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Thursday, June 13, 2013

CKG Billings - BILLINGS ACTION AT THREE DIFFERENT TRACKS THIS WEEKEND

Although you couldn’t tell by the recent weather still summer is right around the corner and as the weather gets warmer – don’t fret, it will—the C.K.G Billings Harness Driving Series also heats up and this weekend  there will be five races contested at three different tracks in the ‘Grand Circuit of Amateur Racing’.

On Friday at Yonkers Raceway, two Billings splits in the Eastern Region will go to post prior to the first race on the betting card.  Then on Saturday at Raceway Park  one nine horse midwestern division is carded. The following day Billings eastern region drivers will convene at Buffalo Raceway for two contests; one a trot and the other a pace. 

Actually this year the Billings Series didn’t get underway until June 5th with two races at the Mighty M  followed by one trot at Scioto Downs on Friday, June 7th . Now almost weekly there will be Billings events through October.

On the strength of their victories at Monticello Raceway both Alan “the Intimidator” Schwartz and  Tony “the Capo” Verruso are tied for the point lead in the eastern Region. “Trader Bud” Hatfield’s triumph at Scioto Downs leaves him atop the Midwest division leaderboard.

“We have changed the Billings this season  with hopes to get more  participation,” noted Billings president, Tony Verruso. “We have four different mini-series, two in each region, with their own separate finals.”

However, the Billings Series will again culminate with the  Delvin Miller Memorial Gold, Silver and Bronze Cup Championships. This year they’re slated at  Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday, November 24th