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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDewey Arnold (Kevin Cummings) went to the front and led the single file field to the half in a swift :56.4 while Morrill sat fifth with Credit List. It wasn\u2019t until the five-eighths that an outer flow formed, led by Share The Wealth (Drew Monti) who was followed by Hobbs (Cory Kreiser). As the top two trotted past three-quarters in 1:26.2, Credit List was locked in fifth and was losing ground. Halfway through the turn, Share The Wealth made a break and at the top of the stretch, Big Box Hanover (Larry Stalbaum) came off the pegs for the drive. This provided Credit List a clear path to the wire that he took to a neck victory in 1:56.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was the fourth win in the last five starts (going back to last year) for Credit List ($11.80), his owner Room4040 LLC Stables and trainer Kevin Reynolds Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morrill added three seconds and two thirds to his 13 drive tally to end the day with a .513 UDR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The featured $13,000 Open I pace was won by Monticello Raceway shipper JM\u2019s Delight, who was driven to an eye-popping victory by the Downs 2022 driver of the meet, Kevin Cummings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cummings put JM\u2019s Delight right on the point and never looked back from there. After pacing fractions of :27.3 and :57 to the half, JM\u2019s Delight had opened up a two length advantage at that station. But TJ\u2019s Indy Pacer (Drew Monti) pulled first-over into turn three, drew alongside the leader up the backside and forced a slick :27.3 thrid panel. But under heavy urging from Cummings, JM\u2019s Delight turned back that challenge and again opened up by 1-1\/2 lengths on the field at the top of the stretch. Heading down the lane, JM\u2019s Delight just kept on going and stretched out to a 2-3\/4 length victory in 1:52.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n JM\u2019s Delight is owned by Greg Merton and trained by Shawn McDonough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cummings ended the day with a total of three winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bettors seemed to like the opening day card and early 3 p.m. post as they pumped $257,510 through the windows. That total was over $20,000 higher than any race card of 2022 and the best overall handle at Batavia Downs since 2019 when punters wagered over $339,000 during the New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions. The $10,733 carryover and $17,500 guaranteed pool for the \u201cmust-pay\u201d Jackpot Super Hi-5 wager in race 13 drew $41,724 in new money and pushed that race\u2019s total handle to $67,058. The 4-1-5-3-2 combination returned $97.70 for the 20-cent wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Jan. 12) with post time at 3 p.m. Free full card past performance forms can be downloaded at the Batavia downs website and all the racing action can be viewed live at the Batavia Downs Live Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photos provided by Batavia Downs) Batavia, NY — Former Batavia Downs driving regular Larry Stalbaum has only been racing at the Downs as a part-time ship-in in recent years as his base of operations has moved away from western New York. But after spending \u2026<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JMS-Delight.jpg?w=900&ssl=1\")
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