Outdoor seating available Hambletonian Day

A limited number of outdoor tables located on the promenade deck are available for Hambletonian Day, Saturday, August 4.

The tables are $300 and include admission, program and seating for 4. 

Those interested in purchasing a table should call Max Segal at 201-460-4050 or email NMR_Exec@playmeadowlands.com 

This Saturday gates open 10 am with first race at 12 noon.

For all things Hambletonian, visit www.playmeadowlands.com and www.hambletonian.org. 

Ken Warkentin's Final Road to the Hambletonian 2018

Rank	Horse	Driver, Trainer, Owner	Ken Warkentin’s Comments
1	Six Pack	Ake Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc, Little E, Stall Kalmar FF, Lars Berg	Star on the NYSS circuit fresh off a dazzling world record of 1:50 in a Dancer division, a close second in the Beal his only loss in six starts this season, Ake Svanstedt going for back-to-back Hambos
2	Wolfgang	Yannick Gingras, Jimmy Takter, Brixton Medical, Goran Falk, Hatfield Stables, Fair Island Farm, Inc.	Dominated his Dancer division in a career best of 1:51.2 after missing three weeks, three-for-three this season, Goodtimes winner leads the Takter battalion & could give Takter his fifth Hambo
3	Atlanta	Scott Zeron, Rick Zeron, Crawford Farms, Holland Racing Stable, Howard Taylor, Brad Grant	Fifth filly since 2000 to try the boys & would be the first to beat them since Continentalvictory in 1996, five-for-five this season, sporting a Vernon Downs track record of 1:50.3 in the EBC
4	Crystal Fashion	Tim Tetrick, Jim Campbell, Fashion Farms LLC	Consistent gelding for Jim Campbell with an 8 – 4-3-0 record this season, upset the Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial in a career best 1:51.4, tuned up with a 1:52.4 win in the Reynolds Memorial on July 28
5	You Know You Do	Yannick Gingras, Jimmy Takter, Howard Taylor, Order By Stable, Bud Hatfield, Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld, Sam Goldband	2017 Peter Haughton Memorial, a solid second to Six Pack [1:50.2] in the Dancer, second [1:50.2] in a Big M overnight against older horses before that, Takter back up plan peaking just right
6	Tactical Landing	Jimmy Takter, The Tactical Landing Stable	$800,000 brother to Hambo runner up Mission Brief could be Takter’s best reclamation project ever, scored his second straight win on July 20 in 1:52.3, looks ready for his test for class
7	Alarm Detector	Trevor Henry, Benoit Baillargeon, Thomas & Elizabeth Rankin, Claude Hamel & Santo Vena	Prepped with an easy 1:54 Mohawk qualifier on July 27, O’Brien Award winner came up sick & third [1:53.2] in the Goodtimes, set a fast pace & finished third [1:50.4] to Six Pack in the Dancer
8	Classichap	Trond Smedshammer, Purple Haze Stables	Has quickly blossomed for Trond Smedshammer, rallied for second [1:51.4] behind Wolfgang in the Dancer, held off Tactical Landing in 1:51.1 on July 6 @ The Big M for his only career win
9	Evaluate	Corey Callahan, Marcus Melander, Stall TZ Inc	Has the talent to bounce back from his first break (sloppy track) in the Tompkins Memorial @ Big M on July 21, PASS winner in 1:51.4, a strong fourth [1:52.2] in the Beal Final
10	Fourth Dimension	Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant, Inc	2017 Dan Patch Award winner broke in two of only three starts this season, bounced back with a wire-to-wire 1:52.4 Big M qualifier on July 21 & has the credentials to iron things out in time

Eighteen Enter Hambletonian, Filly Atlanta Seeks To Make History

Seventeen colts and a lone filly entered the 93rd Hambletonian, to be raced as two $100,000 elimination heats for the $1 million final on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.

Atlanta, a sophomore daughter of Chapter Seven-Hemi Blue Chip, trained and driven by the father-son team of Rick Zeron and Scott Zeron, will attempt to become just the 14th filly to win the Hambletonian title in its 93 years. The last filly to do so was the world champion Continentalvictory in 1996.

Post positions for the Hambletonian heats and the $500,000 final of the Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old female trotters will be drawn and morning lines assigned on a Facebook live post-position draw at 2 p.m. (EDT) on the Meadowlands Facebook page and also streamed live on the Meadowlands YouTube channel.

The top-five finishers in each Hambletonian elimination heat will advance to the same-day final later Saturday afternoon. Elimination winners draw for inside posts 1-5 and all other finalists will then be placed in an open draw. There is no Lasix or any race day medication permitted in the eliminations or finals of the Hambletonian Oaks or Hambletonian Open.

The $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks and $1 million Hambletonian will be featured on a live 90-minute broadcast on CBS Sports Network from 4-5:30 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday.

Below is the alpha list of entries to the Hambletonian.

First Leg of the Trotting Triple Crown; 3-Year-Old Colt Trot in 2018 - $1,000,000

ALPHA LIST

Horse	Sex	Trainer	Nominator
ALARM DETECTOR	C	Ben Baillargeon	T & E Rankin, C Hamel, S Vena
ATLANTA	F	Rick Zeron	Holland Rcg Stb, H Taylor, B Grant, Crawford
CLASSICHAP	C	Trond Smedshammer	Purple Haze Stbs LLC
CRYSTAL FASHION	G	Jim Campbell	Fashion Farms LLC
EVALUATE	C	Marcus Melander	Stall TZ Inc
FASHIONWOODCHOPPER	C	Jim Campbell	Fashion Farms LLC
FOURTH DIMENSION	C	Marcus Melander	Courant Inc
HAT TRICK HABIT	C	Scott DiDomenico	Fred Monteleone Stb LLC
LAWMAKER	C	Anthony MacDonald	The Stable Lawmaker Group
MET'S HALL	C	Julie Miller	Stroy Inc, Andy Miller Stable Inc
PATENT LEATHER	C	Jim Campbell	Fashion Farms LLC
SHOSHIE DEO	C	DeWayne Minor	Annemette Minor
SIX PACK	C	Ake Svanstedt	Svandstedt, Little E, Stall Kalmar FF, Berg
SOUTHWIND CHROME	C	Paula Wellwood	Dreamville Stable
TACTICAL LANDING	C	Jimmy Takter	The Tactical Landing Stable
WOLFGANG	C	Jimmy Takter	Brixton Medical, Hatfield Stbs, Fair Island Fm
YOU KNOW YOU DO	C	Jimmy Takter	Taylor, Order By Stb, Hatfield,Katz, Libfeld Goldband
ZEPHYR KRONOS	C	Jimmy Takter	A Libfeld, M Katz, P Soderberg, C Takter

17 Colts and 1 Filly

Hambletonian Day is closing day with a post time of 12:00 noon, and the zenith of the Championship Meet. Fans can follow the next two action-filled weekends at Hambletonian.com, meadowlandsracetrack.com and on Twitter at #Hambo18.