The final leg of the North American Amateur Drivers Association’s fourth trotting series of the season went to post at Monticello Raceway on Thursday (Nov. 15). And to the pleasant surprise of those who purchased win tickets on Tough Get Going, they were rewarded when Joe Faraldo sent the veteran trotter to the lead and made every pole a winning one en route to a 2:01.1 victory.
Author: by John Manzi, for NAADA
Long shots steal the show in sophomore Matron
A pair of long shots in This Is The Plan and The Downtown Bus stole the show in the $193,750 Matron Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Thursday (Nov. 15) at Dover Downs, tag-teaming in deep stretch to nose out Jimmy Freight in a 1:49.1 dead heat.
Amateur driving clubs donate to local Federation for the Homeless
For the 10th consecutive year, the North American Amateur Drivers Association and the Catskill Amateur Drivers Club donated to the local Federation for the Homeless.
DSBF freshmen in action at Dover Downs
Amid cool and gusty winds, 2-year old pacing fillies contested the first leg of their Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund series on Tuesday (Nov. 12) at Dover Downs.
Jewels Forreal springs 8-1 upset in Meadows distaff
Jewels Forreal stalked her stablemate McDazzle from the pocket, then roared past in the Lightning Lane to spring an 8-1 upset in Tuesday’s (Nov. 13) $18,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.
Entries taken for Freshman Fall Final Four
Entries for the lucrative Freshman Fall Final Four stakes were taken Tuesday (Nov. 13) at The Meadowlands. Both filly races, the Three Diamonds and Goldsmith Maid, required no elimination races; the Governor’s Cup a single elimination; and the Valley Victory two on Saturday (Nov. 17).
Johnny Bravo prevails in round two of Harvest Series
Harvest Series action continued Thursday (Nov. 8) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with sophomore trotting colts and geldings in action.
Need A Winner game as they come at Plainridge
After having raced in Ohio for four years, the now-transplanted Maine resident Need A Winner showed how tough he can be in the Downeast by outlasting the competition in deep stretch to win the $12,000 conditioned trotting feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 8).
Lappe wins Billings and against the pros
It doesn’t seem to matter who Jennifer “The Golden Girl” Lappe races against, amateurs or professionals. She does equally well against both.
Winter Mint tops in Saratoga trotting feature
Winter Mint (Credit Winner) was the fastest among the winners of the $11,000 co-features at Saratoga Casino Hotel on the Thursday afternoon (Nov. 8) program.