Yonkers, NY — Yogi Sheridan and Andrew Adamczyk fired down the road with odds-on favorites to win their respective $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Sept. 19).
In the first division, Sheridan never saw another rival as he coasted to an open-length win with Hobbs in 1:59.
Sheridan grabbed the lead to a :29 first quarter and snuck a breather to a 1:00 half before scampering away from his peers. He opened two lengths on pocket-chaser Limerence (Dawn Anderson) moving to three-quarters in 1:29.1 and only widened his lead through the lane to register a 5-1/4 length victory. Limerence held second from Ima Standup Guy (Joe Faraldo), who rallied from a break at the start to take third.
Cory Stratton trains Hobbs, a 7-year-old gelding by Credit Winner, for owner Howard Jacobs. He paid $2.60 to win.
Adamczyk turned away all challengers in the second division to win with 3-5 choice Reel Em In in 1:59.
Adamczyk crossed to the lead as he stacked challengers three wide to a :28.4 first quarter and found reprieve as Call Me Thefireman (Anthony Verruso) ducked into the pocket and Stealing (Matt Zuccarello) broke stride moving to a :58.2 half. Reel Em In rolled steadily to the backside and clocked three-quarters in 1:28.3 as Bacardi (Sheridan) pushed from three wide to press the leader around the final turn. But Adamczyk spun for home on a 2-1/4 length lead that proved a snug cushion as he and Reel Em In strolled over the line 1-3/4 lengths better than Bacardi. Call Me Thefireman took third.
Adamczyk trains Reel Em In, a 7-year-old gelding by Crazed, for owner Hero Stables. He paid $3.40 to win.
NAADA action continues next Thursday (Sept. 26) at Yonkers Raceway for the third leg of the club’s Fall Trotting Series. First-race post time at Yonkers is 7 p.m. (EDT).