EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – On Saturday, May 4th,
join Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment – for an exciting day and night of
simulcast & live racing action, including the 145th running of
the Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs.
Grandstand
doors open at 9:00 am with free parking and free admission. With a full day of
racing guests can enjoy a delicious lunch in the second floor Gallery. The
$39.95 Derby themed lunch buffet begins at 11:30 am. Dishes include sides and
starters like mashed sweet potatoes, home-made mac & cheese, freshly baked
corn bread, and sweet & spicy chicken wings, entrees like roasted chicken,
beef sliders and BBQ ribs, and assorted pastries and cookies for dessert.
For reservations call 201-THE-BIG-M (201-843-2446).
All day, enjoy Woodford Reserve bourbon, the
“Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby,” and bourbon specials including mint
juleps along with Grey Goose in the K-Derby cocktail for $10. Each
specialty drink is served in an official commemorative 2019 Kentucky Derby
glass.
Ladies are welcome to express their fashion
sense and style by entering the $1,000 Derby Hat Contest with no boundaries on
how over-the-top the headwear can go. The most creative hat wins the $500
grand prize. Sign up between 2:00pm to 4:45pm with the judging at 5:00pm in the
Winner’s Circle.
Plus all guests over 18 years of age can enter
the $100 Derby Win Wager contest. Ten lucky contestants will be selected
to place a $100 win wager on any horse of their choice in the Kentucky
Derby. Entry forms are available in the Derby program and at the Player’s
Club desk.
After the Derby, guests are welcome to enjoy a
night of live harness racing at the Meadowlands with the first post time set
for 7:15pm.
Pink, the tiered dining room with perfect views
of the live racing action, will feature a few Southern inspired options on the
$54.95 buffet created by Executive Chef Dennis Sammarone. Pink will open
at 4:30 pm and reservations are strongly recommended as space is extremely
limited. To reserve a table call 201-THE-BIG-M (201-843-2446).
Prizes continue into the night with ten $100
win wagers on live harness racing, the ten contestants will be selected
throughout the night. Entry forms are available in the live racing program and
at the Player’s Club desk.
Fans can also participate in the Horseplayer
Car Giveaway by picking up a FREE horse to toss
at the Players Club desk or Horseplay table in front of the Winner’s Circle.
Participants attempt to throw their numbered horse into the window of a moving
car. A winner, randomly chosen from all the horses that make it into the car,
will receive a $100 betting voucher. Each night’s winner will be entered into a
grand prize drawing to win a brand new 2019 Toyota C-HR on, Friday, August 2.
After the horse toss each night, children get to pick up all the horses left on
the track and receive a FREE ice cream from The Cafe’.
For
every horse that makes it into the Horseplay car, Meadowlands Racing &
Entertainment donates $10 to the designated monthly charity. The 2019 May
donation recipient is A Lot to Grow: https://www.alottogrow.org/index.html
The 2019 June donation recipient is Humane Society of Bergen County Lost Pet, Inc: http://www.humanesocietybergen.org/
The 2019 July/August donation recipient is Horse Rescue United - http://horserescueunited.org/
The 2019 June donation recipient is Humane Society of Bergen County Lost Pet, Inc: http://www.humanesocietybergen.org/
The 2019 July/August donation recipient is Horse Rescue United - http://horserescueunited.org/
Reminder, you must be 18+ to
enter wager on racing and enter any promotions. Gambling Problem? Call
1-800-Gambler.
