Meadowlands Purse Hikes Include Five Stakes Friday
Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:49 PM
Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:49 PM
Purses for all stakes at Meadowlands between now and the end of the meet on Nov. 10 will be hiked so that any such event with a purse less than $100,000 will now be funded to that level.
The increases include five stakes scheduled for Friday night; each, previously worth $75,000, will now have a purse of $100,000. According to statement from the track, there are 13 other stakes that will have their purses hiked to the six-figure level.
Meaodwlands also announced that lower level claiming horses will also be running for more with purse increases on claiming horses from $5,000 to $20,000 being upped anywhere from 22 to 36 percent.
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