Yonkers, NY – Yogi Sheridan fired from the widest draw to lead every step for a 2:00.1 victory with 20-1 shot Bontoni Degato S in the lone $13,100 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Nov. 12).
Sheridan launched Bontoni Degato S to the top from post 8 and cleared command through the rain to a :29.1 first quarter. He managed to slow the tempo under no pressure to a 1:00 half and continued steadily up the backside as Certify (driven by Mike Polansky) angled off the pylons from third to mount a mild first-over bid. Bontoni Degato S clicked past three-quarters in 1:29.3 and held firmly while drifting to the finish to keep a neck up on pocket-chasing Cal Miles N Shell (John Calabrese) at the beam. Odds-on favorite PC Free Wheeling (Rey Franco) rallied from second-over for third and Masster Blue (Anthony Verruso) took fourth.
Mark Ford trains Bontoni Degato S for owners George and Rose Bonomo. The 8-year-old gelding by The Bank paid $43.10 to win.
The NAADA Fall Series culminates into a $20,000 final next Thursday (Nov. 19) at Yonkers Raceway. First-race post time is 6:45 p.m. (EST).