f the Hambletonian Oaks in 1971 as the filly companion event to the Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old trotters, two trainers Jan Johnson and Jimmy Takter have won both races on the same day.
A pair of fillies dropped into the box of the Hambletonian eliminations to try and become the third to beat the boys in the last five years and the 16th in the history of the event. Focus centered on Marcus Melander pupil Joviality S in the second $100,000 elimination on Saturday (July 30) at The Meadowlands until Jiggy Jog S stole the spotlight in the final yards.
Once online entries were closed this morning, there are 18 colts & geldings and two fillies entered in the 97th edition of the $1 million Hambletonian to be raced Saturday, Aug. 6 at Meadowlands Racetrack.
Live video from The Meadowlands is available for what the track has labelled "The Greatest Night in Harness Racing" on July 16, with more than $2.5 million in purses up for grabs and the $600,000 2022 Meadowlands Pace as the main event.
In the second start of his sophomore campaign, freshman Breeders Crown champion Rebuff seized the lead up the backside and held firm on the point to complete a stakes-record 1:49.4 mile which also equaled the track record for three-year-old trotting colts in the first of two $125,000 divisions of the Stanley Dancer Memorial at the Meadowlands on Saturday (July 16).