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Thursday, February 14, 2013

NAADA CHARITY TROTTING SERIES KICKS OFF AT MONTICELLO RACEWAY ON FEB. 21

The North American Amateur Drivers Association’s three track-trotting series will kick-off at Monticello Raceway on Thursday, February 21 with legs to follow at Freehold and Yonkers Raceways before the 10- leg series culminates  in a $14,000 Final at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday, May 23.

“For those who are planning to start in the first leg at Monticello next week entries must be called into the Monticello Raceway race office by 9:00 AM Monday, February 18th,” noted NAADA president Joe Faraldo.  “The tracks race office phone number is 845 794-4100 Ext. 555 or 557.”
After the $4000 Mighty M preliminary leg on February 21 the series moves on to Yonkers Raceway  on March 7th  where the legs there at the Hilltop oval  go for $6000.

This year the  word Charity has been inserted  in  NAADA’s  Trotting  Series  because the events  will also raise money for a worthwhile charity --to be named in the near future—as well as affording amateur drivers a chance to be competitive under battle conditions.
“Charity is nothing new for us,” Faraldo added. “We’ve been donating sizable amounts to the Juvenile Diabetes  Foundation for the past several years. Last season from our trotting series  races  we raised $12,000 and donated it to the JDF.”     

All amateur drivers are eligible for the NAADA Charity Trotting Series as long as they are, or become, a member of the North Americas Amateur Drivers Association,  and that can be done by contacting Joe Faraldo (faral@thorn.net)  or Alan Schwartz at CVCvl@aol.com .
Like the Billings Series the eligible amateur drivers can enter their trotter(s) in any and all preliminary legs as long as their horse(s) meets the series conditions.

“Don’t forget, the (entry) box for the Monticello leg on Thursday, February 21 closes this coming Monday (Feb. 18) at 9:00AM” Faraldo reiterated.