By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs
(Photo of Actor Hanover -fifth winner- courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery)
Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs’ leading driver, Drew Monti, won five of the 11 races on Thursday (Aug. 27) evening to extend his victory advantage for the meet.
Monti won with Cash Back (1:56.3, $5.72), Naked Truth (1:57.3, $6.06), RC Enterprise (1:59.4, $11.70), Baby Yoda (2:00, $11.40) and Actor Hanover (1:58.3, $5.08), who completed his five-bagger for the evening.
Monti also had three seconds from his 10 drives, giving him a stellar .667 UDR for the program. Now with 40 wins for the meet, Monti sits 14 wins ahead of both Shawn Gray (26) and Dave McNeight III (26) for the summer/fall dash title.
The $8,000 conditioned pace was an exciting race on the card that was won by Saulsbrook Ian (Brett Macdonald), who sat third to the half behind Colton’s Charm (Drew Monti) and Solar Solution (Leon Bailey) as they reached that station in :57.3. Kilowatt Kid N (Joe Chindano Jr.) pulled first-over at that point and Saulsbrook Ian followed to three-quarters. Positions remained unchanged through the last turn until Macdonald tipped Saulsbrook Ian three-high coming into the lane and passed the leaders, while out-pacing the sharp-closing Solar Solution to win by a nose in 1:56.2.
Saulsbrook Ian ($6.08) is owned by his driver, Brett Macdonald, in partnership with Katie Remmerswaal and Shen Guo. Ronald Macdonald was the winning trainer.
Cassie Russo had two winners to lead all trainers on Thursday.
The $7,500 guaranteed pool in the Pick-5 wager made several bettors very happy as the combination of 5/4/1/4/1 returned $1,167.80 for the 50-cent bet.
Live racing will resume at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug 29) and please note that post time has been moved up to 4 p.m. from this Saturday until Saturday, September 5, due to a lighting issue that will be addressed during that time.
Free full card past performance programs for every live card of racing at Batavia Downs can always be downloaded at the track’s website (bataviadownsgaming.com) under the “Live Racing” tab. And you can watch all the races live as they happen for free on the Batavia Downs YouTube page.
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Batavia Downs Results Thursday Aug 27, 2026
1st – $5,000 Pace 1:59.3
5-Initial Concept (Le Bailey) 10.66 5.90 4.06
3-Wayfairen Stranger (Wa Tomaszewski) 4.80 3.92
4-Beantownboy (Jo Cummings Jr) 4.70
EXACTA (5/3) $24.11
TRIFECTA (5/3/4) $49.34
Also – Evanator, Mingo Joel, Belmar, Mason Street, Darbie’s Ideal
2nd – $6,500 Pace 1:56.3
4-Cash Back (An Monti) 5.72 2.98 2.12
1-Ideal Artillery (Br Macdonald) 2.52 2.10
8-Checkonwilliam Gb (Jo Chindano Jr.) 2.92
EXACTA (4/1) $4.60
TRIFECTA (4/1/8) $9.24
SUPERFECTA (4/1/8/5) $14.19
EARLY DOUBLE (5/4) $18.57
Scratched: Ohare Hanover, Motive Hanover
Also – Bold Bet, Ranzar, Crystal Beach
3rd – $6,500 Trot 1:59.4
1-Kruise On Dover (Da McNeight III) 3.16 2.46 2.10
4-Vondell Kemp (An Monti) 6.22 3.30
7-Captain Chesley (Br Macdonald) 3.88
EXACTA (1/4) $7.25
TRIFECTA (1/4/7) $25.45
SUPERFECTA (1/4/7/5) $27.49
Also – Blantons Blue, Sbrocco, Credito, Cigar Night, Sanchez Rocks
4th – $5,000 Pace 1:57.3
4-Naked Truth (An Monti) 6.06 4.14 2.72
3-Vin Bruiser (Jo Chindano Jr.) 5.40 3.54
7-Hope You Dance (Le Bailey) 6.78
EXACTA (4/3) $14.79
TRIFECTA (4/3/7) $35.97
SUPERFECTA (4/3/7/1) $20.45
Also – Ellas Reason A, How About Murph, Late Night Date A, Miramichi Alanna, Filet Mignon
5th – $5,000 Pace 1:57.0
1-Ideal Catch (Wa Tomaszewski) 21.50 9.46 5.10
4-Top Tier (An Monti) 4.18 3.44
8-Risky Dude (Ky Cummings) 12.88
EXACTA (1/4) $49.61
TRIFECTA (1/4/8) $287.54
SUPERFECTA (1/4/8/1-9) $285.40
DAILY DOUBLE (4/1) $39.11
PICK 5 (5/4/1/4/1) $1,167.80
Also – Shocking Truth, Soolaimon, Timeto Communicate, Tymal Envoy, I’m The Rock, Rockinbilly’sdream
6th – $8,000 Trot 1:59.4
3-Rc Enterprise (An Monti) 11.70 4.64 2.46
2-Marvin Hagler (Br Macdonald) 2.56 2.10
6-My One Percent (Ky Cummings) 2.24
EXACTA (3/2) $24.34
TRIFECTA (3/2/6) $32.63
SUPERFECTA (3/2/6/4) $29.01
PICK 4 (1/4/1/3) $12.91
Also – Bars Open, Cyclone Ben, Crescent Beauty, Rough Tuff Tested
7th – $8,000 Pace 1:56.2
3-Saulsbrook Ian (Br Macdonald) 6.08 6.30 4.24
1-Solar Solution (Le Bailey) 5.50 4.66
4-Pepper Jack Flash (Ky Cummings) 7.84
EXACTA (3/1) $14.69
TRIFECTA (3/1/4) $21.98
SUPERFECTA (3/1/4/2) $25.14
Also – Colton’s Charm, Cold Decked, Kilowatt Kid N, Connor B, Manhattan Artist
8th – $5,000 Pace 1:57.3
8-Art Of Racing (Jo Chindano Jr.) 19.68 4.58 2.96
1-April Hill High (An Monti) 3.62 2.62
3-Odds Beater (Mi Baumeister) 2.62
EXACTA (8/1) $9.89
TRIFECTA (8/1/3) $11.61
SUPERFECTA (8/1/3/2) $10.99
Also – Maczaffair N, Bad Nella Monella, Pembroke Red, Go Tell Murph, Southwind Talisa
9th – $6,500 Pace 1:55.3
6-Sharky Bear (Da McNeight III) 8.32 6.04 3.70
3-Seaside Sunset (Ky Cummings) 9.30 2.98
4-Skyway Ballistic (Le Bailey) 2.76
EXACTA (6/3) $30.49
TRIFECTA (6/3/4) $52.92
SUPERFECTA (6/3/4/5) $40.20
DAILY DOUBLE (8/6) $16.20
Scratched: Counter Offer
Also – Memphistennessee N, Rockette Baby, Brookdale Miki, Miss M A K
10th – $8,000 Trot 2:00.0
5-Baby Yoda (An Monti) 11.40 3.92 3.10
1-Latavius (Da McNeight III) 2.24 2.24
4-Thirdtimesthedream (Br Macdonald) 4.26
EXACTA (5/1) $13.85
TRIFECTA (5/1/4) $16.17
SUPERFECTA (5/1/4/6) $77.25
PICK 4 (3/8/6/5) $240.34
Also – Manny L, Fashion On A Star, Fly Delta, Grinder
11th – $4,800 Pace 1:58.3
4-Actor Hanover (An Monti) 5.08 2.10 2.10
1-The Downtown Bus (Da McNeight III) 2.86 2.10
5-Lorraine Smoke (Br Macdonald) 2.10
EXACTA (4/1) $5.74
TRIFECTA (4/1/5) $4.89
SUPERFECTA (4/1/5/9) $7.41
LATE DOUBLE (5/4) $15.03
PICK 3 (6/5/4) $54.24
JACKPOT SUPER HIGH FIVE ()
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