{"id":66633,"date":"2025-08-03T00:50:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T04:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=66633"},"modified":"2025-08-03T00:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T04:50:53","slug":"genesee-county-lanjo-lee-goes-gate-to-wire-for-open-win-at-batavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/genesee-county-lanjo-lee-goes-gate-to-wire-for-open-win-at-batavia\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Lanjo Lee goes gate to wire for Open win at Batavia"},"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 — It was three months since Lanjo Lee raced before he finished fourth in his racing return at Batavia last week. But that start served him well as he bounced back and took victory in the $13,500 Open Handicap pacing feature at The Downs on Saturday (Aug. 2) night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lanjo Lee (Kyle Cummings) took the lead and paced to the half in a tepid :58.1 with Melanion N (Drew Monti) tucked away neatly in the pocket. After rounding turn three, Born A Rebel (Joe Chindano Jr.) pulled first-over from fourth and made his way towards the leader at three-quarters in 1:26.4. Born A Rebel got to within a length of Lanjo Lee and hung there around the last turn. As the race moved into the stretch, Lanjo Lee maintained his lead and paced strongly against the tripping Melanion N to the wire and hung on to win by a head in 1:55. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the fifth win of the year for Lanjo Lee ($6.30) who is owned by Gordon Swift and trained by Jeff Sorenson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Later in the $12,500 Open II pace, Woodmere Rollnpop (Dave McNeight III) parked Pointomygranson (Jim Morrill Jr.) to the quarter in :28 before Morrill took a seat at the half in :56.2. That\u2019s where Villiam (Joe Chindano Jr.) pulled from third and took his turn engaging Woodmere Rollnpop from five-eighths to three-quarters, where Villiam was finally able to get the lead and cross over in the last turn. Once on top, Villiam got brave and paced home under a high line and won by 1-\u00bc lengths in 1:55.1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was also the fifth win of the year for Villiam ($3.60) who is owned by Joe Chindano Sr. and trained by his driver, Chindano Jr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drew Monti was the leading driver on Saturday with a grand slam in the bike while trainers Ron Beback Jr. and Lee Dahn both won two races each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 6) with post time at 6 p.m. 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 Stream on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — It was three months since Lanjo Lee raced before he finished fourth in his racing return at Batavia last week. But that start served him well as he bounced back and took victory in the \u2026<\/p>\n

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