The Meadowlands holds out the promise of riches to those participating in the 2021 Fall Championship Meet, with an estimated $10 million in stakes purses offered to the sport s top performers.
Hot on the heels of the $6.5 million Breeders Crown, set to be raced over the last two weekends of October, the Kindergarten Classic Finals offer a run at big money with nearly $800,000 in purses available to the juvenile set on Nov. 13.
The following week the coveted Freshman Fall Final Four comes along, bringing with it an estimated $1.6 million bonanza on Saturday, Nov. 20.
The “Final Four” has long been an important engagement on the calendar for two-year-olds, as far back as 1985 when the inaugural edition launched at Garden State Park by Hall of Fame Racing Secretary Joe DeFrank. The Governor s Cup, Valley Victory, Three Diamonds and Goldsmith Maid are the last high dollar stakes of the season for the division.