Amateur Driving Series

There are many answers to the question that’s asked several times every Friday night at The Meadowlands: GSY?

When he was a kid, Scott Keppler was introduced to harness racing by his father, Richard, who owned and trained a small stable of horses not far from Vernon Downs while working as an electrician.

Rebellious, handled by Wally Hennessey and leaving from the outside post seven, out-muscled a trio of foes during a hot :26.3 opener and continued on top the rest of the way to win the $13,500 Open II...

When the gate sprung in the first race at Northfield Park on Sunday evening (March 13), Zack Tackett sent Golden Genes to the lead and his trotter made every pole a winning one in progress to a seven-...

The less-than-ideal weather conditions during the Saturday card of harness racing at Freehold Raceway could not keep Allindotime and Joe Lee from a winner's circle date with the track photographer aft...

The highly anticipated Pro-Am series, sponsored by the Florida Amateur Driving Club (FADC), lured the largest crowd of the season at Pompano Park on Sunday night and witnessed the greatness of the leg...

Amateur drivers representing Italy won both halves of the Daily Double at Pompano Park on Monday night (Feb. 28) enabling the neighbours across the ocean to score a 95-83 victory over the Florida Amat...

The Italian-American Amateur Driving Challenge began its two night-four race event on Sunday (Feb. 27) at Pompano Park with the Italian regime escaping with a 52-50 lead halfway through the event.

Toys For You, confidently handled by owner/trainer Rick Plano, extended his winning streak to five in Pompano Park's $14,200 Open Handicap Trot on Monday night (Feb. 21), stopping the timer in 1:54.

The annual Pro-Am event between teams led by Hall of Fame drivers Tim Tetrick and David Miller, sponsored by the Florida Amateur Driving Club, took place Monday (Feb. 14) at Pompano Park with the Tetr...

After an impressive victory against conditioned pacers on January 22, Lyons Steel had to wait three weeks to race again, as bad weather and track conditions scuttled his chance to race two weeks in a ...

Anthony Verruso looks back on his 2021 season on the amateur driving circuit with a bit of disbelief. A lifelong resident of the New York City borough of Queens, the 58-year-old Verruso notched 23 win...