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Elba picks up 56-33 win at home

By Howard B. Owens
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Elba beat Jasper Troupsburg in Boys Basketball on Saturday, 56-33.

Angelo Penna led the way to victory with 24 points. Nicholas Scott scored 15.

Photos by Debra Reilly.

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Notre Dame scores 54 points to beat Elba

By Howard B. Owens
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Notre Dame topped rival Elba in Boys Basketball on Friday, 54-42.

For the Irish, Jackson Sherwood scored 26 points.  Makyell Walker scored eight.

For the Lancers, Nichols Scott scored 11, while Angelo Penna scored nine, and Ashton Bezon picked up eight.

Photos by Debra Reilly.

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Le Roy blows past Dansville in Boys Basketball

By Howard B. Owens

Le Roy entered the second quarter in their Friday night Boys Basketball matchup against Dansville down 12-10 and then Aaric Luce got hot, Le Roy took the lead and never looked back.

Luce scored 11 points in the second quarter, hitting a trio of three-pointers to give the Knights a 30-21 halftime lead.

Le Roy went on to win 61-43.

Luce finished with 11 points.  Merrit Holly scored 28 points and had 11 rebounds.  Matthew Hockey scored nine points and had three assists.

The Knights are now 4-0 on the year.

Blue Devils pick up second win in OT, 65-62

By Howard B. Owens

Batavia beat Odyssey 65-62 in overtime in Boys Basketball on Friday night.

Carter Mullen scored 22 points for Batavia. Joey Marranco scored 15 and Aiden Bellavia scored nine.

The Blue Devils are now 2-1 on the year.

Oakfield boys came up short in closing seconds to Kendall 62-60 in Genesee Regional matchup

By Steve Ognibene
Avery Watterson moving down court.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Avery Watterson moving downcourt.  
Photo by Steve Ognibene

Oakfield lost by two points in closing seconds to Kendall on Friday in a Genesee Regional matchup at the Hornet's Nest, Oakfield.  

Kendall stunned the squad opening up the quarter, scoring ten straight to lead 16-11 after the opening quarter.

The Hornets battled back halfway through the second to come within four.  Oakfield's Kyler Harkness scored a bucket and got fouled to give momentum and maintain a four-point lead at the half, 29-25.

Both teams exchanged game leads in the third, and then Brent Mancuso scored a buzzer-beater to end the third, 48-45 Hornets.  

In the fourth quarter, the lead increased by eight to 58-50, and the Hornets were looking to get away with the game but got into foul trouble. Kendall chipped away with two plays that positioned them with a two-point lead with 18 seconds left in game regulation.  

Kendall won 62-60.

Avery Waterson scored 30 points for Oakfield. Kyler Harkness scored eight.

Oakfield is now 2-2 on the season and plays home versus Byron-Bergen next Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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Photos by Steve Ognibene

Brenden Wescott sets up the offensive attack.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Brenden Wescott sets up the offensive attack.  
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Nate Schildwaster looking for a rebound.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Nate Schildwaster looking for a rebound.  
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Kendall player double teamed by Oakfield defenders.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Kendall player double-teamed by Oakfield defenders.  
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Gavin Armbrewster shooting for two points.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Gavin Armbrewster shooting for two points.  
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Hornets Varsity Cheerleaders halftime show center court.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Hornets Varsity Cheerleaders halftime show center court.  
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Notre Dame beats Wheatland in Girls Basketball

By Howard B. Owens
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Notre Dame picked upa 61-19 win over Wheatland-Chili in Girls Basketball on Thursday.

The Irish are now 2-1 on the season.

Sofia Falleti led the scoring with a game-high 21 points and eight rebounds.

Luci Zambito scored 12 points, while Emma Sisson and Lucia Fiorentino contributed nine each.

“Tonight was a complete team effort as everyone contributed and got a balanced amount of play time for the win,” Coach Vinny Falleti said. “They executed well tonight and played like a team.”

Submitted photos.

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Batavia Girls outplayed Franklin in first half to run away with another win

By Steve Ognibene
Jamin MacDonald led the Lady Devils in points and rebounds to victory.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Jamin MacDonald led the Lady Devils in points and rebounds to victory.  
Photo by Steve Ognibene

Batavia picked up its fourth win of the season with a 51-19 victory over Franklin/Northeast on Thursday.

Stats for the game:

  • Karizma Wescott, six points, four rebounds, six steals; 
  • Julia Clark, two points, four rebounds;
  • Anna Varland, eight points, three rebounds, two assists; 
  • Violet Lopez, five points and six rebounds; 
  • Jaimin Macdonald, 18 points, 16 rebounds, two assists, four steals;
  • Julia Preston, four points and six rebounds;
  • Isabella Walsh, seven points, nine rebounds, four assists, four steals;

"We were able to jump out to an early lead by changing up our presses and controlling the tempo," said coach John McCulley. "This team has learned from every game so far. We learned we need to hit the glass better, and they did that tonight."

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Photos by Steve Ognibene

Karizma Wescott triple teamed by Franklin.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Karizma Wescott triple-teamed by Franklin.  
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Anna Varland setting up a play.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Anna Varland setting up a play.  
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Violet Lopez driving down the court.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Violet Lopez driving down the court.  
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Isabella Walsh scoring two points for batavia.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Isabella Walsh. 
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Erika Gibbs grabbing a loose ball.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Erika Gibbs grabbing a loose ball.  
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Pembroke opens season by beating undefeated Byron-Bergen Bees

By Howard B. Owens
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Many teams have already played four or five games in the 2023/24 season, but the Pembroke Dragons didn't hit the hardwood for the first time until Wednesday night to take on an undefeated Byron-Bergen team led by early season hot shot Braedyn Chambry.

Chambry set a school record in a game this season by scoring 41 points.  A couple of times, he's topped 20 points.

On Wednesday, the Dragons held him to nine points, sending the Bees (4-1) to their first defeat, 61-50.

For Pembroke, Tyson Totten scored 31 points, and Sean Pustulka scored nine.

Colin Martin led Byron-Bergen with 16 points. Noah Clare scored nine, and Brody Baubie scored eight.

"I was pleased with how we played defensively tonight, meeting our defensive goal 3/4 quarters," said Pembroke coach Matthew Shay. "I was also pleased with Jayden Bridge and Sam Pfeiffer and how they battled tonight defending Chambry along with our team defense limiting his touches. Roxanne always does a nice job with her squad, and I feel fortunate to come out of there with the win. Obviously, Tyson played really tough and controlled the game for us."

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

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Fourth quarter surge gives Irish 48-39 win over Trojans

By Howard B. Owens
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Notre Dame beat Alexander in Girls Basketball on Wednesday, 48-39. 

The Irish trailed until the fourth quarter, when they pushed ahead and held on for the win.

 Freshman Sofia Falleti led the scoring with 21 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Senior Emma Sisson dominated with a double-double 17 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals. 

“Tonight was a phenomenal win for the Lady Irish over a talented, veteran team, Alexander," said Head Coach Vinny Falleti. ”Our team did not take the lead until the fourth quarter and never gave up. I am so proud of how well they played.”

Big offense, stingy defense helps Elba to 77-33 win in Albion

By Howard B. Owens
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On the road against Albion, Elba picked up another win in Girls Basketball, 77-33.

Sydney Reilly came on strong again, scoring 29 points. Lydia Ross scored 21 points, and Mariah Ognibene had 10 points with 6 rebounds. 

"The team is really playing solid team defense," said coach Charlie Pangrazio. "We got 27 steals tonight as a team. Ross had 12, and Ava Buczek had five."

Photos by Kristin Smith.

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Bees top Barker in hoops 71-59

By Howard B. Owens
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Byron-Bergen beat Barker in Boys Basketball on Monday, 71 to 59.

Braedyn Chambry scored 24 points, and Brody Baubie scored 19 points.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

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Elba racks up 88 points in win over Wheatland-Chili

By Howard B. Owens
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Elba beat Wheatland-Chili 88-20 on Monday.

Five players for the Lancers hit double-figures scoring.  Sydney Reily and Lydia Ross each scored 18 points. Mariah Ognibene and Maddie Hall each scored 12. Brea Smith scored 11. 

"The team is really playing hard for each other," said Coach Charlie Pangrazio. "Our team defense is improving and will get better every game."

Photos by Debra Reilly.

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Cummings wins eight, Smith takes six in Batavia closer

By Tim Bojarski
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Photo of Stranger Things courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Dominance by a pair of horsemen was center stage on Saturday’s (Dec. 9) closing night card at Batavia Downs as driver Kevin Cummings and trainer Sam Smith put forth a pair of relentless efforts that yielded some very lofty numbers.

Coming into the final night of the meet, Smith was tied with fellow trainer Shawn McDonough for the dash title of the summer and fall stanza and it didn’t take long to see that Smith was ready to serve notice. Smith sent five consecutive stablemembers to the winner’s enclosure to start the night and later added one more to grab a six-pack and claim the training title and the hardware.

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Photo of Sam Smith
courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Smith trainees won races one through five and included Pepin Coolie (1:57.1, $8.70), Ys Lotus (1:54.1, $3.10), Poets N Pirates (1:58.3, $5.00), Just Don’t Wait (1:56.3, $13.20) and Blogmaster (1:56, $3.50). He then later won with Johnny Boy, who captured the co-featured $15,000 Open I Handicap trot to get to six.

Johnny Boy left from post five and led every step of the race. After setting fractions of :28, :58.1 and 1:27 with no one close enough to challenge him, Johnny Boy turned for home and bolted to a 2-½  length win in 1:56.

It was the 10th win of the year for Johnny Boy ($4.50) who is owned by Mike Torcello, and who also owns Smith’s other five winners.

Smith also had one second from his nine starters to post a stellar .728 UTR for his work on Saturday.

Kevin Cummings drove three of Smith’s winners but also added five others to finish the night with a total of eight wins, which is just one shy of the track record of nine set by Jim Morrill Jr. only three weeks ago.

Besides the aforementioned Pepin Coolie, Poets N Pirates and Johnny Boy, Cummings also won with Remember The Beach (1:55.4, $35.20), Special Prosecutor (1:58, $6.80), McBardle (1:55.2, $2.60), Life Master (1:55, $3.90) and Stranger Things, who won the co-featured $15,000 Open I pace on the night he was named Pacer of the Meet for the second consecutive year.

Stranger Things got away fifth as Virgil N (Drew Monti) led to the half in :56.2. As they passed that station, Alta Engine A (Jim Morrill Jr.) pulled first-over and Stranger Things followed in stride. Virgil N succumbed to the pace at three-quarters allowing Alta Engine A to take the lead heading into the last turn. Stranger Things continued to pace alongside the leader and began to accelerate when they hit the stretch. Stranger Things gained ground with every stride and passed Alta Engine N by a length at the line in 1:53.

It was the third straight win and 10th of the year for Stranger Things ($4.60) who is owned by Kathy Schoeffel, Virginia Schoeffel, and James Reuther and trained by Angelo Nappo.

Cummings also had two seconds among his 15 starts to realize a stout .622 UDR for the night.  

The management and staff of Batavia Downs would like to wish all their patrons a very happy holiday season and look forward to welcoming everybody back on Thursday (Jan. 4) when the 2024 winter meet kicks off its 16-date run through Monday (Feb. 26) pending New York State Gaming Commission date approval. Post time for every race day will be 3 p.m.

Top horsemen and horses to be feted at Batavia Down Saturday

By Tim Bojarski

The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs have announced the top driver, trainers, and horses from the summer and fall live racing meet who will be honored for their efforts during the Night of Distinction awards presentation that will be held on closing night at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Dec. 9). Post time for the first race is 6 p.m.

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Photo of Jim Morrill Jr.
courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Jim Morrill Jr. will receive the Driver of the Year Award after he notched his fifth driving title at Batavia Downs. This meet, Morrill had 429 starts with 138 wins, 81 seconds, and 58 thirds that produced earnings of $1,217,071 and a UDR. of .472. Those earnings set a new all-time track record for purses collected in a single meet at Batavia, breaking the mark he set just last year ($1,115,951). Morrill is also only one of two drivers (Kevin Cummings) to ever earn in excess of $1 million at Batavia Downs in a single meet and now both have done it in consecutive years.

Overall in 2023, Morrill has started 1,020 times with 295 wins, 184 seconds and 148 thirds with $2,567,305 in earnings and a UDR of .438. That UDR rating has him sitting in first place among all drivers in North America for percentage performance.

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Photo of Sam Smith
courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

The Trainer of the Year has yet to be decided as Sam Smith and Shawn McDonough are currently tied after Wednesday’s card with Smith showing 43 wins and McDonough posting 43 wins as well.

To this point in the meet, Smith has 242 starts with 43 wins, 42 seconds, and 35 thirds with earnings of $401,222 and a UTR of .322. For the year he has 648 starts with 109 wins, 94 seconds, and 91 thirds with earnings of $988,750 and a UTR of .296. All these numbers are career highs for Smith.

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Photo of Shawn McDonough
courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

McDonough’s Batavia meet tally shows 276 starts with 43 wins, 42

 seconds and 29-thirds that banked $346,692 and provided him a UTR of .275. His totals for all of 2023 showed 598 starts with 96 wins, 83 seconds and 76 thirds, earnings of $764,240 and a UTR of .280.

The top trainer will be named Saturday night as Smith will start 10 horses and McDonough will start eight and it could come down to the 15th race on the card before it’s decided.

Driver Kyle Swift, who was named the track's Rising Star for 2023 earlier this week, will also be presented his award on Saturday.

The top equine athletes will also be lauded and here is the list of award recipients for this meet.

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Photo of Stranger Things courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Pacer of the Meet - Stranger Things (Western Terror-Southwind Prairie)

Kathy Schoeffel, Virginia Schoeffel and James Ruether, owners - Angelo Nappo, trainer.

Stranger Things had 17 starts with 6 wins, 1 second and 3 thirds that earned him $52,000 in purses, which was the most won by any pacer competing at the Downs this meet. Stranger Things competed against some of the best pacers on the grounds all season and could be counted on to show up week in and week out. For the entire year, Stranger Things won nine races and $71,590 in purses. Stranger Things will be on hand to close out his meet on Saturday night in the featured 9th race.

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Photo of Lougazi courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Trotter of the Meet - Lougazi (Lou’s Legacy-Winning Blade)

Mary Warriner, owner - Ryan Swift, trainer.

Lougazi is a multiple winner of this award and rightfully so, as this 9-year-old war horse has been battling the best at Batavia for six years. In 2023, Lougazi had 16 starts that yielded him four wins, four seconds and four thirds with $54,600 in purses that made him not only the richest trotter of the meet, but the richest horse of either gait overall as of this writing. Overall in 2023 Lougazi had eight wins and $91,295 in earnings.

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Photo of Louie The Lilac courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Mare of the Meet - Louie The Lilac (Sweet Lou-Pineapple Hanover)

Michael L. Torcello, owner - Sam Smith, trainer.

Louie The Lilac started the meet in the non-winners classes and worked her way up to the Open I where she found success twice. She has faced some very tough competition from top flight ship-in mares in her 16 starts this year, yet came out on top seven times during the meet while earning $49,105 in purses. For the entire year, Louie The Lilac has won a total of nine races while putting $69,968 in the bank.

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Photo of A Black Diamond courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Claimer of the Meet - A Black Diamond (Betterthancheddar-Tricky)

LAV Racing Stable, owner - Russell Bratt, trainer.

Although winning her first race at Batavia in a conditioned event, A Black Diamond made her living in the claiming ranks all year after that and totaled eight wins for the meet, making her the winningest horse of either gait or gender at Batavia Downs this year. And she ended the year stronger than ever, winning five out of her last six starts including four straight in that stretch, earning $48,620 this meet. For all of 2023 A Black Diamond won 13 races and $82,852 in purses.

These awards will be presented trackside in the winner's circle between the races throughout the night. 

Batavia Girls on fast break to start season at 3-0 after 64-16 win over Wilson

By Steve Ognibene
Karizma Wescott gets double teamed in the paint.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Karizma Wescott gets double-teamed in the paint.  
Photo by Steve Ognibene

After a couple of seasons where the Batavia Blue Devils have struggled for wins in Girls Basketball, the team is off to a 3-0 start in 2023-24.

And the games haven't even been close.

The Class A Blue Devils have beat Class A Geneva 42-16, Class A Young Women, 64-25, and on Friday night, Class AA Wilson/Early College 58-21.

On Friday, Jaimin Macdonald scored 21 points, Karizma Wescott scored 11, and Julia Preston scored 10 points. 

The next home game for Batavia is Monday at 7 p.m. against Le Roy.

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Photos by Steve Ognibene

Jamin MacDonald led the driveopening up the second half big for the lady devils.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Jamin MacDonald led the drive, opening up the second half big for the lady devils.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Isabella Walsh gets a pass from teammates to score.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Isabella Walsh gets a pass from teammates to score.  
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Leilah Manuel going to the net.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Leilah Manuel going to the net.  
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Erika Gibbs created another fast break by Batavia. Photo by Steve Ognibene
Erika Gibbs created another fast break by Batavia. 
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Anna Varland moves the ball up for a score.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Anna Varland moves the ball up for a score.  
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Byron-Bergen edges Attica 59-56

By Howard B. Owens
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With 17 points in the final quarter, Byron-Bergen notched a 59-56 win over Attica on Thursday evening.

Braedyn Chambry scored 21 points for the Bees. Brody Baubie scored 13, and Colin Martin scored nine.

Jack Janes scored 19 for Attica.

The Bees are now 3-0 on the year.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

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Alexander beats Elba in Boys Basketball, 60-34

By Howard B. Owens
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Alexander improved to 3-1 in Boys Basketball with a 60-38 win over Elba (1-1) at Elba on Thursday night.

Dylan Pohl scored 16 points for the Trojans, with King Woods scoring 13 and Trent Woods scoring 11.

For the Lancers, Angelo Penne scored 16 and Mike Long scored 11.

Photos by Debra Reilly.

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Kyle Swift named Rising Star at Batavia Downs

By Tim Bojarski
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Photo of Kyle Swift courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs has announced that driver Kyle Swift will receive the 2023 Rising Star Award during the Night of Distinction awards presentation that will be held at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Dec. 9).

After driving at fairs and in qualifiers for two years, the 18-year-old Kyle Swift earned his provisional license in June of this year and has really become a presence on the harness racing scene in western New York ever since. After scoring his first pari-mutuel win with Big Place only a month later, Swift emerged as one of the top drivers at the current Batavia meet.

In 219 starts, Swift has won 14 races, finished second 26 times, and third another 27 times, which were numbers good enough to put him on the top 10 list among all drivers racing at Batavia this meet. And his $151,294 in purses from those starts has him seated 13th for total bank.

Overall this year, Swift has 17 wins 30 seconds, and 31 thirds with $181,130 in earnings.  

Swift is a third-generation horseman on both sides of his family. His father Ray Fisher Jr. has been a leading reinsman at Batavia for years and is approaching 5,000 career driving wins while his mother Ryan Swift annually finishes among the best trainers competing in western New York.

Kyle Swift is an energetic and enthusiastic personality who is 100% committed to harness racing and who works very hard to improve his skills on a daily basis. His steadily rising numbers and increased multiple listings on the daily draw are a testament to that and prove why he was chosen to receive this award.

The Night of Distinction card Saturday (Nov. 9) has a 6 p.m. post and all the awards will be presented trackside in the winner’s circle between the races.

Mcnatural L trips to Batavia Open victory

By Tim Bojarski
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Photo of Mcnatural L courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

After three unsuccessful starts in the track’s top class for female pacers, Mcnatural L got the job done at long odds in her fourth attempt in the $15,000 Distaff Open I Handicap on Wednesday night (Dec. 6) at Batavia Downs.

Dave McNeight III put Mcnatural L in the pocket behind Won Surreal Deal (Kyle Cummings) who was busy on top stepping quarters of :28.3, :57.4 and 1:26, basically unchallenged the entire time. Mcnatural L continued to draft Won Surreal Deal around the last turn but when they hit the stretch, she sprung into action. McNeight popped the deuce and heavily urged Mcnatural L past Won Surreal Deal and hit the line first by three-quarters of a length in 1:55 to spring the upset.

Mcnatural L ($19.60) registered her eighth win of the year for owner El Dorado Stable and trainer Amanda Arrigenna.

The Downs top two trainers entered Wednesday’s card tied with 41 wins apiece and they have been so hard to pull away from each other of late, they even had a dead heat in the fourth race. Sam Smith started Authentic Hanover and Shawn McDonough had Thatmomentinlife and after battling for the last three-eighths of the mile, both hit the wire together in 1:57.2. Authentic Hanover (Kevin Cummings, $2.10) is owned by Mike Torcello and Thatmomentinlife (Brett Beckwith, $2.10) is owned by Ben Ortiz.

Smith also won with Mcdelicacy (1:58, $107.50) and McDonough won with Imprincessgemma A (1:55.3, $2.90) so they remained tied for the training crown heading into the final night.

Last year’s trotter of the meet at Batavia Downs was CR Blazin Beauty and she hit two major milestones after winning the sixth race on Wednesday. It was the 9-year-old mare’s 60th lifetime win and it pushed her over a half-million dollar mark in career earnings, now boasting $500,805 in the bank. CR Blazin Beauty is owned by Marissa Russo and trained by Dave Russo.

Kyle Cummings led all drivers on Wednesday with three wins while trainer Chris Petrelli joined Smith and McDonough with two wins of his own.

The final night of live racing of the 2023 meet at Batavia Downs is Saturday (Dec. 9) and that is when live action will resume with a big 15 race card with a $1,031 carryover in the Jackpot Hi-5 pentafecta wager in that 15th race. And since Saturday is the final night of the meet, both the Pick-5 in race one and the Hi-5 in race 15 will both be “must pay” wagering events. All the racing action starts at 6 p.m.

Saturday is also the Upstate New York  Chapter of the United States Harness Writer’s Night of Distinction awards presentation that will take place trackside between the races.

Free full past performance programs for every live card of racing at Batavia can always be downloaded at the Downs’ website (bataviadownsgaming.com) under the “Live Racing” tab and all the racing action can be viewed as it happens for free at the Batavia Downs Live Facebook page.

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