A Belated 18th Birthday Present

When high school senior Harry Landy scored his first professional driving win at Freehold the day after turning 18, he fulfilled a lifetime dream

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To make the moment even more special, it was on pacer Jet Escape - a horse bred by his grandfather, Eugene Landy.

“It was an amazing feeling. I’ve worked all of my life trying to be a driver. I’m thrilled,” Harry Landy told the East Brunswick Sentinel.

After the win at Freehold Raceway, Landy updated his facebook status with, “This smile and dirt in my teeth won’t come off for the next week.”

According to his family, Harry Landy has had a passion and knack for harness racing for as long as they can remember.

“Harry can’t go faster than the horse he is driving, but he has the ability to communicate with the horse, and that communication results in the horse trying its best,” said Harry's father Sam Landy.

To read more about Landy, click here.