78-Year-Old Fielding Wins At Monticello | Standardbred Canada
Gerry Fielding is celebrating, and why not? After all, not many 78-year-old drivers still are able to drive, much less rein a winner in a pari-mutuel contest as Fielding did in Wednesday afternoon's (June 30) Catskill Amateur Drivers Club pace at Monticello Raceway. Driving 13-1 shot Back On Board N from the pole position, Fielding settled in fourth along the pylons as Rock N Roll Legacy (Joe Lee) led the field by the first stanza in :28. But when Lee began to back off the second quarter, Fielding was out and going, challenging for the lead by the half. “When Lee began to back off the secon...