After careful consideration and consultation with various
horsemen, The Meadowlands will be suspending its rule limiting a trainer to two
horses (other than any horse the trainer has campaigned since the horse’s first
start) in the Final of a stakes race.
“There had been concerns voiced to us in the past regarding any
trainer having multiple starters in one stakes final,” said Jeff Gural.
“But after listening to the view points of several horsemen, we will suspend
the rule going forward. In addition, with the horse population continuing
to decrease, limiting the number of horses entered into some of our biggest
races may not be in the best interest of the Meadowlands as a business.
We will monitor this going forward and we certainly reserve the right to bring
this rule back with 30 days notice, if we feel it is necessary.”
The suspension of this rule is effective immediately and all
trainers should be aware of this when submitting their nominations for our
stakes events on February 15th.
