AHDC donates to Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization

FREEHOLD, N.J.— The American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) presented yet another donation during the harness racing card at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Sep 14), this time to the Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of New Jersey (SPHO-NJ).

AHDC President Anthony Verruso led the presentation of a $2,000 check to Jim Giorgianni, Treasurer of the SPHO-NJ, in the winner’s circle for the fourth race. Club members Joe Faraldo, John Calabrese, Tony Beltrami, Mike Polansky and William Clark Jr. joined in the presentation along with Karen Fagliarone, Race Secretary at Freehold Raceway.

“Standardbreds are such versatile animals beyond the racetrack,” Anthony Verruso said. “We want to help however we can to give our equine athletes robust options for a life after racing.”

The SPHO-NJ is a non-profit focused on pleasure and competitive riding. The organization also hosts the National Standardbred Horse Show every fall at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, N.J.

As amateurs, the AHDC provides donations to various charitable causes through the drivers’ purse earnings from their sanctioned races.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Ray Cotolo, for the AHDC