UPDATED HAMBLETONIAN AND OAKS FIELDS WITH CHANGES

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

$500,000 Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks (Race 9)

The Hambletonian Oaks is carded as the ninth of 16 races on a stakes-filled Saturday at The Meadowlands. The complete field, with drivers, trainers, and morning-line odds, is as follows:

PP – Horse – Driver – Trainer – Odds

1 – Busy Miss Lissy S – Åke Svanstedt – Åke Svanstedt – 4-1
2 – Nezuko Kamado S – Scott Zeron – Marcus Melander – 2-1
3 – Custom – Jason Bartlett – Per Engblom – 8-1
4 – Setyoursightshigh – Dexter Dunn – Marcus Melander – 6-1
5 – Lainey W – James MacDonald – Marcus Melander – 12-1
6 – Carve – Andy McCarthy – Noel Daley – 7-2
7 – Leading Lady – Matt Kakaley – Nancy Takter – 10-1
8 – Storybook Love – Todd Ratchford – Matthew Bax – 25-1
9 – Frattina Diablo S – Todd McCarthy – Tony Alagna – 25-1
10 – Madam Cheval – Tim Tetrick – Nancy Takter – 25-1

Notes: Elimination winners Busy Miss Lissy S, Carve and Setyoursightshigh drew for posts 1-6. Morning-line odds by John Rallis.

The anticipated post time for the Hambletonian Oaks, which will be broadcast live as part of Fox Sports 2’s (FS2) coverage of Saturday’s stakes action at The Meadowlands, is 3:36 p.m. (EDT).

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$1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian (Race 11)

Following is the field for the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian 101, with drivers, trainers and morning-line odds:

PP – Horse – Driver – Trainer – Morning Line

1 – Minoan – Todd McCarthy – Noel Daley – 25-1
2 – It Could Be Worse – Scott Zeron – Linda Toscano – 8-1
3 – Apex – Dexter Dunn – Marcus Melander – 5-2
4 – Big Ranger – Tim Tetrick – Anette Lorentzon – 2-1
5 – Captain Naughty – Brett Beckwith – Per Engblom – 15-1
6 – AI – Ronnie Wrenn Jr. – Ron Burke – 12-1
7 – Endurance – Andy McCarthy – Chris Beaver – 5-1
8 – Magic Punk – Yannick Gingras – Åke Svanstedt – 15-1
9 – Spencer Hanover – Jason Bartlett – Marcus Melander – 20-1
10 – American Power – James MacDonald – Marcus Melander – 10-1

Notes: Elimination winners Apex and Big Ranger drew for posts 1-6. Morning-line odds by John Rallis. The anticipated post time for the Hambletonian, which will be broadcast live as part of Fox Sports 2’s (FS2) coverage of Saturday’s stakes action at The Meadowlands, is 4:51 p.m. (EDT).