Freehold Concludes 171-Year Racing History December 28, 2024 Freehold Raceway brought to a close its 171-year history in harness racing, with a large crowd gathered despite the misty rain that persisted throughout the day.
Calabrese, Lee Claim Yonkers NAADA Splits June 21, 2024 John Calabrese and Joe Lee plugged down the road to each score pillar-to-post wins in their respective $17,945 divisions for the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trots at Yonkers Rac...
Schwartz, Calabrese Collect NAADA Trots April 26, 2024 John Calabrese made a winning brush to the backside and Alan Schwartz peddled down the road with their respective mounts to take a pair of $17,945 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Assoc...
Hot Dog! Calabrese Relishes Amateur Driving Award February 29, 2024 Long before he began competing in harness racing and winning races as a trainer and driver, John Calabrese set a track record at The Meadowlands... for selling hot dogs.
U.S. Amateur Driver Of The Year To Calabrese December 22, 2023 John Calabrese has been chosen the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) Amateur Driver of the Year for 2023 in a vote conducted by USHWA with the amateur driving clubs.
Calabrese, Polansky Claim Freehold AHDC Trots November 11, 2023 John Calabrese coasted down the road and Mike Polansky vaulted from off the speed in rein to their respective trotters to take the $9,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at ...
Hechkoff, Calabrese Claim Freehold AHDC Dashes October 14, 2023 Bob Hechkoff ripped to the front and held, and John Calabrese clobbered his competition to take their respective $9,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway ...
Action Galore At Freehold Saturday October 07, 2023 A combination of New Jersey Sire Stakes, amateur racing, and an Italian-American drivers race made for an exciting card of harness racing on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Freehold Raceway.
A Pair Of Blowouts Amateur Philly Events August 07, 2023 A trio of events went postward for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 6) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Two of those divisions closed the 14-race card and each winner regist...
Take All Comers Gets Revenge In Philly Open July 16, 2023 Take All Comers reversed the decision of the last Open Trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia, sitting in the pocket behind his previous conqueror Lexus Kody and then catching that one up the inside to win Sun...
Incommunicado By A Nostril At Pocono July 09, 2023 Incommunicado was backed to 1-5 upon coming to Pocono for the $20,000 featured fast-class trot on Sunday evening (July 9), but he had to work hard to catch Yanks Dugout by a nose in 1:55.2 over a "slo...
Calabrese Dominant In AHDC Final May 27, 2023 John Calabrese swept both the $9,000 consolation and $15,000 final for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot on Saturday afternoon (May 27) at Freehold Raceway.
Calabrese Coasts In NAADA April 20, 2023 John Calabrese took the early initiative with his pupil Shoemaker Hanover to score in the North American Amateur Drivers Association’s return to Yonkers Raceway in a $10,000 non-betting event on Thurs...
