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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...

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. Organizers say the annual Far Hills Race Meeting attracted international attention with seven horses flown in from Europe. The event was a...

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...

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...

Far Hills Race Meeting Donates to Help Charities, Cancer Patients
FAR HILLS, NJ — Since launching the infamous steeplechase horse race 99 years ago the Far Hills Race Meeting is continuing to give back to local charities and recently expanded to help even more locals. Each year money is donated to charities including Cancer Support...

World-Class Horse Racing in Far Hills
This October 19 marks the 99th running of the Far Hills Race Meeting, an annual event held at Moorland Farm in Somerset Hills, New Jersey. Based on a fox hung organized by the Essex Hunt in Montclair circa 1870, the modern-day event involves legal wagering and has...

Breast Cancer Awareness: Branchburg, Franklin Police, Somerset prosecutor unveil pink vehicles
SOMERVILLE - Most people go to the annual Far Hills Race Meeting to see the power of horses. This year they will see a unique display of horsepower at the races – three police vehicles wrapped in pink to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The thousands who...

Mars Essex Horse Trials Coming to Far Hills
The Essex Horse Trials, an iconic pre-Olympic-qualifying three-day event held at the United States Equestrian Team (USET) headquarters until 1998, was conceived in the 1960s as a competition for young riders. Until that time, good courses and well-built fences rarely...

‘Diabetes Hero’ Summit Athlete to be Honored at Far Hills Race Meeting
SUMMIT, NJ - Will Schaffer said that while his type 1 diabetes diagnosis at 14 changed his life, it did not change who he was as a person. Now, the college baseball player is being honored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's New Jersey Metro & Rockland...

Far Hills Race Meeting, RWJUH Partner To Advance Community Health Services
The Far Hills Race Meeting Association and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset announced Tuesday they have partnered to provide community health services in the area. “The Far Hills Race Meeting Association is committed to giving back to our community,”...
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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...
Far Hills Race Meeting to Inaugurate Pari-Mutuel Wagering
FAR HILLS, N.J., July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in its nearly century-long history, the Far Hills Race Meeting will offer pari-mutuel wagering on all of its races on Saturday, October 20, 2018. With the introduction of wagering, Far Hills Race...

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET RECEIVES $500,000 DONATION FROM FAR HILLS RACE MEETING ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT
SOMERVILLE, N.J., July, 2018 – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has received a $500,000 donation from the Far Hills Race Meeting Association for behavioral health services. In recognition of the generous...
International Gold Cup and Far Hills offer Trifecta of Big Crowds, Pari-Mutuel Wagering, and High-Def Video
American Steeplechasing will offer a Thoroughbred-racing trifecta on the final two weekends in October, with large crowds, pari-mutuel wagering, and high-definition video coverage for the two most important race meets on the fall calendar. Kicking off the jump-racing...
AMERICA VS. WORLD IN FAR HILLS’ GRAND NATIONAL (GR. 1)
America’s best steeplechase horses in training will be challenged by an invasion of overseas runners in Saturday’s $400,000 Grand National (Gr. 1), America’s richest steeplechase race and the centerpiece of the Far Hills Races, central New Jersey’s fall festival of...
FAR HILLS RACE MEETING PARTNERS WITH LYFT, BEAM SUNTORY TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE DRINKING
FAR HILLS – October 16, 2017 – The Far Hills Race Meeting Association (FHRMA) announced today it will partner with rideshare service Lyft and Beam Suntory premium spirits maker Maker’s Mark to promote safe and responsible drinking during this year’s race on Saturday,...
Law Enforcement, Far Hills Race Meeting Organizers Plan Crackdown on Underage Drinking
(Far Hills, New Jersey) – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, in partnership with New Jersey State Police, race event organizers, New Jersey Transit, and the Borough of Far Hills, is preparing to crackdown on underage drinking at this year’s Far Hills...
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