Apex a nose best in record-setting Hambletonian

At 0h03, on August 9, 2026 • By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

Apex captured the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, holding off favorite Big Ranger by a nose in a stakes-record 1:49.2.

Minoan finished third, 4-1/4 lengths behind the top two finishers.

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