Harness racing fans who don’t live within driving distance of The Meadowlands can get a taste of being right there in the middle of the action this Saturday (May 16) night when the TV teams at The Big M and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) join forces for a sixth consecutive year to bring big-time Standardbred stakes into living rooms coast-to-coast on the networks of FOX Sports.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 5/16 card at The Meadowlands.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 5/15 card at The Meadowlands.
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He only had a total of 54 drives this year heading into Saturday night’s races at the Meadowlands, but Dexter Dunn showed why he is a five-time Dan Patch Driver of the Year award recipient, showing no rust after guiding the winners of both $25,000 leg two Platinum divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacers.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 5/9 card at The Meadowlands.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is coming soon to the New York metropolitan area, and with it, given that the championship soccer match will be played in the shadow of The Meadowlands at New York New Jersey Stadium (aka MetLife Stadium), there are some things that regular Big M live racing and simulcast customers should be aware of.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at The Meadowlands.
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Magic Punk, with trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt in the sulky, made a bold rally in the stretch on Saturday night to capture the Grade 3 $157,125 Dexter Cup at the Meadowlands in a 1:53 1/5 clocking that became a stakes record with the race formerly held only on half-mile tracks. Magic Punk, the slight 7-5 favorite, tracked down second choice Southwind Alamo in the late stages for an easy score.
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The 2026 New Jersey Sire Stakes season began with $25,000 races for 3-year-old pacers of both sexes on Saturday night, and Dexter Dunn won both of them with filly Be Perfect BG and gelding Bookie J.
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Veteran trainer Ron Coyne Jr. doesn't have the size or scope of most major trotting outfits, but that hasn't stopped him from coming up with horses of superior talent racing in New Jersey. A few years ago, Coyne had the sophomore Southwind Admiral poised for the Yonkers Trot following a promising 2-year-old season. That son of Tactical Landing suffered an injury that curtailed his sophomore season.
Harness racing fans who don’t live within driving distance of The Meadowlands can get a taste of being right there in the middle of the action this Saturday (May 16) night when the TV teams at The Big M and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) join forces for a sixth consecutive year to bring big-time Standardbred stakes into living rooms coast-to-coast on the networks of FOX Sports.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 5/16 card at The Meadowlands.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 5/15 card at The Meadowlands.
He only had a total of 54 drives this year heading into Saturday night’s races at the Meadowlands, but Dexter Dunn showed why he is a five-time Dan Patch Driver of the Year award recipient, showing no rust after guiding the winners of both $25,000 leg two Platinum divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacers.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 5/9 card at The Meadowlands.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is coming soon to the New York metropolitan area, and with it, given that the championship soccer match will be played in the shadow of The Meadowlands at New York New Jersey Stadium (aka MetLife Stadium), there are some things that regular Big M live racing and simulcast customers should be aware of.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at The Meadowlands.
Magic Punk, with trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt in the sulky, made a bold rally in the stretch on Saturday night to capture the Grade 3 $157,125 Dexter Cup at the Meadowlands in a 1:53 1/5 clocking that became a stakes record with the race formerly held only on half-mile tracks. Magic Punk, the slight 7-5 favorite, tracked down second choice Southwind Alamo in the late stages for an easy score.
The 2026 New Jersey Sire Stakes season began with $25,000 races for 3-year-old pacers of both sexes on Saturday night, and Dexter Dunn won both of them with filly Be Perfect BG and gelding Bookie J.
Veteran trainer Ron Coyne Jr. doesn't have the size or scope of most major trotting outfits, but that hasn't stopped him from coming up with horses of superior talent racing in New Jersey. A few years ago, Coyne had the sophomore Southwind Admiral poised for the Yonkers Trot following a promising 2-year-old season. That son of Tactical Landing suffered an injury that curtailed his sophomore season.
