Meadowlands Sports Complex
The Meadowlands Sports Complex is an entertainment and sports complex in East Rutherford , New Jersey .
It consists of several large institutions such as the MetLife - Football Stadium , the Meadowlands Racetrack ( "The Big M"), the Izod Center , a convention centers, train station Meadowlands station , the Timex Performance Center (since 2013 Quest Diagnostics Training Center) and the American Dream Meadowlands , a retail and entertainment complex under construction (formerly Meadowlands Xanadu). The complex is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA).
Meadowlands Racetrack
The Meadowlands Racetrack is a horse racing track for harness racing and horse racing , the familiar "The Big M" is called.
It opened in the mid-1970s. The first trotting race took place on September 1, 1976, while the first horse race was started on September 6, 1977.
Inside the racetrack is a lake shaped like the state of New Jersey. The racetrack is equipped with floodlights . Most races are held at night. Numerous races are broadcast live.
The Hambletonian , the most important race in the world of harness racing, has been run on the Meadowlands Racetrack since 1981 . It is the first race of the " Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters". The Cane Pace, part of the Harness Racing's Pacing Triple Crown, and The Goldsmith Maid are also held here.
Clubs
MetLife Stadium
- New York Giants ( National Football League ), since 2010
- New York Jets (National Football League), since 2010
Meadowlands Arena (Izod Center)
- Fordham Rams ( National Collegiate Athletic Association ), since 2011
- Nets du New Jersey ( National Basketball Association ), 1981 to 2010
- Devils du New Jersey ( Ligue nationale de hockey ), 1982 to 2007
- Seton Hall Pirates (National Collegiate Athletic Association), 1985 to 2007
Former institutions
- Giants Stadium (1976-2010)
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SkiDome du American Dream Meadowlands
American Dream Meadowlands
Izod Center (ex-Continental Airlines Arena)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Cady: Jersey Complex Opens Trot Track Wednesday . In: The New York Times , August 29, 1976. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ↑ Steve Cady: Meadowlands Starts Flat Racing Tuesday Night . In: The New York Times , September 4, 1977. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ↑ James Tuite: Meadowlands' Offer of $ 800,000 Brings Hambletonian to Jersey . In: The New York Times , October 6, 1979, p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2011.