Meadowlands: New Jersey Classic, Pick 6 carryover await bettors this weekend

The Meadowlands' September 'mini meet' is now a tad smaller as tonight's (Thursday, Sept. 8) race card was canceled late last week, but that will only serve to strengthen the programs that will take place this Friday (Sept. 9) and Saturday (Sept. 10). Post time is 6:20 p.m.

The New Jersey Classic Series, the brainchild of Big M President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Gural, will be on display Friday. The "A" level final for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings sports a purse of $275,000 and stars Beal winner -- and Hambletonian third-place finisher -- Temporal Hanover, a Marcus Melander trainee who has hit the board in all eight of his 2022 starts, winning half.

In addition, the $275,000 NJCS "A" final for 3-year-old trotting fillies is on the card, and that race features Hambletonian Oaks champion Fashion Schooner, who's won six-of-nine this season, including the $240,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final.

Horses of a somewhat lower caliber still get to go for good green in the NJCS "B" level 3-year-old trotting events. The division for fillies and for colts and geldings will both go for a pot of $100,000.

Twenty-cent Pick-6 bettors will get a chance to wagering into a carryover of $4,091.80 on Friday. The Pick-6 will be offered beginning in race eight Friday night.

When this weekend's action has concluded, racing at The Meadowlands will have one more week of live action (Sept. 16-17) before taking a six-week break. That's when Monmouth will conduct thoroughbred turf racing over the Big M's seven-eighths-mile grass course.

WHHC CHAMPIONSHIP: The World Harness Handicapping Championship takes place at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Sept. 10).

Players who did not earn a seat through qualifying events can directly buy in for $1,000. The fee includes a $300 bankroll with the remaining $700 going into the prize pool.

Entry includes a live racing program and a dinner buffet.

The top 10 finishers will earn cash prizes.

For complete information, go to https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2022WHHCFinal.pdf

-edited release (Meadowlands)