On Saturday, Mar. 8, the Meadowlands Racetrack will be celebrating International Women’s Day, where Jessica and Jenna Otten will be joined by Emily Gaskin for the live Meadowlands broadcast. The broadcast will serve to celebrate the occasion.
Melissa Keith, the announcer at Rideau Carlton, will be calling races throughout the night. Award-winning photographer Jessica Hallett will also be capturing images of the night’s events.
The event will include sizzle videos and interviews with some of the industry’s top female drivers and grooms. There will also be a race consisting of an all-female driver field. The field will include the following drivers listed below.
- Christina Grubich
- Lauren Harmon
- Leslie Joyce
- Marianna Monaco
- Vicky O’Mara
- Alexandra Sarkine
- McKenzie Sowers
- Vicki Stratton
- Sarah Svanstedt
- Lauren Tritton
The event will be sponsored by Clinton Tractor, Mackenzie Strange with Mackenzie Made, Terry Taufner from Corporate Images and Oradell Family Dental, who were integral in helping the event come to be.
About International Women’s Day:
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. It also calls for action to accelerate women’s equality.
IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. It is not country -, group -, or organization-specific.