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Veteran sportscaster Dave Johnson, was the track's lead public-address announcer from its opening until the early 2000s. Sam McKee was also the track announcer until he suffered a stroke days after calling what no one knew at the time would be the last card he ever would call on January 21, 2017, and he died on March 7, 2017. Chris Griffin currently calls the thoroughbred meet.

Ken Warkentin is the current race caller and announcer for the standardbred Meadowlands meets. Gural took over operations of the Meadowlands in December 2011. The track is operated by New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC with Jeff Gural as its CEO and chairman. Leading drivers in recent seasons have included Ron Pierce, Brian Sears, George Brennan, and Tim Tetrick. It has also been home to the Cane Pace, the first leg of Harness Racing's Pacing Triple Crown since 2015 with the Cane run on the same program as the Hambletonian. The Meadowlands Racetrack has been the site of the Hambletonian, the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown, since 1981. In 2023, Confederate set a new world record with a mile in 1:46.1 seconds. The world record for a mile by a standardbred, 1:46 4⁄ 5 by Lather Up, driven by Montrell Teague in the 2019 Graduate, matched Always B Miki's time at the Red Mile in Lexington. Opening night at the track featured the fastest harness mile run in New Jersey to that time, 1:55 3⁄ 5 by Rambling Willie. With its sweeping curves and wide stretches, the 'Big M' has been known for exceptional times for harness racing. More recent advertising campaigns have included a direct and catchy approach to attending live racing: 'It's All About Being Here – The Meadowlands!' The advertising campaign that accompanied the start of thoroughbred racing at the Meadowlands in 1977 was noted for its use of the slogan 'Racing with the Moon', originally popularized in 1941 by bandleader Vaughn Monroe (alluding to the fact that post-time is in the evening – a circumstance that still pertains, although afternoon programs during long holiday weekends are occasionally put on).

With the exception of the opening season of 1976, autumn has been dedicated to the thoroughbreds, while the rest of the year features standardbreds, or harness horses. Opened in the mid-1970s, Meadowlands Racetrack held its first-ever harness race on September 1, 1976, while thoroughbred racing commenced on September 6, 1977. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.

Meadowlands racetrack and casino sports betting