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Three of the nation's four top money‐winning harness drivers were among 28 persons indicted by Federal authorities yesterday on charges of fixing superfecta races at Roosevelt and Yonkers Raceways.
The indictments, resulting from a year‐long grand jury investigation, accused 13 drivers of conspiring with a betting ring that allegedly made $3‐million on about 30 rigged superfectas between last Jan. 1 and April 13. Most of the other defendants are “10 per centars,” so called because they receive a fee for cashing big‐payoff tickets.
Irregular betting patterns at shops of the Offtrack Betting Corporation triggered the investigation, which came to public attention nearly four months ago in a story in The New York Times. The superfecta, in which a bettor attempts to pick the first four finishers in exact order, has been banned at New York tracks since April 13.
Insko Is ‘Shocked’
William (Buddy) Gilmour, Del Insko and Carmine Abbatiello are the best‐known of the indicted drivers. They rank second, third and fourth on the season money‐winning standing, each with purse earnings of more than $1.2‐million.
