page_title: Meadowlands Racetrack
section_title: Physical attributes
hierarchical_section_title: Meadowlands Racetrack / Physical attributes
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Meadowlands Racetrack from Lot G
context_page_description: The Meadowlands Racetrack is a horse racing track at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The track hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing. It is known popularly in the region as "The Big M". Meadowlands has year-round horse racing as well as a number of bars and restaurants.
context_section_description: Like many racecourses in the United States, the main (dirt) track at the Meadowlands has a 1-mile (1,609 m) circumference; inside of this is a turf course (used by the thoroughbreds only) which is 7 furlongs (1,408 m).  With a span of exactly ³⁄₁₆ mile (302 m) from the top of the stretch to the finish line and a distance of exactly ¹⁄₁₆ mile (101 m) from the finish line to the beginning of the first (clubhouse) turn, the dimensions of the track are considered "typical" or "standard" for an American racetrack.  The main track is 90 feet (27 m) wide, while the width of the turf course is 80 feet (24 m). The track is equipped to race at night and most of its races are at night.
  In the middle of the track is a lake, intended to resemble the state of New Jersey.
  The old grandstand, horse barns and site, was designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm of EwingCole (now known as Ewing Cole Cherry Brott), who also designed a number of other track facilities around the world as well as Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia (with Populous).
  The new grandstand opened for simulcasting on Monday, November 18, 2013.  The official unveiling of the new grandstand was on November 23, 2013 for first night of live fall harness racing.  The collaborative production by managing partner Jeff Gural and The Hard Rock spans 180,000 square feet across four floors and includes a track apron that holds up to 10,000 people. Notable drivers in attendance included John Campbell, Yannick Gingras, Scott Zeron and Tim Tetrick.  Famed pacer Gallo Blue Chip kicked off the racing action with a ribbon cutting ceremony across the finish line.
caption: The former grandstand, circa 2011
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