East
Rutherford, NJ - The 2014 Kindergarten Classic Series begins on Friday night,
August 1 at The Meadowlands with eight healthy divisions of freshman
trotting fillies and colts, each racing for a purse of $10,000. The entry
fee is $250 made payable to The Meadowlands.
Fifty-two
fillies and thirty-three colts will face the starting gate as the series begins
its course though summer into fall with several stops on tap. The road
leads to Tioga Downs in late August, then off to The Red Mile for a pair of
September legs before trekking back north to Vernon Downs in mid-October for
the last leg and the $200,000e final for each on November 1.
Now in
its eight season, the Kindergarten series has become very popular with trotting
trainers, offering a place to race the youngsters against their own kind early
and as a safe haven for those not quite ready to tackle the top caliber
Grand Circuit types.
The
entire Friday card is now available on the USTA website.
