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
