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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

M1 - Qualifiers and Draw Schedule for Meadowlands Opening Night

Four trotting and seven pacing races make up the eleven qualifiers scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday morning at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

The draw for opening night, Friday, December 28 will be held Saturday, December 22 with the entry box closing at 9 a.m.

The opening night card features a $30,000 free for all filly and mare pace and a $30,000 free for all trot.

Classified racing makes its debut at the Meadowlands on Friday, December 28 with 7:15 p.m. post time.

In classified racing, horses are divided into letter classes instead of conditioned races based on earnings. The letter classes work up from a C-2 classification up to A-1 with a preferred and free for all as the top two classes past A-1.