Author: by John Berry for the Southern Tier Amateur Club

The Southern Tier Amateur Club was host to a spirited—but friendly—competition at Tioga Downs against their counterparts from Great Britain on July 4 with the Americans using a late burst to capture the competition by a score of 72 to 49.

America’s premier amateur harness driving series, the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA), has once again donated to important charitable causes.

Gulfstream Park announcer Pete Aiello will be spending part of his July 4 weekend in a sulky at Horseshoe Indianapolis when he takes on The Red Mile’s VP of Racing and Sports Wagering Operations Gabe Prewitt in a harness match race for charity.

Summer in Massachusetts has been very good to the connections of Fourever Boy this year, who won his fourth race of the meet by taking the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday (July 1) afternoon.

Ken Rucker trainee Little Rocket Man again braved troubled seas out of post eight to grab a repeat 1:49.3 win off a parked mile in the $40,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (July 1).

The Bar Hopping sophomore gelding Attis Rock came up the inside to just catch pacesetter G Load in 1:57 while taking the $15,000 featured trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Monday (July 1) afternoon.

After making an untimely break in the marque event last week, Fourever Boy bounced back with a perfect trip and won the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (June 24).

Tlb Racing’s Captaincountrystar ($9.20, Pat Berry) scored his fifth straight win Monday (June 24) at Harrington Raceway in 1:50.4 in the featured $22,500 Free-for-All.

Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo: