Two
divisions of the ninth and next to last leg of the North American Amateur
Drivers Association’s (NAADA) summer trotting series were contested at
Monticello Raceway on the hot and steamy afternoon of Thursday, August 11 with
Dr. John Kokinos and Alan Schwartz each victorious in their respective
divisions. Kokinos won his split with Cassa’s Image in a 1:57 clocking while
Alan Schwartz copped the other with Imacrazynewyorker in 1:59.
In
the Catskill Amateur Driver Club’s pacing series, which has been running
concurrently with the NAADA trots, Hannah Miller emerged victorious reining
Stoman home first in a 1:57.1 clocking. Both Stoman and Imacrazynewyorker are
trained by John Hallett.
In
his split Schwartz took no prisoners and went down the road from the pole
position with Imacrazynewyorker and they made every pole a winning one en route
to a one length victory over Paul Minore and
Wygant Prince. Lou Lou’s Princess
finished third for Hannah Miller.
The
winner is owned by Hallett and Oglesby and trained by John Hallett. He paid
$4.40 for win.
Kokinos
romped in his division with Cassa’s Image
when confusion behind them on the first turn allowed them to gain an
insurmountable lead and they cruised to
an easy five length victory in a 1:57 clocking. Upfront N Crazy was second best
for Tony Verruso while Paul Minore and
Zoli took home the show dough.
The
winner, owned by the Hero Stable, returned a $14.60 win mutuel.
In
the lone Catskill Club Pace, the sports current leading amateur driver, Hannah
Miller, didn’t get nervous after being parked, relaxed her charge and then
eased her pacer, Stoman, to the front nearing the halfway point and from there
it was Katey bar the door as Stoman cruised to a three length triumph. Fly To
The Angels, a 37-1 shot, finished second for Allen Cisco and KB’s Bad Boy
finished third for Barry Addison.
John
Hallett trains the winner for owner Jason Mac Dougall. Stoman paid $4.40.
On
Wednesday (Aug. 10) at the Wayne County (Pa.) Fair 'Hurricane Hannah' drove
Pierce to a stunning 24-length pacing victory in a time of 1:58.4. The talented
miss now has 24 wins, 14 seconds and six thirds in 92 seasonal starts good for
a .407 UDR.
Next
Thursday,upon the completion of the NAADA Series at the Mighty M,the top three
drivers with the most points in the
series will be in a drawing with the winner earning an all-expense paid trip to
New Zealand to compete against their amateur counterparts there. Leaders include:
Hannah Miller (52); Alan Schwartz (48);Tony Ciufettelli (46); Peter Kleinhans
(40) Tony Verruso (36).
