General parking is Free, valet parking is $10. Grandstand, Paddock Park and Clubhouse admission is $1. Entry into Pegasus is $5.
For dining reservations dial 201-THEBIGM. To learn more about group outings, contact our Group Sales Department, 1-800-227-4480.
Videotapes may be purchased through the Guest Services by calling 201-460-4191. Harness photos may be purchsed from Lisa Photo, LisaPhoto@njsea.com and Thoroughbred photos from Bill Denver of Equi-Photo at equiphoto@hotmail.com
The main track is one mile with a homestretch of 990 feet. The distance from the start/finish line to the first turn is 330 feet. The width of the homestretch is 90 feet and the backstretch
is 80 feet.
Quick Baron won the first pari-mutuel race on September 1, 1976.
The Meadowlands Pace purse grew to $1 Million for the first time in 1980, the year Niatross won.
The 1977 Pace carried a purse of $425,000. The winner was Bernard and Rosalind Mann's Escort, trained and driven by Carl LeCause.
The 1981 Hambletonian winner was Shiaway St. Pat. He was driven to victory by Ray Remmen.
The record is 52,975 set on June 11, 1982 on a night of a closed circuit broadcast of the Cooney-Holmes heavyweight championship fight.
Thoroughbred racing deuted before a crowd of 25,158 on September 6, 1977.
John Campbell became the first driver in racing history to reach $100 Million in earnings at one track on March 18, 2000 at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
The pacing filly Tarport Hap died at the Meadowlands during a race on March 12, 1977, and is buried in Paddock Park. She regularly beat male horses including Rambling Willie.
Movie scenes from the 1986 film "Wise Guys" with Joe Piscopo and Danny DeVito were shot at the track.
