Monticello, NY – Andrew Adamczyk led his rivals for every step while Dave Yarock found the winner’s circle through a pocket ride to take their respective $8,500 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (April 22).
Adamczyk took the lead with Empire Builder and held control to the finish of a 2:00.4 mile to take the first NAADA division. He cleared the lead into a :30.1 first quarter and then cruised under mid-race pressure from first-over Muscle Spasm (driven by Yogi Sheridan) in a 1:01.2 half and 1:31.1 three-quarters. Empire Builder easily staved off that challenger turning for home and strode over the line a 1-1/2-length winner. Muscle Spasm held second while Kilimanjaro NL (Scott Keppler), with a pocket trip, gave chase in third. Certify (Mike Polansky) rode the pylons for fourth.
Daniel Gill trains Empire Builder, a 6-year-old gelding by Muscle Massive, for owner Adam Friedland. He paid $5.34 to win.
Dave Yarock later delivered 8-1 shot Barn Credit to a narrow 2:00.1 victory in the second NAADA division. Yarock secured the seat behind odds-on favorite Geralds A Keeper (Andrew Adamczyk), who grabbed the top heading past a :29.1 first quarter. Barn Credit followed intently as Geralds A Keeper soon endured a first-over bid from Reel Em In (Tony Ciuffetelli) to a 1:00 half that persisted to three-quarters in 1:30. The pair remained locked in battle through the last turn and spun for home evenly while Yarock fed his charge clear racetrack and scampered by the embattled leaders to take the lead late. Barn Credit then withstood a late surge from Brave By Design (Yogi Sheridan) to claim victory by a head. Reel Em In took third and Geralds A Keeper settled for fourth.
Luis Guevara owns and trains Barn Credit, a 5-year-old stallion by Credit Winner. He paid $18.46 to win. NAADA action shifts back to Yonkers Raceway for the seventh preliminary of the club’s Spring Series.