With Freehold soon to close for the summer
and the major stakes visiting Mohawk and Mohegan Sun Pocono, The Meadowlands
has structured several late-closing series' to offer Freehold horsemen
classes for their horses during the month of June.
Events will
be available for
trotters, pacing mares & pacing horses & geldings who have made a
minimum of six starts at Freehold in 2013 or are classified as C-2 at The Meadowlands as of May 27. Winners
of over $30,000 in 2013 are ineligible.
There will be two
$10,000 legs and a $20,000 added final for each throughout the month of June.
Nomination requires a fee of $100 which must be received by the Racing Office by
Tuesday, May 28. There is no entry fee.
"While The Championship Meet has it's place in
the lures of harness racing for providing the best racing of the year, The Meadowlands
believes we owe something to the horsemen of New Jersey and those horsemen that
have supported us all year. We are very pleased to offer these series to
give New Jersey horsemen an opportunity to stay at home, race for larger purses
than they typically race for and to do so on harness racing's
biggest stage, The Championship Meet at The Meadowlands," said Director
of Racing Operations Darin Zoccali.
The nomination form will be
available on The Meadowlands website and you may
contact the Racing Office for further information at 877-782-2537.
