by John Manzi, for the CADC

Monticello, NY — For the second time in the Catskill Amateur Drivers Club Pacing Series Terry Donnelly has emerged victorious. Her second triumph came behind Stormy Weather, the pacer she won with previously. On the trotting side Zeke Parker and Chosen Voyager ambled to a 1:58 triumph in the weekly trotting feature, which was just one-fifth of a second off the track record for aged geldings.

Geri Schwarz photo

Terry Donnelly scored her second CADC series win behind Stormy Weather.

But no one was more joyous than Mrs. Donnelly. She gunned Stormy Weather to the lead and had command until the final strides when JK Hooty and Tony Verruso charged to the lead at the wire. But their triumph didn’t stand because of a racing infraction in the first turn, which the judges deemed responsible for changing the outcome of the race.

“Tony started from the three-hole but he moved to the pylons without sufficient clearance and interfered with me and Dave Kingstom, causing both of our pacers to go off-stride,” noted Gerry Fielding who started from the two-hole with Darko while Kingstrom was on the pylons with Loyal Valley A. Toy ended-up with a two-hole trip behind Terry Donnelly but his victory didn’t stand.”

Stormy Weather, who finished second was moved up and was the winner of the event. Bull Rush and Randy Ingrassia was placed second and Darko and Fielding brought home the show dough when JK Hooty was placed last for interference.

“My horse sped away from the gate and whatever happened on the first turn was behind me so I really can’t say anything except I’m glad to win another race,” bubbled Donnelly.

Donnelly won the first CADC Series Pace with Stormy Weather and last week she finished second to Gerry Fielding

Owned by Jerald Segal and John Berger and trained by Berger, Stormy Weather paid $6.80 to win.
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In the weekly trotting feature Chosen Voyageur turned in a 10-length triumph in a time of 1:58, which was one of the fastest trotting miles in Mighty M history.

Zeke Parker was at the controls and they never had an anxious moment on their way to an easy victory over Income De Vie (Jimmy Marohn Jr.) and Imallottocatch and John Gilmour.

Chosen Voyageur, an 8-year-old Balanced Image gelding owned by Brenda Messenger and Stephen Petersheim, is trained by Gary Messenger. He paid $5.20 to win.