By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs
(Photo courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery)
Batavia, NY — Johnny Boy led at every station en route to victory in the $10,000 featured trot at Batavia Downs on Friday (Sept. 13) night.
Kevin Cummings sent Johnny Boy to the front from post one while Four Wheelin (Drew Monti) dropped in second for the ride. Johnny Boy stepped off quarters of :28.2, :59.3 and 1:29.1 with Four Wheelin in tow and the rest of the field trying to stay close. As they came out of the last turn and headed for home, Four Wheelin was out and rolling, trying to make up ground on the leader. And although he cut the margin substantially, Four Wheelin came up a head short as Johnny Boy closed it out on top in 1:58.2.
It was the third win of the year for Johnny Boy ($8.80) who is owned by Mike Torcello and trained by Sam Smith.
Driver Shawn McDonough made longshot bettors very happy on Friday after he won with Sapphire Love Chip who paid $50.50 and Chief Corleone who returned $57.00.
Joining McDonough for driving doubles were Joe Chindano Jr., Drew Monti and Dan Yetman while 13 different trainers each scored one win apiece.
Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 14) with post time at 6:00 p.m. and there will be a $2,375 carryover and the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta in the 13th race.
Free full card 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.