Horsepeople, like many others in our society, may still think of a government-issued license as nothing more than a privilege — a permission slip controlled entirely by the rules and regulations under which it is granted. However, once that license is issued, and the licensee has spent years building a livelihood, reputation and body of experience around it, the license becomes something far more substantial. It develops real value — both economic and personal — and that value should not be impaired, reduced or taken away.
Tag: Joe Faraldo
Faraldo upsets Monticello NAADA Trot
Joe Faraldo grabbed the lead with 32-1 shot My Secret Ability and held firmly to the finish for a 1:58.4 victory in the lone $8,500 division of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (July 22).
Adamczyk, Faraldo light the board in Yonkers NAADA trots
Andrew Adamczyk and Joe Faraldo both delivered double-digit winners in the pair of $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots on Thursday night (July 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Hoof Beats: False Claims
As a former chemistry major who has been involved in several horse-medication violation cases as a lawyer, and now as chairman of the USTA’s Harness Racing Medication Collaborative (HRMC), I can say that I have learned a bit about what constitutes a positive test — and, conversely, what does not.
Hoof Beats: Curtailing the Cartels?
Over a decade ago, I voiced my longstanding concerns about what I called “the cartels”— the term I assigned to computer-assisted wagering entities (CAWs), which first raised danger flags for me when one or more began operating at the Meadowlands.
Hoof Beats: Insidious Enemy
The primary concern of horsepeople is, and should be, to get their steed to the winner’s circle in the next race. Still, many horsepeople seem too naïve to discern the decoupling game plan that is slowly being implemented.