing event held annually for three-year-old trotting standardbreds. ...
The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian Yonkers Trot Kentucky Futurity Since its inauguration in 1955, only seven horses have ever won the Trotting Triple Crown. ...
The track is operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exhibiton Authority, also the operator of Monmouth Park. Monmouth Park Racetrack is a one-mile oval track for thoroughbred racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. ...
Sam McKee and Ken Warkentin are the current race callers and announcers for the Meadowlands.
Humpy Wheeler, owner of Lowe's Motor Speedway and other motorsports racetracks, has long had his sights on Meadowlands Racetrack for possible conversion into a short track venue for NASCAR events in the New York City area. His most recent of several attempts to purchase the track failed in the late 1990s. Howard Augustan Wheeler, Jr. ...
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
Physical Attributes Like many racecourses in the United States, the main (dirt) track at the Meadowlands has a one-mile (1609 m) circumference; inside of this is a turf course (used by the thoroughbreds only) which is 7 furlongs (1408 m) in length. The track is equipped to race at night and most of its races are at night.
Racing The following graded thoroughbred stakes are run at the Meadowlands: A graded stakes race is a term applied to a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. ...
- Grade II Meadowlands Breeders' Cup Stakes
- Grade III Boiling Springs Handicap
- Grade III Cliff Hanger Handicap
- Grade III Pegasus Stakes
- Grade III Violet Handicap
The Pegasus Stakes is a Grade III race for thoroughbred race horses held at Meadowlands Racetrack in October each year. ...
Upcoming Events Friday, September 29, 2006 Thoroughbred Meet Opening Night Friday, October 6, 2006 Horseplayer World Series Qualifier Friday, October 13, 2006 Meadowlands Breeders' Cup Friday, October 20, 2006 Geyser Peak Wine Dinner
2006 Stakes Schedule Fri, September 29 $150,000 CLIFF HANGER STAKES (GRADE III)
Fri, September 29 $55,000 KING BOLD REALITY STAKES
Sat, September 30 $60,000 THE LONG LOOK STAKES
Sat, September 30 $60,000 THE READY JET GO STAKES
Fri, October 6 $55,000 ACCORDANT HANDICAP (NJ BRED)
Fri, October 6 $55,000 PHOENIX STAKES
Fri, October 6 $250,000 PEGASUS STAKES (GRADE III)
Fri, October 6 $55,000 PATERSON STAKES
Fri, October 6 $55,000 WORLD APPEAL STAKES
Sat, October 7 $55,000 BERGEN COUNTY STAKES
Sat, October 7 $55,000 SALEM COUNTY STAKES
Fri, October 13 $500,000 MEADOWLANDS BREEDERS'CUP STAKES (GRADE II)
Fri, October 13 $60,000 EILLO STAKES
Fri, October 13 $60,000 JOHN HENRY STAKES
Fri, October 13 $55,000 P.G. JOHNSON STAKES
Sat, October 14 $55,000 QUEEN LIB HANDICAP (NJ BRED)
Fri, October 20 $55,000 THOMAS EDISON STAKES
Fri, October 20 $150,000 VIOLET STAKES (GRADE III)
Fri, October 20 $55,000 COMET STAKES
Sat, October 21 $55,000 GREAT FALLS STAKES
Sat, October 21 $55,000 HOLLY STAKES
Fri, October 27 $55,000 WITHOUT FEATHERS STAKES
Fri, October 27 $55,000 PRINCETON STAKES
Sat, October 28 $35,000 GREY GHOST STARTER HANDICAP
Sat, October 28 $55,000 GARDEN STATE HANDICAP (NJ BRED)
Sat, October 28 $55,000 WITCHES' BREW STAKES
Fri, November 3 $60,000 ALYSHEBA STAKES
Fri, November 3 $60,000 NAVAJO PRINCESS STAKES
Sat, November 4 $60,000 HONEY BEE STAKES
Sat, November 4 $55,000 NEW JERSEY FUTURITY (NJ BRED)
Fri, November 10 $60,000 RUTGERS STAKES
Fri, November 10 $55,000 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY STAKES
Sat, November 11 $60,000 MONTCLAIR STAKES
Sat, November 11 $55,000 STORM CAT STAKES
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