{"id":55632,"date":"2024-08-07T22:53:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=55632"},"modified":"2024-08-07T22:53:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:53:34","slug":"genesee-county-no-surprises-in-nyss-at-batavia-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/07\/genesee-county-no-surprises-in-nyss-at-batavia-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/No surprises in NYSS at Batavia Wednesday"},"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 The $105,000 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old male pacers were at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 7) and both divisions were won by heavy favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first $52,500 division went to Thirsty Thursday (Huntsville-Tequila Monday) who equaled his lifetime mark with an impressive outing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirsty Thursday (Matt Kakaley) took the lead from Courts On Fire (Greg Merton) passing the :28.4 quarter and never looked back from there. After getting to the half in :57.4, Thirsty Thursday faced challenges from Oogleville (Jason Bartlett) and Holt Hanover (Mark Macdonald) going to three-quarters, but he turned back both by the top of the lane. As they straightened for home, Thirsty Thursday was under Kakaley wraps and coasted home clean in 1:54.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirsty Thursday ($2.30) is now three for three lifetime for owners\/breeders Flying A Racing Stable and Chuck Pompey. Travis Alexander trains the winning colt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second $52,500 split went to Fast Choice (Courtly Choice-Fashion Guru) who also remained undefeated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Choice (Doug McNair) got away third as Groovin Will (Greg Merton) marched to the half in a very pedestrian 1:01. As the race advanced to the five-eighths, Fast Choice pulled first-over and cleared the front in a :28.2 third panel. From there, Fast Choice bolted home on top by two lengths in a :27.2 closer to win in 1:56.4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the third straight win for Fast Choice ($3.40) who is owned by Ashley Bako and Randy Zane and trained by Jared Bako. Winbak Farm bred the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were also three $20,000 Excelsior stakes on the card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first was won by Southpaw (American Ideal-Love You Bye) in 1:57.1 for driver\/trainer\/owner\/breeder Jimmy Whittemore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second went to Digging For Gold (Huntsville-Gold Orchid N) in 1:56.3, driven by Tyler Buter for trainer George Ducharme who co-owns with Jim Winske and Dr. Megan Moschgat. Bamq bred the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third was won by Invictus (Huntsville-Dark Force) in 1:56.4, driven by Jim Morrill jr. for trainer Roland Mallar and owner Jeffrey Nanna. James Crawford IV bred the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 10) at 6 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free full card 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 The $105,000 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old male pacers were at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 7) and both divisions were won by heavy favorites.  The first $52,500 division went to Thirsty Thursday (Huntsville-Tequila \u2026<\/p>\n

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