Final Call for Meadowlands Racetrack Annual Charity Contest

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The Meadowlands Racetrack’s annual Charity Handicapping Contest is scheduled for Saturday, May 25^th. The deadline for charities to register for a chance to participate is this Thursday, May 16.

Act Now won the inaugural contest in 2019, Horse Rescue United took home the top prize in both 2021and 2022 and the Travis Mills Foundation finished in the top spot in 2023.

The Charity Contest is a free handicapping contest open to 501C3 organizations.   It offers a $15,000 total donation/prize pool, with all ten charities receiving a donation. Prizes will be awarded as follows: 1^st Place: $5,000, 2^nd Place: $3,000, 3^rd Place: $2,000, 4^th Place: $1,500,
5^th Place: $1,000, 6^th-10^th: $500

For the Charity Handicapping Contest, organizations will select one (1) horse in each of the 10 designated Meadowlands live races.  The organizations will amass a mythical bankroll if their selection officially finishes first, second or third in the designated race. Official $2 WPS (Win, Place, Show) payoffs will be added to the mythical bankroll. Official race results will serve as the order of finish. The organization that accumulates the highest mythical bankroll is the winner.

Participating organizations will also have the opportunity to make winner’s circle presentations and be featured on the track’s jumbotron.

Interested not-for-profit organizations must apply to participate by emailing Rachel Ryan at raryan@playmeadowlands.com by Thursday, May 16^th.   The email must include:
1. Charity/Non-Profit Name
2. 501C3 letter
3. Charity/Non-Profit Mission
4. Website URL & Social Links
5. Charity Representative/s that will be onsite for the contest on May 25^th.

With more than ten charities applying, a random drawing will determine the participating charities. Selected organizations will be notified by Friday, May 17^th.

For details all this and all Meadowlands Racetrack events, visit PlayMeadowlands.com