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2008 Fall Pacing Series

Leg I	Leg II	Leg III	Leg IV	Leg V
Sept. 27	Oct. 11	Oct. 25	Nov. 8	Nov. 22

Fall Pacing Series Final @ The Meadowland
First Week of December - Date TBA

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TONY PISERCHIA AND CAMBAR;
DAVE YAROCK WITH SHANIA TWAIN
TAKE THE OPENER

There is no hotter trend in Harness Racing than Amateur Driving. Amateur races are now being contested at every major track in the country. The American Harness Drivers Club is right at the forefront of this growth. The AHDC conducts races at Freehold Raceway and The Meadowlands.

An amateur driver is someone who has never accepted compensation for driving a third party's horse. Some amateurs are very experienced horsemen holding 'A' licenses; others are true novices. Whether experienced or not, everyone agrees - there is no greater rush than having one thousand pounds of horsepower propelling you along at 35 mph on two ten-speed wheels !!

Each year, the AHDC organizes two pacing series at Freehold Raceway, consisting of five legs on Saturday afternoons. Depending on the number of entries, a leg will split to two divisions. At the end of the series, the drivers move to the Meadowlands for a $5,000 final.

So, if you want to find out what all of the excitement is about, complete our Membership Application, shine up your boots, polish your helmet and prepare for the time of your life.

TONY PISERCHIA AND CAMBAR;
DAVE YAROCK WITH SHANIA TWAIN
TAKE DIVISIONS OF LEG I

The American Harness Drivers Club returned to action at Freehold Raceway on Saturday, September 27, with the first leg of the 2008 Fall Pacing Series.

Lake Hiawatha, N.J.’s Tony Piserchia and Tenafly, NJ resident Dave Yarock were victorious in separate divisions, steering Cambar and Shania Twain, respectively, both from the barn of veteran conditioner Jim Doherty, Jr.

In the first division, Piserchia never trailed as he took control right from the get-go with Cambar. Wheeling through fractions of 30.1, 1:01.2 and 1:31.2 to the three quarter mark, Piserchia and the eight-year-old Cam’s Card Shark gelding led the way. East Brunswick, NJ’s Neil Goldstein and Fox Valley Rapster attempted a late rally. However, Cambar was very game as he bravely dug in, held off the challenge, and got under the wire a head to the good. They stopped the Freehold Raceway timer at 2:01.2 over a wet, but fast racing surface.

Goldstein and Fox Valley Rapster finished second while newcomer Eric Taddeo and Mr. Love Joy took the show spot. Joe De Martine with Windleaves Jackie and Rich Timmerman, teamed with Cronkite N completed the order of finish.

In the second division, defending spring series champion David Yarock and Shania Twain took the lead from John Regina and Sylvains Friend as the field neared the half-mile mark. These two teams then pulled away from the rest of the pack, turning the contest into a match race. Yarock and the seven-year-old Keystone Raider mare led the chase as Regina and Sylvains Friend stayed right on their tail. Turning for home, Yarock was maintaining a slim advantage. As they battled down the lane, Regina ducked Sylvains Friend into the passing lane to challenge from the inside. Nevertheless, Shania Twain refused to be beaten. She held on to her advantage and got Yarock to the wire first. They stopped the clock at 1:58.1, after fractions of 28, 57.3 and 1:27.4 to three quarters.

Regina and Sylvains Friend hung in for second. Another AHDC newcomer, Tom Reynolds, rallied late with Prince of Delft to finish third. Bob Hechkoff and Northern Cloud were fourth. The clubs newest and youngest member, Harry Landy completed well with Jet Escape, turning in a respectable performance for his first race with the AHDC.

The American Harness Drivers Club returns to action at Freehold Raceway with the second leg of the Fall Pacing Series on Saturday, October 11.

THE 2008 FALL PACING SERIES
LEG I
FREEHOLD RACEWAY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
RESULTS
DIVISION I

Cambar --- br g 8 Cam's Card Shark - Barbra Lobell - Temujin
Owned by A. Piserchia, Lake Hiawatha, NJ - Trained by Jim Doherty, Jr.
30.1- - 111:01.2 -- - 1:31.2- -- 2:01.2

Horse Name	PP	1/4	1/2	3/4	Str	Finish	Actual	LQ	Driver	Trainer
CAMBAR	2	1/2H	1/1	1/1	1/Q	1/H	2:01.2	30.0	TONY PISERCHIA	JIM DOHERTY, JR..
FOX VALLEY RAPSTAR	3	3/3T	2°/1	2°/1	2/Q	2/H	2:01.2	29.4	NEIL GOLDSTEIN	DOREEN DAILEY
MR LOVE JOY	5	5/8Q	5/7H	5°/9Q	4/7T	3/12T	2:04.0	30.4	ERIC TADDEO	ERIC TADDEO
WINDLEAVES JACKIE	4	4/5Q	4/5	3/7	3/7Q	4/15H	2:04.2	31.3	JOE DE MARTINE	ALLIE REYNOLDS
CRONKITE N	1	2/2H	3/3H	4/9	5/10T	5/27	2:06.4	33.3	RICH TIMMERMAN	BILL HEIGHT

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DIVISION II

Shania Twain --- br m 7 Keystone Raider - Radiant Dragon - Dragon's Lair
Owned by David Yarock, Tenafly, NJ - Trained by Jim Doherty, Jr.
28.0- - 1157.3 -- - 1:27.4- -- 1:58.1

Horse Name	PP	1/4	1/2	3/4	Str	Finish	Actual	LQ	Driver	Trainer
SHANIA TWAIN	3	2°/NS	1/1T	1/1Q	1/1Q	1/H	1:58.1	30.2	DAVE YAROCK	JIM DOHERTY, JR.
SYLVAINS FRIEND	1	1/NS	2/1T	2/1Q	2/1Q	2/H	1:58.1	30.1	JOHN REGINA	JIM DOHERTY, JR.
PRINCE OF DELFT	4	4/4	4/6T	5/4Q	5/6T	3/2	1:58.3	30.0	TOM REYNOLDS	JIM DOHERTY, JR.
NORTHERN CLOUD	2	3/1H	3/4Q	3/3	3/5Q	4/3T	1:59.0	30.3	BOB HECHKOFF	JIM DOHERTY, JR.
JET ESCAPE	5	5/5H	5/8Q	4°/3H	4/5Q	5/4Q	1:59.0	30.3	HARRY LANDY	JIM PORTER

Cherry Hill, New Jersey - David Yarock, co-president of Financial Access Network, an estate and financial planning firm based in Tenafly NJ, is pleased to announce the formation of the Edward Weiner and Edward Yarock Equine Scholarship Fund. The mission of the fund is to assist individuals associated within the harness racing community in their pursuit of higher education.

Yarock, an amateur driver and recent winner of the American Harness Drivers Club’s 2008 Spring Pacing Series final has created the fund, named in honor of his father and late father-in-law, as a means for giving back to the sport of harness racing.

These scholarships will be available to those pursuing higher education related to the harness racing industry as well as those currently employed in the business, along with their family members. It is Yarock’s intent to build this program into the largest scholarship fund available to the industry.

Yarock hopes to have the funds available for September or January.

For more information, contact Mr. Yarock at (201) 567-7957 or e-mail dyarock@aol.com.

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ATTENTION AHDC MEMBERS !!!
TIM FOUTS MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFICATIONS POLICY

The honor of representing the American Harness Drivers Club at the annual
Tim Fouts Memorial Amateur Championship in Delaware, Ohio
will now go to the points champion of a combined Fall and subsequent
Spring Pacing Series.

Additionally, a five (5) point bonus will be awarded to the
winner of each series final.

DRIVER	LEG I SEPT. 27, 2008	LEG II OCT. 11, 2008	LEG III OCT. 25, 2008	LEG IV NOV 8, 2008	LEG V NOV 22, 2008	FINAL TBA	TOT PTS
DAVID YAROCK	10						10
TONY PISERCHIA	10						10
JOHN REGINA	5						5
NEIL GOLDSTEIN	5						5
TOM REYNOLDS	3						3
ERIC TADDEO	3						3
BOB HECHKOFF	2						2
JOE DE MARTINE	2						2
RICH TIMMERMAN	1						1
HARRY LANDY	1						1