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SOA and Yonkers Honor Their 2014 Horsemen of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alex Dadoyan, Executive Director
January 25, 2015 (914) 968-3599

SOA and Yonkers Honor Their 2014 Horsemen of the Year

On the evening of January 24, The Standardbred Owners Association of New York, in conjunction with the management of Yonkers Raceway, proudly honored the track's leading driver, trainer and owner for calendar year 2014.

Maine native Jason Bartlett came away with his fourth Yonkers' driving title, finding the winners circle 485 times in 2014 from 2,440 starts, thus winning with nearly 1 in 5 of his mounts.

Driver Jason Bartlett; wife Kristen; and sons Kobe and Karter (Galterio / Faraldo)


Trainer Ron Burke, who smashed the national earnings record, eclipsing even Thoroughbred trainer Todd Pletcher's earnings mark, also topped all Yonkers conditioners with over $4.6 million in purse earnings. Burke had a Hilltop Oval leading 144 winners in 2014, which was 26 more than the second-leading trainer.

Driver Matt Kakaley accepting for Burke Racing Stable (Bob Galterio (Yonkers V.P. / Joe Faraldo, SOA President)


Additionally, Burke Racing Stable took home the leading owner title for 2014.

Driver Matt Kakaley accepting for Ron Burke (Galterio / Faraldo)





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