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Friday, October 19, 2012

NAADA - BOB KRIVELIN WINS THE INAUGURAL OF THE NAADA FALL TROTTING SERIES

The inaugural leg of the North American Amateur Drivers Association sponsored Fall Trotting Series kicked off on October 18th at Monticello Raceway and with a rousing two-horse charge to the wire Bob Krivelin  and High Pan Tolerance  prevailed in head photo over Iroquouindianmagic and Alan Schwartz  in a mile clocked in 2:00.3. Third place went to Tremendous Hit driven by Bob Hechkoff.

The event, which featured Billings Series drivers, began with Mike Wiener sending R George to the lead from the pole position and then grudgingly yielding command to High Pan Tolerance and Krivelin in the 29- second trotted first quarter.

Once Krivelin made the top  he just kept the pedal to the metal and cruised along unchallenged until Schwartz  cranked up Iroquouindianmagic up the backside and they ranged alongside the leader on the paddock turn.

When the leaders straightened in the stretch Krivelin sat cool as Schwartz went to work on his trotter and as they approached the finish line Krivelin alertly began to urge his horse and High Pan Tolerance responded  gamely and kept Iroquouindianmagic at bay.

“ My trainer(Jennifer Lappe) said we’ve been racing  High Pan Tolerance  from behind  and he hadn’t been doing well so she suggested that I send him to the front, “ Krivelin explained. “ I had to use him hard in the first quarter to get the lead but once he was on top he came back to me and settled down.

“I felt confident the entire way until the deep stretch when Schwartz was gaining on us but with a tap of  the whip my horse lunged forward in the final strides.  Even without that  final urging I didn’t think we’d get beat.”

High Pan Tolerance, who is co-owned by Krivilen and  Jennifer Lappe,  paid $3.40 for win.  For Krivelin , a food purveyor by trade, it marked his 10th seasonal driving victory and 138th of his amateur career.

The next leg of the NAADA Trotting Series will take place at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday, October  25