Other ethnic events slated to be presented monthly this year
will feature races for drivers of Irish, Jewish, British, Canadian, Italian,
and German descent. Then in the early fall the winners of each ethnic leg will
return to the Mighty M for a final contest to crown the overall
winner in the All-America Cup.
Next up will be the 13th Annual St. Paddy Pace on
Wednesday, March 13 because the raceway is dark on Sunday, March 17 St.
Patrick’s Day. And of course, that race will feature the talents of drivers of
Irish heritage.
Last year Jimmy Taggart, Jr. won the race and he’ll be
back to defend his crown. The veteran reinsman guided Prince Aidid to a 2:00
victory which marked the first time that Taggart has won the St. Paddy Pace.
Also expected to be among this year’s competitors is last
year Mighty M driving champion, Jimmy Marohn, Jr., who won the St. Paddy
in 2009 when he reined Ya Gotta Belief to a 1:59:3 clocking which is still the
event’s fastest clocking.
Young Marohn will probably be joined by other former winners
including Mike Doherty, who won the inaugural with Southern Justice in 2:04:1
he hasn’t missed a competition since then.
Although Director of Racing, Eric Warner, has a good start
with drivers for the St Paddy Pace-2013 he still will need eight reinsmen to
have a full field.
Any driver of Irish extraction who is interested in
competing is urged to contact Warner in the race office at Monticello
Raceway by calling 845-794-4100 extension 557; or they can contact the track’s
publicity office at ext. 455.
