by John Manzi, for the NAADA

Monticello, NY — Two well contested NAADA trots went to post at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday (Oct. 30) prior to the betting card getting underway and when the dust had settled Dave Glasser and Shane Darish each were victorious in their respective divisions.

Glasser won with Sir Siro in a time of 2:00.4 while Darish was triumphant with Alaric in 2:02.4.

In their event Glasser had Sir Siro in a pocket behind the pacesetter, Tagmaster, driven by Bob Hechkoff and he was content to follow the leader.

Paul Minore was the first to attack when he moved Wygant Prince out to challenge the leader near the halfway point and they made a run all the way to the top of the stretch. Meanwhile Glasser was sitting chilly and in the lane he fed Sir Siro racetrack and the veteran trotter zipped by Tagmaster and then held off a late charge from Rev It Now and Hannah Miller to score a length victory in 2:00.4. Tagmaster held on for third money. Wygant Prince faded and finished fourth.

Sir Siro is trained by Danny Gill for the Blue Forest Stable.

In the other trot, Frank Darish’s grandson, Shane Darish, sent Alaric to the lead from the two hole but when Chuckie B and Alan Schwartz came calling he allowed them to take command as the two approached the first stanza. However, no sooner had Schwartz moved his trotter down along the pylons than Darish was out and retook the lead.

From there Alaric went on to a two length triumph over Rompaway Alvin and driver Dave Yarock. Jimmer and Bob Davis took home the show dough in that one.

Alaric is owned and trained by Johnny Kolkowski.

The Yonkers trots were the final leg of this year’s NAADA Fall Series. The top eight drivers with the most points in the series will battle on Thursday (Nov. 6) for a $14,000 purse. Should the next eight in points enter there will be a $5,000 consolation at Freehold Raceway on Nov. 7.

Those who earned a berth in the finale and their points in the series are as follows: Bob Hechkoff (37), Hannah Miller (36), Kelly Walker (25), Bob Davis (21), Dave Yarock (21), Shane Darish (20), Bobby Krivelin (16) and Paul Minore (15). Dave Glasser with 14 points and Matt Zuccarello with 12 points are the also eligibles.