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June 14, 2013~Hambletonian Extends Contract at the Meadowlands
The Hambletonian, the world-famous trotting race, will remain at The Meadowlands Racetrack through 2018. The Hambletonian Society, the race sponsors, and The Meadowlands have extended the existing contract three additional years. The Meadowlands has hosted the event since 1981.  The $1.2 million renewal takes place on Aug. 3. The Hambletonian, first contested in 1926, is part of the Trotting Triple Crown for 3-year-olds. Prior to coming to The Meadowlands, the Hambletonian was presented at five different venues, including a 25-year run at the fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Ill. that concluded in 1980.
June 11, 2013~‘Empire’ finals; Mohawk features eliminations
Sunday June 9, Vernon hosted the Empire Breeders Classics for soph trotters. The colts went for $259,900 and the fillies for $237,600. Jurgen Hanover (H-Credit Winner) won the colt division, coming off of cover and sailing home in 1:53.4. Non-eligible Lola De Vie took the filly chapter in 1:55.3. She won in the same style as Jurgen Hanover.  To read the rest of Frank & Ray Cotolo's feature, Click here
June 2, 2013~New York’s best face-off in ‘Classic’ elims
Vernon Downs presented two eliminations for each trotting division for the Empire Breeders’ Classic on Sunday afternoon, June 2. The top four in each division, plus a random fifth-place finisher will head to next week’s $250,000 finals. To read the rest of this story, Click Here
June 1, 2013~Hambletonian March Continues
Hopefuls for the two August classics – the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks – contested stakes over the weekend at Mohawk in Canada and the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Sophomore filly trotters were featured on the May 31 card at Mohawk with two divisions of the $150,000 Casual Breeze Stakes while New Jersey-bred trotters faced-off in New Jersey Sires Stakes finals at the Meadowlands on June 1  To read the rest of this story by Frank & Ray Cotolo, Click Here
May 28, 2013~Stampede of Sophomore Trotter Trials 
Smilin Eli
                                 Smilin Eli & Tim Tetrick
Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) was overflowing with fillies and colts at Harrah’s Philadelphia and the Meadows while New Jersey Sires Stakes’ (NJSS) leg two for the division went off at the Meadowlands and Mohawk presented the SBOA final for filly trotters—all on May 24.  To read the rest of this story CLICK HERE
May 17, 2013~Sophomores compete in Sire Stakes Arenas
Friday night, May 17, soph colts and fillies were stacked in trotting battles featuring state-breds in two U.S. programs, while a duo of fillies each took on a field of non-eligibles in SBOA elims in Ontario. To read the rest of this story, CLICK HERE
Smilin' Eli
Smilin' Eli Impressive in NJ Sires (Mike Lisa photo)
May 10, 2013~Sophomore Trotters Vie in Simpson Splits
             True Day Dream
                                     True Day Dream & Yannick Gingras
The John Simpson Memorial Stakes on Friday, May 10, at the Meadowlands attracted six fillies eligible for the Hambletonian Oaks in the $49,016 Elma, while 11 colt hopefuls for the August classic competed in the $54,030 Ayres. The two divisions of “Simpson” events were each cut into two splits.  To read more, CLICK HERE

May 6, 2013~Dexter Cup to Celebrity Maserati & Lady Suffolk splits;
                      Sophomore trotting events ensue
The Hambletonian Trail officially opened its path to the 2013 August classics on the first weekend in May. On Saturday afternoon, May 4, the showcase was the $139,600 Dexter Cup at Freehold Raceway, which attracted two Hambletonian hopefuls.
Celebrity Maserati
                                      Celebrity Maserati & Tom Jackson
The first big soph-trotting-colt event was won by Celebrity Maserati (H-Andover Hall) in 1:58.3h, with Dontyouforgetit (H-Cantab Hall) finishing second.

Lola De Vie  
                                     Lola De Vie & David Miller
Lola De Vie (David Miller) won the first of two Lady Suffolk divisions, a non-bettor with a purse of $39,900), for trainer Chris Ryder in 2:00.4h, at Freehold Raceway on May 3.  To read the rest of this story, CLICK HERE
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