East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands Racing &
Entertainment in conjunction with Crawford Farms have released the new logo for
the Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace.
The new logo combines the Crawford Farms name and
traditional green and blue colors with the iconic swoosh and pacer of the
Meadowlands logo.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Crawford Farms
to present one of the premier harness racing events in the world," said
Jason Settlemoir, CEO/GM of Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment. "This
new logo is the perfect symbol to exemplify the type of industry cooperation we
need to advance our sport."
The new logo was designed by Kathleen Estes, graphic
designer for Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment.
Crawford Farms, a leading New York-based breeding
operation, and Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment agreed to a three-year
sponsorship deal that makes Crawford Farms the title sponsor of the Meadowlands
Pace through 2017. Crawford Farms served as a major sponsor of “The Pace” in
2014.
“We have made a long term commitment, which the industry
needs, to the Meadowlands and the Meadowlands Pace and we are ecstatic that
this race is held at a venue like no other in the sport,” said Michelle
Crawford of Crawford Farms. “It is a
dream come true to be able to sponsor one of the biggest events in harness
racing and to be able to bring people to a state of the art entertainment
facility with top restaurants and clubs.”
The Meadowlands Pace has been held annually since 1977,
when Escort won the inaugural edition. He’s Watching won the 2014 Pace in a
record time of 1:46.4. The 2015 Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace will be held on
Saturday, July 18th with eliminations held the prior week on
Saturday, July 11th.
ABOUT CRAWFORD FARMS
Crawford Farms is a family-owned and operated farm since
1966. The farm, located in Durhamville, NY, just acquired over 1000 acres to
continue to develop the state of the art breeding and stallion facilities. In
the recent years Albert & Michelle Crawford have greatly improved and
expanded the Crawford Farms facility to include approximately 55 broodmares, 40
race horses in training, state of the art breeding/foaling facilities, plush
pastures, a retirement paddock, and a half mile trotting track. Visit Crawford
Farms online at www.crawfordfarms.com.
