Gingras Sweeps Freehold Stakes May 04, 2019 Osterc and driver Yannick Gingras made a three-wide move on the backstretch and overtook leader Cavill Hanover on the final turn on their way to victory in Saturday’s $118,950 Dexter Cup for three-yea...
Billings Honchos Win Finals November 26, 2018 Harness racing's granddaddy of all amateur events, the CKG Billings Harness Driving Series, presented its 37th annual Gold and Silver Cup Finals at Yonkers Raceway on Sunday, November 25.
Verruso Takes Billings At Batavia September 29, 2018 The ever-traveling Billings Harness Driving Series moved on to Batavia Downs on Saturday, Sept. 29 and Billings-president Tony Verruso rallied Fridaynightflight to a 1:57.3 off-the-pace victory over p...
All Charged Up Wins In Saratoga Return July 21, 2018 With the Fillies and Mares Open set to be contested on Saturday night this week, a $9,500 conditional race for the ladies served as the Friday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Upsets In Amateur Events At Monticello September 28, 2017 It was bombs away in the NAADA trots at Monticello Raceway on Thursday afternoon when both winners ,each starting from the seven-hole, sparked exorbitant payoffs.
Billings Score For Verruso May 18, 2017 Tony ‘the Capo’ Verruso took charge in the Billings Trot at Monticello Raceway on Thursday afternoon and went right on down the road with Flirting Duezy and made every pole a winning one en route to a...
Amateurs Named For French Challenge May 03, 2017 Nearly three months ago the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) president, Joe Faraldo, received a formal invitation from the French amateur organization (LeTrot) for a rematch of the F...
Miller Leads All Amateur Drivers August 04, 2016 When “Hurricane Hannah” Miller returned to the Monticello Raceway paddock after her driving victory with Histoire Eternelle on Thursday she handed the lines to trainer Nick Surick and said “It was a g...
Billings Scores For Verruso And Kenney July 14, 2016 Amateur racing is certainly escalating. On Friday, July 14, the amateurs emulated the pros when a group raced during the afternoon at Monticello Raceway and then traveled to Saratoga Raceway for two E...
Billings Winner Pays $96.40 May 09, 2016 Amateur racing continues to help fill overnight race cards at many tracks; case in point...the two divisions of the C.K.G. Billings Series, the granddaddy of all amateur organizations, raced on Saturd...
Verruso Victorious In Amateur Consolation April 06, 2016 For the first time in decades, the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) winter/spring trotting series finally received enough entrants to present a consolation final when seven drivers, ...
'Tony' Time At Monticello October 30, 2015 On Thursday afternoon at Monticello Raceway, two paces in the Catskill Amateur Club Series a pair of Tonys emerged victorious; Tony Ciuffetelli with McCabe Hall and Tony Verruso with Talldarknhandsome...