Anthony Verruso

Larry Lederman

Freehold To Host Lederman Memorial Race

Throughout his career as a track announcer, Larry Lederman was known for the wit and wordplay that punctuated his race calls. Amateur driver Anthony Verruso remembers those moments well, but that is n...

Lionhead and Yogi Sheridan winning at Freehold Raceway

Verruso, Sheridan Take Turns In AHDC Spotlight

Anthony Verruso and Yogi Sheridan scored matching front-stepping wins with their respective trotters in taking a pair of $12,329 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) at Freehold Race...

Harness racing at Yonkers Raceway

NAADA Trots Contested At Yonkers Thursday

Yonkers Raceway hosted three $17,703 divisions of the second preliminary for the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot on Thursday, March 21 with Joe Faraldo, Matt Zuccarello and Ant...

Big Stretch Mark

Big Stretch Mark Upsets In Freehold Preferred

February 10, 2024

The $16,216 Preferred Handicap Pace at Freehold Raceway was a thrilling one on Feb. 10. Mark Herschberger piloted 19-1 Big Stretch Mark to victory after a nail-biter of a stretch battle.

Horses behind the starting gate at Harrah's Philadelphia

Philly, Pocono Host AHDC Double-Header

August 27, 2023

Harrah’s Philadelphia added a pair of events for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) on Sunday, Aug. 27 – a day when the club also had two divisions to contest just north on the Pennsylvania Turn...

AHDC Donation

AHDC Makes Donation To Cancer Research Charity

August 13, 2023

The American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC), in its ongoing mission to help communities and communities in need, presented another donation aimed at cancer prevention and research on Sunday (Aug. 13) at ...

R Melina

R Melina Triumphs In Yonkers NYSS

MGM Yonkers Raceway was forced to cancel the remainder of Thursday night's (July 27) program after the fourth race due to persistent lightning and dangerous weather conditions in the area. Prior to th...

Racing at Goshen Historic Track

Stratton Takes Two Landmarks At Goshen

The Grand Circuit roared into Historic Track on Saturday (July 1) with Landmark Stakes for three-year-old trotters and pacers.

Faraldo, Verruso Victorious In AHDC Trots

Joe Faraldo fired down the highway and Anthony Verruso vaulted off the speed to take their respective $9,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday ...

Harness racing at Yonkers Raceway

Verruso Upsets In NAADA

Sent the second longest shot on the board, Call Me Thefireman and Anthony Verruso cleared command from the outermost post and landed the spoils in the $10,000 North American Amateur Drivers Club (NAAD...

Sheridan, Verruso Victorious In AHDC Trots

A pair of pocket trips paved the paths to glory for drivers Yogi Sheridan and Anthony Verruso in their respective $9,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway ...

Winneress Prevails In Amateur Trot

January 16, 2023

Winneress lived up to his name Saturday at Freehold Raceway as he claimed his first victory of the year in the American Harness Drivers Club trot.

Anthony Verruso in The Meadowlands' winner's circle

Verruso Sky-High Over Racing

February 10, 2022

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...