Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

THE BIG M: News
November 16, 2004

The Meadowlands Receives Strong Opening Day Cards
The entry box for opening weekend of the Meadowlands' 2004 fall harness meet was met with a strong response by horsemen on Tuesday morning.

A total of 190 horses were entered for Friday night's 12-race card, featuring four divisions of the Charles Singer Memorial Series for three-year-old trotters. 152 horses were entered for the 13-race Saturday program, highlighted by five divisions of the Oil Burner Series for sophomore pacers.

Both stakes feature two preliminary legs and a final. The $51,300 Singer Final and $60,000 Oil Burner Final will be contested on Dec 4.

The 17-day Meadowlands fall meet runs from Nov 19 to Dec 18, Wednesday through Saturday nights. Post time is 7:30 p.m EST. The track is dark for Thanksgiving.

Fall Final Four Purses Each to Meet or Exceed $200,000

Purses for the Fall Final Four, the quartet of stakes finals for two-year-olds to be contested on Saturday, December 4, will each meet or exceed $200,000.

The races are the highlight of the meet and have a history of helping decide end-of-year honors among freshman trotters & pacers.

The eliminations for the trotting events--the Goldsmith Maid for fillies and the Valley Victory
for colts--take place on
Friday, November 26.

The pacers have their elims for the Three Diamonds for fillies and the Governor's Cup for colts on Saturday,Nov. 27.