{"id":69683,"date":"2025-10-31T23:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T03:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=69683"},"modified":"2025-10-31T23:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T03:26:36","slug":"genesee-county-el-toro-loco-was-bully-on-the-competition-at-batavia-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/genesee-county-el-toro-loco-was-bully-on-the-competition-at-batavia-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/El Toro Loco was bully on the competition at Batavia Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Gaming<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Batavia, NY — After making a break at the gate last week as the prohibitive off-time favorite, El Toro Loco showed a complete reversal of fortunes on Friday (Oct. 31) night as he dominated his peers in the $10,000 Class-AA trotting feature at Batavia Downs and once again as the public\u2019s choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Chindano Jr. sent El Toro Loco to the front and got everything his way after two early breakers left him only four horses to beat. Under a snug line and with no challengers at all, El Toro Loco cut quarters of :28.3, :59.3 and 1:28.4 before heading into the last turn with a 2-\u00bc length lead. As he rounded the turn, El Toro Loco extended his lead to 3-\u00bd at the top of the lane and then bolted to the line while Chindano sat chilly to win by 4-\u00bc lengths in 1:58.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the ninth win of the year for El Toro Loco ($2.92) who is owned by Mike Torcello and trained by Sam Smith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were also two $8,800 Class-A trots where both winners went gate to wire as the heavy odds-on favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first, My One Percent (Kyle Cummings) was a runaway winner by 4-\u00bd lengths in 1:59.2 to score his fourth consecutive win. My One Percent ($4.44) is owned by his driver, Kyle Cummings, in partnership with Matthew Miller. Tammy Cummings trains the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then later, Spicy Hops (Kyle Swift) started from post one and finished in the same spot by 1-\u00bd lengths in 2:01.1 to claim his seventh win of the year. Spicy Hops ($5.84) is owned by Gary Ballowe and Cassie Russo, who also trains the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivers Joe Chindano Jr. and Drew Monti both scored triples in the bike while trainer Sam Smith led all other conditioners with two wins on the card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 1) with post time at 6:00 p.m. and there will be a $1,037 carryover in the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta wager in the 12th race. 
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. Then you can watch all the races live as they happen for free on the Batavia Downs YouTube page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Gaming (Photo courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — After making a break at the gate last week as the prohibitive off-time favorite, El Toro Loco showed a complete reversal of fortunes on Friday (Oct. 31) night as he dominated his peers in \u2026<\/p>\n

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