by John Manzi for NAADA
Yonkers, NY—
Occasionally a driver fits well behind a certain horse, and that could be said
about the special relationship between Joe Faraldo and his trotter Tough Get
Going.
Tonight at Yonkers Raceway
the driving barrister hustled his charge to the front and then made every pole
a winning one en route to a 1:59 victory, in the second leg of the NAADA Summer
Series. It was their second victory in their last three times together behind a
starting gate.
After starting from the
seven-hole Faraldo hustled Tough Get Going to the lead and they had command
when the quarter pole timer flashed :28.1.“When he's right he can leave with
the car.,” Faraldo said. “And tonight he did just that,”
Together they showed the way
by the half in :58.3 as young Brett Beckwith got Dark Poole in high gear and
they ranged alongside Tough Get Going as they trotted toward the third quarter.
Although Dark Poole didn't clear Tough Get Going it worked out well for Faraldo
because with Dark Poole on the limb that kept Tony Ciuffetelli's Someway Same
Hall boxed in along the pylons and prevented him from getting a early shot at
the leader.
However when they headed for
paydirt Ciuffetelli's trotter was charging down the passing lane but he ran out
of racetrack and had to settle for second money in a tight photo. Dark Pool was
just a length behind the top two in third place.
Next Thursday the series moves back to Monticello Raceway.
