Meadowlands: 20 enter Saturday's Hambletonian eliminations

Once online entries were closed this morning, there are 18 colts & geldings and 2 fillies entered in the 97th edition of $1,000,000 Hambletonian to be raced Saturday, August 6 at The Meadowlands Racetrack. The two fillies entered, Joviality S and Jiggy Jog S follow 165 previous hopefuls, resulting in 15 filly winners of America's Trotting Classic, the last being Ramona Hill in 2020.

Two 10-horse eliminations will be contested on Saturday, July 30 to eliminate five horses from each field. Once raced, the elimination winners will draw for post positions 1-5.

There are 16 fillies entered in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks. Two eight-horse eliminations will be contested on Saturday, July 30 to eliminate three horses from each field. Once raced, the elimination winners will draw for post positions 1-5.

Post positions for the Hambletonian and Oaks finals will be drawn on Tuesday, August 2, at a luncheon hosted by Hogan Equine Clinic in Cream Ridge, NJ from 2-5:00 p.m. (see attached)

Elimination splits, post positions & morning lines will be available later this afternoon.

The use of Lasix is not permitted in the Hambletonian or Oaks and all entrants are subject to the retention policy of the Meadowlands Racetrack and the out-of-competition rules cited in the race conditions and by the New Jersey Racing Commission.

Hambletonian Entrants (in alphabetical order)

B A SUPERHERO

BRANDED BY LINDY

CHULO

COOL PAPA BELL

FAST AS THE WIND

JIGGY JOG S

JOVIALITY

JUSTICE

KEG STAND

KING OF THE NORTH

LETSDOIT S

LOOKS LIKE MONI

MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

PERICULUM

PRETENDER

REBUFF

SLAY

TEMPORAL HANOVER

TESTING TESTING

THEREISNOLIMIT S

-edited release (Hambletonian Society)