by Sam Pendolino, publicity director, Buffalo Raceway

Hamburg, NY — In cooperation with the Upstate New York Harness Writers Association, which consists of Buffalo Raceway, Batavia Downs, Vernon Downs and Tioga Downs, President Tim Bojarski and delegate Sam Pendolino are proud to present the awards for the month of June 2010 at Buffalo Raceway.

Paul White photo

From left to right are Ron Beback, Jr., Earl Scheelar, Stacy Keene, Tim Bojarski, Jack Flanigen, and Sam Pendolino.

Each winner received an embroidered Upstate New York notebook.

Driver of the month is Jack Flanigen (34 wins in 173 races, with $165,046 in earnings and a .328 UDR).

Trainer of the month is Ron Beback, Jr. (10 wins in 59 starts, $42,348 in earnings and a .290 UTR).

Horse of the month is Justlikeart (three wins in four starts with $10,875 in earnings). Owned by Earl Scheelar and trained by Stacy Keene.

These awards will be given out each month to the winning participants.