{"id":48135,"date":"2023-11-05T00:32:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T04:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=48135"},"modified":"2023-11-05T00:32:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T04:32:13","slug":"genesee-county-morrill-wins-five-including-both-batavia-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/05\/genesee-county-morrill-wins-five-including-both-batavia-features\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Morrill wins five including both Batavia features"},"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 Jim Morrill Jr. had a huge night in the bike at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 4) as he won five races that included both features and a natural hat trick in races nine, 10 and 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First in the $15,000 Open I Handicap trot, Morrill sat the pocket with E Street following Ricky B Sharp (Mike Baumeister) who was being hounded by a parked Makadushin N Cheez (Kevin Cummings) for three-quarters of the mile. That bid by Makadushin N Cheez fell by the wayside before the last turn leaving Ricky B Sharp and E Street to battle it out. When the race entered the homestretch, Morrill tipped E Street into the passing lane and trotted right on by the leader to win by a length in 1:56.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the third straight win for E Street ($13.80) who is owned and trained by Rachelle Mungillo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pace, Morrill put Pocono Downs invader Venier Hanover on the point off the gate and never looked back. After setting fractions of :28, :57 and 1:25.1, Venier Hanover took a two length lead into the lane and never allowed El Jacko (Kyle Swift), who followed him the entire mile, to catch him en route to a 1-\u00be length 1:53.2 win.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the 51st lifetime win for Venier Hanover ($2.20) who is owned by owner Monique Cohen. Shawn McDonough was the winning trainer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morrill also won with V J Ranger (1:57.3, $5.30), Vulcan Star N (1;53.3, $4.40) and Just A Wrangler (1:53.1, $2.70) to complete his quintuplet. Morrill also had two seconds and two thirds from his 10 starts giving him a lofty UDR of .678 for the night. Those wins also increased Morrill’s win total for the meet to 138 and catapulted him into a first place tie for dash driving honors with Kevin Cummings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morrill also sits second for UDR among all drivers in North America with 500 or more starts with a .427 overall for the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Nov. 8) at 6:00 p.m. and there will be a $432 carryover in the Jackpot Hi-5 pentafecta wager in race 13.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 Jim Morrill Jr. had a huge night in the bike at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 4) as he won five races that included both features and a natural hat trick in races nine, 10 \u2026<\/p>\n

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