#Volume Eight

Observations from a year-end racing oddity

Observations from a year-end racing oddity

One of the most uncommon ways to lose (or luck into winning) a race occurred at The Meadows last Thursday (Dec. 22). Though rare, I suppose it's not totally unheard of for the top-two finishers in a race to be disqualified to last and second-to-last. However, the way this instance occurred isn't anything at least I've seen before. In the opener on…
Horse Racing
Stakes record set in $416,200 Valley Victory

Stakes record set in $416,200 Valley Victory

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Volume Eight (Chapter Seven) and driver Andy McCarthy didn't have their A-game heading into Saturday's (Nov. 26) $416200 Valley Victory Trot final at the Meadowlands, but the 2-year-old was more than good enough to win the harness racing event for colts and geldings decisively with a stakes-record 1:52.2 mile. "He didn't…
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$100,000 Guaranteed Pick 6 Awaits Meadowlands Bettors On Friday

$100,000 Guaranteed Pick 6 Awaits Meadowlands Bettors On Friday

The final huge weekend of racing during 2022 at The Meadowlands will kick off the day after Thanksgiving, Friday (Nov. 25), as 20-cent Pick-6 players will pump plenty of green into the pot that features a double carryover with a total pool guarantee of $100000, which is offered in conjunction with the United States Trotting Association. As if that…
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