The more he drives the better he gets, and tonight at Yonkers Raceway Matt Zuccarello had a driving double when he won both divisions of the NAADA trots He won the first division with All Night Credit in 2:01.3 and came right back to win the second split with Stealing in 2:01.4. Both races were non-wagering events prior to the betting card getting underway.
"I put both horses on the lead in their respective divisions and they each raced well," Zuccarello said. "I was a little leery to send Stealing to the lead from the seven-hole since I have always raced him from off the pace but we made the front in a soft :30.4, and once on top he was strong the whole mile."
"Ironically, All Night Credit made the front from the five-hole and once on the lead we got away with easy fractions and he was strong finishing," Zuccarello added.
In that race Joe Lee grabbed the early lead with Tidquist only to yield to Zuccarello and All Night Credit who showed the way by the first stanza in :30.4 On top by two lengths as he passed the halfway point Zuccarello put the pedal to the metal and his trotter never had an anxious moment all the way to the wire. Tidquist chased the winner home to garner second money while Crazycat (Bob Krivelin) finished third after making a break at the start.
All Night Credit is owned by Winners Circle Stable and John Campagnuolo and trained by Dennis Laterza.
As aforementioned, Zuccarello sent Stealing to the lead and he raced unchallenged to the half at which point Andy Adamczyk moved Chip Chip Conway out to challenge and although they got alongside the leader that was as close as they were to get and they had to settle for second money. Pistols Aspiration garnered the show dough for Bob Davis.
Stealing is owned by Winners Circle Racing, John Campagnuolo, and Latz A Luck Stable and trained by Dennis Laterza.
"This was my 15th win this year," said Zuccarello. "It's in honour of my dad on Veterans’ Day who served as an MP in Vietnam."
(NAADA)