In an effort to make-up the lost day of Thursday, February 13th,
which was cancelled due to a snow storm, The Meadowlands will be adding the
live racing date of Thursday March 20th to it's racing calendar.
"With the two-week postponement of the Harrah's Philadelphia
meet, we believed it would be well-received by the horsemen to add this date to
the calendar," said Meadowlands Chairman Jeff Gural. "It has
been a brutally tough winter with many storms and cancellations aplenty all
over the northeast. Compounded with the loss of live racing at The
Meadowlands for two weeks due to the Super Bowl, we understand this has been a
less than ideal winter for trainers to get their horses raced and we are committed
to helping that in any way we can. The winter weather has been
particularly tough on The Meadowlands as well, as all the cancellations have
resulted in a hit to our import/simulcast business, which is the largest
contributor to our purses. It has become even more important, that our
only source of revenue, wagering dollars, maintain it's strength on our live
racing product. The only way to accomplish that is by keeping large
fields and competitive races. We are hopeful that once the weather warms
and we turn the calendar to spring, the horsemen will continue to support The
Meadowlands."
Post Time for the Thursday, March 20th program will be 7:15 P.M.
