Meadowlands Media Relations
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – After The
Meadowlands takes a break for the holiday – there is no racing or simulcasting
on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day – live action will return to The Big M with a
bang this Saturday (Dec. 26) night with a gigantic 15-race program that will
begin at the track’s new early post time of 6 p.m.
Like a true holiday feast, the card
comes with all the trimmings. All 15 races have full 10-horse fields and the
track’s betting menu offers all the goodies Big M players have grown accustomed
to, with a 20-cent Pick-5 (race one), 20-cent Survivor Pick-7 (race three),
20-cent Pick-6 (race eight), 10-cent Pentafecta (race 15) and a pair of 50-cent
Pick-4s (beginning in races six and 10). Both Pick-4s will have guaranteed
pools of $50,000 and all the wagers offer a low 15 percent takeout.
The wagering on the card figures to
be fast and furious since the last two Saturday programs were compromised: Two
weeks ago by heavy fog – which left all of who watched a limited view of the
first eight races – and last week by an electrical malfunction that caused the
cancelation of the entire 13-race card.
“The Saturday card features 15 full
10-horse fields,” said Big M Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason
Settlemoir. “Which will give horseplayers many chances for the big score. The
one-mile oval makes it possible for all vertical and horizontal players to
shoot for the moon.
“We think our product will do
extraordinarily well this winter with our new 6 p.m. post time, which will be
in effect through mid-March. We are hopeful that The Meadowlands with full
fields and low takeout can cultivate even more horseplayers from around the
world to wager on our signal.”
Not only will harness fans get to
overindulge on the races from the mile oval, but Thoroughbred fans will get an
excellent nosh as well, as the day after Christmas The Big M will offer
simulcasting of the Opening Day card from Arcadia, California’s Santa Anita Park.
The 11-race program – which features five graded stakes events – has a post
time of 2 p.m.
FREE PPs: For free past performances of
Meadowlands races, courtesy of the United States Trotting Association and
TrackMaster, go to playmeadowlands.com.
Races 10 through 13 – the entire Late
50-cent Pick-4 – will be available for Saturday’s card.
TWEET THE TEAM: Stay in touch on Twitter with the Big
M’s Dave Brower (@eedoogie), Dave Little (@DaveLittleBigM), Ken Warkentin
(@kenvoiceover), Shades Demsky (@shadesonracing) and Jessica Otten
(@JessicaOtten1). Check in everyday for Meadowlands news and updates at those
handles, as well as @TheMeadowlands and #playbigm.
CHECK OUT THE PICKS: For those who need to get a leg up on
the action, go to playmeadowlands.com
to see track oddsmaker and analyst Brower’s selections and commentary. Click on
the “handicapping” tab and go to “race reviews”.
Additionally, track announcer
Warkentin’s blog is available on the site and offers his picks and analysis.
On race nights, access picks and
plays from the Big M TV team at #playbigm or at @TheMeadowlands.
CHECK OUT THE SHOW: Be sure to watch the live “Racing
from The Meadowlands” pre-game show, which will now begin on race nights at
5:27 p.m.
On Saturday night, The Big M’s “A”
team of Brower and Little will talk about what’s going on in harness racing and
take a look at that evening’s featured races from the Sam McKee Memorial
Broadcast Set while Demsky will be the featured handicapper on the live
presentation on the Television Games Network (tvg.com)
all night long.
CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE TRACK? There are several options for those
who would rather catch the action from The Big M at home.
Racing fans can watch all the races
live on the Roberts Television Network (rtn.tv). In
addition, they can watch and wager by going to the Television Games Network (tvg.com) or their favorite Advance-deposit Wagering
site (ADW).
THE MEADOWLANDS SCHEDULE: There is no live racing on Christmas
Day, Friday, Dec. 25.
There will be live racing Saturday,
Dec. 26, with a post time of 6 p.m.
In addition, The Big M will be closed
for simulcasting on both Dec. 24 and 25.
HOLIDAY AT FANDUEL: Football fans can get their fill at
the FanDuel Sportsbook, located just inside the main entrance at The
Meadowlands.
On Saturday (Dec. 26), there will be
four college football games that handicappers can play, and, in addition, the
National Football League will have three contests: At 1 p.m., Tom Brady and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-9½) travel to Detroit to take on the Lions; Kyler Murray
and the Arizona Cardinals (-5½) host the San Francisco 49ers at 4:30 p.m.
before the final game of the day kicks off at 8:15 p.m. when Tua Tagovailoa and
the Miami Dolphins (-3) travel to Sin City to take on the Las Vegas Raiders.
This week for the Christmas holiday,
there will be some changes to the schedule at the FanDuel Sports Book.
On Dec. 24, bets will be taken until
6 p.m. The book will be closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.
During a normal week, hours in the
track’s FanDuel Sports Book are from 10 a.m. – midnight Sunday through Friday
and from 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. on Saturday.
