{"id":47151,"date":"2023-09-22T23:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T03:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=47151"},"modified":"2023-09-22T23:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T03:21:19","slug":"genesee-county-lougazi-surpasses-500000-with-batavia-feature-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/22\/genesee-county-lougazi-surpasses-500000-with-batavia-feature-win\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Lougazi surpasses $500,000 with Batavia feature win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batavia, NY \u2014 After scoring his second straight win at Batavia Downs in the $15,000 Open I Handicap trot on Friday night (Sept. 22), Lougazi attained a career milestone by surpassing one-half million dollars in lifetime earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lougazi (Ray Fisher Jr.) got away sixth while Makadushin N Cheez (Kevin Cummings) took the outside route to the lead as he passed the quarter in :28.4. Then just before the half, I Got The Looks (Dan Yetman) led an outer-flow charge while Lougazi got in gear and followed. I Got The Looks pushed Makadusin N Cheez to three-quarters and that\u2019s where Lougazi tipped three wide into the last turn. By the time they hit the top of the stretch, the three horses trotted evenly across the track, but then Lougazi kicked away in deep stretch and won by a length in 1:57.2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the 57th lifetime win for Lougazi ($6.10) and it pushed his career bank to $501,366 for owner Mary Warriner. The Ryan Swift trained Lougazi has not missed the board in nine Batavia Downs starts this year, posting three wins, four seconds and two thirds to this point.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the $13,000 Open II Handicap trot, Ricky Be Sharp (Mike Baumeister) was let go by the betting public at 28-1 and pulled a major upset after making a three-wide move at three-quarters, trotted by the race leader Worthy Of Honor (Drew Monti) and then held off the late closing Da Boogie Man (Kyle Cummings) and E Street (Jim Morrill Jr.) to win by a head in 1:57.3, tying his lifetime mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ricky Be Sharp ($59.50) got his 40th career win for owner Jennifer Signor. Ron Baumeister trains the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JIm Morrill Jr. led all drivers with three wins on Friday.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Friday (Sept. 22) at 6:00 p.m. Free full past performance programs for every live card of racing at Batavia can always be downloaded at the Downs\u2019 website (bataviadownsgaming.com<\/a>) under the \u201cLive Racing\u201d tab and all the racing action can be viewed as it happens for free at the Batavia Downs Live Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY \u2014 After scoring his second straight win at Batavia Downs in the $15,000 Open I Handicap trot on Friday night (Sept. 22), Lougazi attained a career milestone by surpassing one-half million dollars in lifetime earnings. Lougazi \u2026<\/p>\n

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