by John Manzi, for the NAADA

Monticello, NY — The second leg of the North American Amateur Drivers Trotting Series will go to post on Thursday afternoon, April 15, at Monticello Raceway and with 12 trotters entered the event will be split into two six-horse divisions. The NAADA Trots will be contested in races one and five on the 11-race card.

Alan Schwartz’s Iroquouindianmagic gets the odds-maker’s nod in the first split. Though the veteran gelding has just one race under his belt thus far this year he was timed in 2:00.1 while finishing third in a $10,000 claiming event here on April 7.

However, newcomer Arcaro, with Peter Gerry at the controls, figures to get a lot of play, too. The 5-year-old Yankee Glide gelding already has two victories this year — the fastest a 2:01.1 effort on January 14 at Freehold Raceway.

The former will leave from the five hole while the latter will race away from post position two.

Winning Prince headlines the other division after his 2:03.1, gate-to-wire performance in the initial Monticello leg on April 1. NAADA president Joe Faraldo will again be in the pilot’s seat when the 7-year-old American Winner gelding starts from the coveted pole position.

But they’ll have to contend with Patsy B Happy and driver David Yarock, who together won the initial Yonkers Raceway leg on Thursday, April 8, with a come-from-behind victory in a time of 2:02.1. Patsy B Happy finished a fast closing fourth to Winning Prince at the Mighty M in the series’ initial leg.

The NAADA Trotting Series is comprised of three legs and a finale at both Monticello Raceway and Yonkers Raceway throughout the month of April, with the highest point earners at the Mighty M earning a berth in the series’ $4,000 consolation while the top point earners in the Yonkers legs get a chance to compete in the series’ $12,000 final.