The Mean Queen secures steeplechase crown in Grand National
The Mean Queen ran herself into the racing history books in multiple ways with a gutsy victory in the $150,000 Grand National (G1) at Far Hills, New Jersey, on Saturday. The Irish-bred five-year-old became the first female winner of the Grand National in nearly a century, since Sea Tale captured the 1923 edition held at […]
Far Hills horse race returns after COVID cancellation
After a one-year absence, the Far Hills Race Meeting returned on Saturday. Last summer’s race was to be the 100th running, but was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 100th edition was instead staged on Saturday at the borough’s Moorland Farms. Read more…
The Far Hills Race Meeting Centennial Running To Be Shown On FS2
For its centennial running on Oct. 16, 2021, the Far Hills Race Meeting will be featured on Saturday’s edition of America’s Day at the Races, the acclaimed national television show produced by the New York Racing Association (NYRA). The not-for-profit corporation operates the three largest thoroughbred horse racing tracks in New York, and appears on […]
Far Hills Race Meeting Announces Race Day Line-Up
After last year’s postponement, the Far Hills Race Meeting, New Jersey’s renowned steeplechase event, is back and ringing in its centennial year on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. In honor of the 100th running, the event will feature exclusive race-day firsts, including purses totaling $400,000, the highest purse size on the steeplechase circuit for 2021. Coveted […]
Far Hills Race Meeting Returns for 100-Year Celebration
The Far Hills Race Meeting, New Jersey’s premier steeplechase event, is celebrating its 100th running on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The event, which garners thousands of attendees each year to watch thrilling steeplechase races, was postponed during 2020 due to the pandemic. In honor of the centennial year and the race’s return to the community, […]
Far Hills Race Meeting Postpones 100th Running Until October 2021
FAR HILLS, NJ, August 2020 – The 100th Running of the Far Hills Race Meeting has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a result of the restrictions limiting the crowd size of outdoor gatherings. The Centennial Celebration of the Far Hills Race Meeting is now scheduled for Saturday, October 16, […]
Far Hills Race is Over, But Charitable Efforts Go On
FAR HILLS — Even in the afterglow of the Far Hills Race Meeting’s 99th running this past Saturday, the group that governs the yearly event is continuing its community outreach. The Far Hills Race Meeting Association has partnered for many years with RWJ University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, going back to its original incarnation as Somerset […]
Annual NJ Horse Racing Event Raises Thousands for Health Care Organizations
FAR HILLS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Thousands flocked to Far Hills in New Jersey on Saturday to watch horse racing for a good cause.
Far Hills Race Meeting: Big Winner Every Year is Charity
FAR HILLS – There is only one sure winner every year at the Far Hills Race Meeting – charity. No matter who wins the nation’s most prestigious steeplechase races or who carries the most cash away from the pari-mutuel windows, local healthcare organizations are the largest beneficiaries of the event. Read more…
Annual Far Hills Steeplechase to Benefit Five Local Charities
The Far Hills Race Meeting, the annual steeplechase event that raises money to support local health care initiatives, will be held on its usual day, the third Saturday in October, this year. The 2019 event falls on Oct. 19. Guy Torsilieri, the longtime chairman of the event, said this year will mark the first race […]
