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Sponsored by: Last weekend (Feb. 12-13) was the third straight that saw total handle exceed the $7-million plateau at The Meadowlands – a lofty level reached three times during all of 2020 – and much of the recent wild wagering at the mile oval is due to the popularity of the tracks low 15 percent takeout bets. The Big M has seen great results since changing the Hi-5/Pentafecta format. Formerly, it was a 20-cent base with a jackpot, meaning it paid out only when there was one winn...

The first three Saturdays of 2020 were solid from a business perspective at The Meadowlands, as total wagering of $7.7 million averaged out to $2.569 million per card, resulting in an average per race of $183,523. Turn the page to 2021, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s continued miserable grip on the globe, business at the industry’s handle leader has been booming. Good as the numbers were during the first three Saturdays of a year ago, thus far this year has seen tremendous gains over t...

With the stars in perfect alignment, wagering at The Meadowlands has been booming of late. In fact, with the track dark each of the last two holiday-season Fridays, the Saturdays (Dec. 26 and Jan. 2) that followed saw cumulative handle exceed $8 million. After $3.7 million – the fourth-highest day or night of business during 2020 – was pushed through the windows Dec. 26, an incredible $4.5 million was put in play on Jan. 2, which sets a high bar to leap over on a “non-event” card during...

Sponsored by: With the stars in perfect alignment, wagering at The Meadowlands has been booming of late. In fact, with the track dark each of the last two holiday-season Fridays, the Saturdays (Dec. 26 and Jan. 2) that followed saw cumulative handle batter the $8-million barrier. After $3.7 million – the fourth-highest day or night of business during 2020 – was pushed through the windows Dec. 26, an incredible $4.5 million was put in play on Jan. 2, which sets a high bar to leap o...

Free past performances will be available for this and every live race card at PlayMeadowlands.com “We want to run a wagering promotion that gives back to our customers as a way of thanking them for wagering more than $4.5 million on us last Saturday night,” said COO & GM of the Meadowlands Racetrack, Jason Settlemoir. “This seeded and guaranteed Pick 5 pool, along with free past performances hopefully provides bettors an additional incentive to wager on us.” “We would like to thank t...

The Meadowlands EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – After The Meadowlands takes a break for the holiday – there is no harness 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 t...

Meadowlands: Saturday Night Card Features 15 Races With Full 10-Horse Fields Sponsored by: 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 tracks 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 ...

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. (EST). 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 accustome...

Saturday night’s live racing program at The Meadowlands was canceled due to an electrical malfunction of the track’s lighting system. The Big M will resume with live action on Saturday (Dec. 26) with a special early post time of 6 p.m. (EST). “We apologize for any inconvenience this caused,” said track Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “And we would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season.” For racing and simulcasting information visit Pl...

HAVEN’T I SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE? Driver Dexter Dunn makes one of his 128 trips to the winner’s circle at The Meadowlands during 2020, this time with Franco Totem N, who took the feature at the mile oval on Nov. 28. Lisa Photo EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - On the final day of the Championship Meet at The Meadowlands on Hambletonian Day, harness racing driver Yannick Gingras won four races to catch Dexter Dunn for the drivers title, defeating the defending United States Harness Writers Associati...