FanDuel Named Presenting Sponsor of 100th Hambletonian at The Meadowlands

Thursday, June 12, 2025

The $1-million Hambletonian, America’s premier trotting race, will celebrate its 100th edition on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ. FanDuel, the largest advance-deposit wagering (ADW) platform in the United States, will serve as the presenting sponsor for the milestone event.

The 100th Hambletonian, presented by FanDuel, will headline a stakes-loaded race card and be nationally televised on FOX Sports and CBS Sports Network.

First contested in 1926, the Hambletonian was created by the Hambletonian Society to promote the Standardbred trotting breed. Over the past century, it has endured through rain delays, economic shifts, venue changes, world wars and a global pandemic to consistently crown the champion trotter of the year.

FanDuel, a dominant force in New Jersey’s sports-wagering landscape, owns and operates FanDuel TV, a channel synonymous with delivering racing excellence for the past quarter century, and the FanDuel Sportsbook at the Meadowlands – the top-performing sportsbook in North America.

“It’s only fitting that the track’s two biggest partners team up for the 100^th anniversary of the Hambletonian,” said Meadowlands Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “New Jersey’s No. 1 sportsbook partnering with the world’s No. 1 trotting race is a match made in wagering heaven.”

The Hambletonian has been hosted by The Meadowlands since 1981, the longest-running venue for the sought-after event. New Jersey is also a pioneer state for sports wagering, with a victorious 2018 legislative battle ending the ban on sports betting, opening a new frontier for the Meadowlands Racing and Gaming/FanDuel partnership, both the premier organizations in their respective brands.

“We are proud to be able to celebrate the 100^th edition of the Hambletonian with the Meadowlands and FanDuel,” said Hambletonian Society President and Chief Executive Officer John Campbell.  “The Hambletonian has only grown in purse, prestige and stature since the move to the Meadowlands in 1981, and this will be the biggest event to date.”

Hambletonian Day at The Meadowlands is consistently the highest-handling event in harness racing, generating more than $107 million in single-day wagering since 2010. This year’s 100^th celebration will feature a Hambletonian Homecoming Party, autograph sessions by alumni and today’s racetrack stars, appearances by past Hambletonian winners, a commemorative book, memorabilia displays and much more.

FanDuel will be the presenting sponsor of the Hambletonian Winter Book Favorites, the FanDuel Road to the Hambletonian and the 100^th Hambletonian broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

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Meadowlands/Hambletonian Society files

About FanDuel Group

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including, America’s #1 Sportsbook FanDuel Sportsbook, its leading iGaming platform FanDuel Casino, the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing and its daily fantasy sports product. In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 25 retail locations. The company is based in New York with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Jersey City, as well as in Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, Romania and Australia. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world’s largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

About the Hambletonian Society

The Hambletonian Society is a non-profit organization formed in 1924 to sponsor the race for which it was named, the Hambletonian Stake. The Society’s mission is to encourage and support the breeding of Standardbred horses through the development, administration and promotion of harness racing stakes, early-closing races and other special events.

The Hambletonian Society manages 161 of harness racing’s most prestigious events, held across 13 North American racetracks under seven state jurisdictions. This includes the $1M Hambletonian for 3-year-old trotters, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year at The Meadowlands, and the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks. The Society is also responsible for overseeing the $7M Breeders Crown, the sport’s premier championship series.

In addition, the Hambletonian Society is responsible for the oversight of more than $25M annually, in the administration of a wide range of stakes and early-closing races. These events are funded through eligibility payments from breeders and owners, as well as sponsorships from race tracks.