The final preliminary leg of the North American Amateur Drivers Association's Trotting Series, which is raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, was presented in two divisions at Monticello Raceway on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. Alan Schwartz won the first split with Iroquouindianmagic and Joe Pennacchio won the second division with Wishwell Sugarplum.
For Schwartz, it marked his second consecutive victory in the series and he’ll go to the $12,000 final at Yonkers Raceway on Tuesday, April 7, as the leading point earner in the series. Similar to his victory last week with Paula B, Schwartz sent Iroquouindainmagic to the lead away from the gate and made every pole a winning one en route to a 2:04.3 victory. It was the second of the season for the 6-year-old altered son of Credit Winner. Lady Merlot, with Mike Lopez aboard, enjoyed a good two-hole journey but they came up short in the lane as Iroquouindianmagic trotted away to a three length triumph. I’m Dam Goog and Harvey Stein rallied late but fell short of second money by a head and had to settle for the show dough. Iroquouindianmagic, owned by Schwartz and trained by Raheim Strong, paid $5.40 for win. In the second split it appeared that front-running Unitas and Bob Krivelin would go wire to wire, but as they headed down the homestretch the venerable 14-year-old trotter went offstride which dashed any hopes of victory. However, Joe Pennacchio following along with Wishwell Sugarplum, found themselves on the lead after Unitas’s misstep and they went on to victory in a time of 2:03.4. Valcyon Days and Tony Verruso worked they way through traffic and ended up in second place three lengths behind the winner. Arsonman and George Casale rambled home third best. Wishwell Sugarplum, owned by John Devito and trained by Mike Forte, notched his first seasonal triumph and returned a $10.20 win payoff. On Tuesday, April 7, Schwartz, along with the other top seven point earners will square off in the series $12,000 finale at Yonkers. (Monticello)
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