Friendship Competition

Italy Wins Opening Race Of Friendship Competition At Yonkers

August 05, 2022

The Italy/USA Friendship Competition kicked off at Yonkers Raceway on Friday, with Italy's Daniele Orsini winning with Hobbs in 1:57.3.

Int'l Amateurs Split At Monticello

August 07, 2018

The final two events in the Italy vs. NAADA Friendship Competition went to post Tuesday (Aug. 7) at Monticello Raceway, and when the results were finalized, both competitors each walked away with a vi...

Hungary Wins Friendship Challenge Race

It's all over except for the shouting and the visiting Hungary team is making the most noise after Tomas Tanczer cruised to an easy victory in the final leg of the Friendship Competition with the Nort...

Italians Claim Friendship Series Crown

January 21, 2018

American driver Bob Krivelin captured the final event of the four-race Italian-American Friendship Series on Sunday night at Pompano Park, but it wasn't quite enough as the Italian contingent scored a...

Americans Lead In Hungary Competition

September 01, 2017

After waiting on Greyhound and Thoroughbred races, the main event on the card at Kincsem Park's 1,200 meter sand track in Budapest, Hungary pitted Paul Minore (Sholty Geri) against the Hungarian peren...

Faraldo Wins At Vincennes

Joe Faraldo first drove competitively in the amateur drivers’ ranks during the 1980s, and over the years the Kew Gardens, NY lawyer has driven 141 winners but none were as special as his overwhelming ...

Amateur Competition Still Up For Grabs

Mickael Gilles Lemarchand, driving Be Cash Money, a son of Ready Cash, won the first of two legs of the French-American Friendship Trot over the 1,200-metre inner track at Hippodromo Argentan in Norma...

Amateur Driving Series To Kick Off

The North American Amateur Drivers Association is anxiously awaiting the rematch of the French/American Amateur Friendship Challenge in late May over the appropriate Memorial Day weekend holiday – app...

European Amateurs Take Lead In Italy

What was supposed to be the Italian-American Amateur Friendship Driving Challenge featuring the American drivers Dein Spriggs, Steve Oldford, Joe Pennacchio and Dr. Scott Woogan quickly became a

Kleinhans Headed To New Zealand

August 29, 2016

Perhaps not well known, but the rules that governed the recently completed North American Amateur Drivers Association Trotting Series at Monticello Raceway stated that the top three in points upon the...

Italy Claims Friendship Competition Title

August 19, 2016

The visiting Italians came from behind at Tioga Downs on Friday night (August 19) to out-point the Americans in the Italian-American Friendship Competition and won the three-race international driving...

Miller Beats International Group

August 19, 2016

Early on, Hannah Miller was given the apropos nickname “Hurricane Hannah” because she has taken amateur racing by storm; and nothing could be more accurate.

Amateur Friendship Competition Begins

August 17, 2016

The American vs. Italy Friendship Competition kicked off at Monticello Raceway on the warm and sunny afternoon of August 17 with the amateur drivers competing in both a pace and a trot on the betting ...