By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs
With the county fair racing now wrapped up in the Empire State, the top point-getters from each age, gait and gender group will converge on Batavia Downs on tonight (Sept. 7) to compete in the eight $10,000 finals.
After racing was scheduled at 22 stops around New York from July 1 through Aug. 25, it has come down to 53 horses spread across eight finals on one night. Those events have been carded as races one through eight with the first post time set for 6:15 p.m.
Here is a list of the top point leaders from each group.
3-year-old pacing colts and geldings Midnight Pass (Kenneth J-The Company Store) 362 points
3-year-old trotting colt and geldings Steuben Bentley (Crazed-Be A Babe) 333 points
3-year-old pacing fillies Sea’s Ideal (American Ideal-A B Sea) 483 points
3-year-old trotting fillies Linda’s Choice (Conway Hall-Howard’s Sister) 358 points
2-year-old pacing colts and geldings Sea Rocky Roll (Rock N Roll Heaven-A B Seascape) 311 points
2-year-old trotting colt and geldings Steuben Surfs Up (Conway Hall-Pana Colada) 255 points
2-year-old pacing fillies Math Writer (Riverboat King-Mathamomics) 383 points
2-year-old trotting fillies Too Cool To Fool (Conway Hall-Travelin Deal) 300 points
A complete list of county fair points broken down by category can be viewed by clicking on this link. (http://www.nysirestakes.com/backend/News/news_upload/county_fair_schedule__105.pdf )