Meadowlands Racetrack

only 3 more sleeps until our Wine Fest this Saturday, June 20!

Over 60 wineries to sample from - we have everything from fruit wines to sparkling to rose to pinot noir.

🎫https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/meadowlandsracetrack/2026-meadowlands-winefest
🎟️ VIP $70
Includes admission, special food access, tasting glass, exclusive VIP tastings and 1 additional hour of sampling (limited to 200.)

🎟️ GENERAL ADMISSION $45
Includes admission, tasting glass and 4 hour sampling
GA is $50 day of at the gate.

Festival Highlights (subject to change):
🍷 Wines from around the globe
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🐴 Live horse racing starting 6:35pm

All ticket holders have access to samplings, pairings, educational seminars and more.

Must be 21 & older to attend. No refunds given. Event subject to issuance of NJ ABC permit.

After coming up just short of stablemate American Power in his 2026 debut last week, divisional Dan Patch Award winner Apex absolutely looked the part of a 1-9 favorite in his second seasonal showing, posting a career-best 1:50.3 win in Friday's (June 12) $225,000 NJSS Platinum Division final for 3-year-old male trotters.

Dexter Dunn was in no hurry early with the Walner-Mission Brief c**t, landing in fifth on approach to the first turn as Diabolic Hill (driven by Todd McCarthy) and American Power (Mattias Melander) advanced to dispute the early lead. Following a brief pocket tuck behind Diabolic Hill, American Power pushed forward to control a :27.4 first quarter before yielding to Diabolic Hill on the backstretch. Meanwhile, Dunn and Apex were lurking on the outside after angling off the pegs midway on the first turn and gradually floating forward, and they accelerated to take charge at the :55.2 halfway station.

On the far turn, American Power began a second move when Ardonne (Scott Zeron) flushed him out with five-sixteenths to go, but he could only offer mild pressure to Apex past the 1:23.3 three-quarters before leveling off in the stretch. Apex was kept to his task by mild Dunn encouragement in mid-stretch, and he threw down a :27 closing sectional to keep Diabolic Hill's inside bid a half length at bay with plenty in reserve. American Power protected third, another 3 lengths in arrears.

"He had a great year last year, but he's definitely matured a lot," said Dunn of Apex. "We were out until the half, and when he got the front, he was marching on and feeling great. ... Hopefully this guy's on track for another good season."

A seven-time winner from 11 starts, Apex has earned $990,548 for Jeffrey Snyder, S R F Stable and Steve Stewart. The Marcus Melander trainee paid $2.20 to win.

and@melanderstable teamed up to also take the $40,000 NJSS Silver Division final for 3-year-old male trotters with the Muscle Hill-Nixie Volo gelding Nix Nacken, who rolled to a world-record 1:50 victory for Courant Inc.