NAADA donates $5,000; prepping for Italians

The North American Amateur Driver’s Association Ltd. (NAADA) announced today (June 24) its most recent distribution of $5,000 in total to some of our harness racing industry’s most worthy institutions.

They include the Harness Horse Youth Foundation, New Vocations and the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.

“The participating members in NAADA are indeed proud of their support for industry organizations that represent the best our game has to offer”, said President Joe Faraldo.

“These contributions come from dues and start fees NAADA collects weekly and supplements an earlier $15,000 donation made to the Standardbred Transition Alliance”, said Vice President Alan Schwartz.

NAADA, currently is in the midst of its Summer Series alternating between Yonkers and Monticello raceways with a final at Yonkers on August 4th. NAADA’s final yearly series will culminate in the Fall when it will host yet another international contingent from another region in Italy.

In August, (8-4 – 8-10) NAADA will host an International Competition between our members and a four-man squad representing Italy with drivers from Tuscany, Pisa  and Sicily their expressed goal is to win races on US soil.

Led by Daniele Orsini, an accomplished driver with 300+ wins, Francesco Paolo Caruso with  500 + wins,  Roberto Giannoni, and Gianluca Di Venti. The Italian invasion will be housed at the iconic 1926 Warwick Hotel in NYC founded by William Randolph Hearst.

The Italians are eager to attend the Hambletonian most of all, though.  NAADA members will participate in showing our guests some US hospitality, including a guided tour of the Freedom Tower and other NYC sites, though their major concern is winning a race or two.

From the North America Amateur Drivers Association