East Rutherford, NJ - The Meadowlands management is announcing that a total of 91 live
harness racing dates have been approved by the New Jersey Racing Commission for
the 2017 season.
Racing starts off the
year with Friday and Saturday cards then picks up Thursday for seven weeks from
the end of January through March 9. The weekend-only schedule then resumes
through the Aug. 5 Hambletonian.
The Meadowlands will
race live for two weeks on September 8-9 and 15-16.
The fall meet opens on
the weekend of Nov. 17-18 and expands to three days in December.
Post times are set for
7:15 p.m. with the exceptions of July 8 (Fan Appreciation Night) and July 15
(Meadowlands Pace final) which both begin at 6:30 p.m. and the usual noon post
for Hambletonian Day.
The stakes schedule
will be made public following the Racing Secretary conference this weekend. The complete calendar
racing schedule is available here.
Questions should be
directed to the Race Office at 201.842.5130.
