Allerage Farm

First foal of 2018 at Allerage Farm

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 19:09:26 +0000

Allerage Farm of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the birth of their first 2018 foal, a filly from the royally bred 1:55 performer Day Lily on Sunday (Jan. 21) at 11:40 p.m

Opulent Yankee scores in Big M feature

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 19:03:04 +0000

he final quarter was eventful, but that didn’t stop Opulent Yankee from winning the Friday night (March 23) feature at the Meadowlands.

The 7-year-old gelded son of Muscles Yankee, who won the Preferred Handicap on March 9, made it two straight spotlighted Big M events, taking the $15,000 high-class conditioned trotting event in 1:54

Meadowlands returns Friday with 7:15 p.m. post

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 19:02:06 +0000

The Meadowlands returns to its prime time post time of 7:15 p.m. with an 11-race program on the evening of Friday (March 23).

This will remain the post time throughout the balance of the meet with the exception of July 7 and 14 which will both begin with an early post time.

Opulent Yankee takes Big M feature

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 19:01:24 +0000

Driver Andy Miller drove patiently in Friday night’s (March 9) feature at the Meadowlands, and when he asked Opulent Yankee for trot in the stretch, the Julie Miller trainee responded in a big way, taking the $20,000 Preferred Handicap in a season’s-best 1:52.4.

The Meadowlands returns on Friday

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 19:00:39 +0000

With this week’s nor’easter behind us, the forecast is friendly for live racing at The Meadowlands to return with twin 13- race cards on the menu for Friday (March 9) and Saturday (March 10).

Big action on Friday at The Meadowlands

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 18:59:56 +0000

The Meadowlands is back racing Friday evening (March 2) with 13 live and a big $125,000 guarantee on the Pick-5 wager spurred by a carryover of more than $30,000 from last Saturday.

The bet requires a player to correctly select the winners of races three through seven and has a base wager of 50-cents. Race three is scheduled to go off at 7:25 p.m. (EST).

Racing resumes Friday at Meadowlands

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 18:59:07 +0000

Friday night (Feb. 2) brings with it another intriguing 13-race card at The Meadowlands.

The blend of races touches all bases, opening with a division of the GSY Driving Club then composed of trotters and pacers both young and old filling out the races with nine- and ten-horse fields all evening long.

Opulent Yankee wins again at Big M

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 18:57:57 +0000

His tactic might have been different, but the result was still the same

The usually speedy Opulent Yankee, who won this event one week ago on the lead, opted to sit a pocket trip Friday night (Jan. 26) in the featured $20,000 conditioned trot at the Meadowlands, and the 7-year-old gelded son of Muscles Yankee responded with an eighth of a mile to go, easing past Dover Downs invader Theresademoninme and holding on as that one came back on nearing the wire to win by a nose in 1:53.1 for the husband and wife Miller team of driver Andy and trainer Julie.

Trotters in the spotlight on Friday at Big M

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 18:56:52 +0000

Live racing returns to The Meadowlands on Friday (Jan. 19) with another action-filled 14-race card.

The featured race of the evening is the seventh, a ten horse conditioned trot for a purse of $15,000. Chief among the competitors are a pair who have recently competed at the Preferred level now realizing a bit of class relief and another that is rising through the ranks.

Book signing benefits SRF at Harrisburg

Ashleigh Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2018 18:55:57 +0000

Standardbred Retirement Foundation is hosting a book-signing event for the new release, Momentous: Racing to Glory. Author Freddie Hudson will be at SRF’s booth during the Harrisburg sale, at the Pa. Farm Show and Arena on Monday (Nov. 6) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.