The Meadowlands has set up a special account for industry
participants and racing fans who have pledged support for the television
broadcasts of the 2014 Little Brown Jug and the Meadowlands Pace which will air
on CBS Sports Net.
“Ontario trainer Jack Darling first mentioned the idea of
industry support for this project on his Standardbred Canada blog and the
response to his challenge has been overwhelming,” said Jeff Gural, Chairman of
New Meadowlands Racetrack. “We’d like to thank everyone for helping to
make this happen. We intend to pursue other
avenues to secure sponsorship, both within and outside of the industry, with
the idea of being able to televise one of the Breeders Crown nights in addition
to the Jug, Hambletonian and the Meadowlands Pace.”
“We realize TV is just part of the equation in the effort to
promote and grow our sport,” said Meadowlands CEO and General Manager Jason
Settlemoir. “This is an opportunity for harness racing to work hand in
hand with other companies and organizations to develop a synergy of social
media efforts, television, and other strategies to benefit everyone involved
and we are looking forward to this joint effort.”
Checks can be made out to and mailed to:
Meadowlands Racetrack TV Fund
1 Racetrack Drive
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
