{"id":78929,"date":"2026-08-21T09:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=78929"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:56:01","slug":"genesee-county-nyss-glamour-boys-will-be-at-batavia-downs-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/genesee-county-nyss-glamour-boys-will-be-at-batavia-downs-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/NYSS glamour boys will be at Batavia Downs Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo of Knoxville courtesy of Fotowon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo of Cooperstown Boy courtesy of Mike Lizzi) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batavia, NY\u2014 The New York Sire Stakes will visit Batavia Downs for the sixth time this year on Saturday (Aug. 22) night and will feature nine 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings who will start for their chance at $114,900 in total purses.The group will compete in two fields, with one being a non-betting event before the first regular race of the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main event will be race six and go for $58,000 with three pacers so close in recent resume, it\u2019s hard to separate them when you break down the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knoxville (Huntsville-Let\u2019s Fall In Love) is the second highest points (170) and purse ($192,820) earner among all NYSS 3-year-old pacing males behind only Fragment, who is not competing this week. Knoxville has only missed the board one time this year in his 10 starts with four wins, three seconds and two thirds, that have helped him amass those earnings. Knoxville took his lifetime mark at Vernon Downs in June when he won in 1:50.3 in a NYSS race and finished second in that same time at Tioga Downs while chasing Fragment in his 1:49.3 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knoxville has drawn the pylon position to start here and will have Matt Kakaley onboard for trainer Ray Schnittker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aries Blue Chip (American Ideal-Fox Valley Shaker) has been on an absolute tear since June, with four wins in six starts with a second and a third, but is stepping up to the major league for the first time after competing in the Excel series. There he won two straight races, one in 1:50.3 at Tioga Downs, and finished second by a neck in that same class at Yonkers, race timed in 1:51.3. Although he will make his first NYSS start here, he certainly looks like he is more than capable of winning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aries Blue Chip starts from post two for trainer Deborah Daguet, who has assigned Leon Bailey for the trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hunting Glory (Huntsville-Southwind Prima) got off to a bit of a slow start this year, but has really rounded into form recently. He just won his first NYSS race last week at Yonkers where he tripped-out to an impressive 1:52 victory over the half-mile track while beating Knoxville, who cut the mile. If he comes back to that mile, he will be a player for top honors here.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunting Glory has post three and trainer Robert Cleary has put Ridge Warren in control for the mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second group is the non-betting event and they will go for $56,900 in purse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unraced at two, Cooperstown Boy (Huntsville-Twinsburg) has one NYSS win that came in his last outing at Yonkers where he scored in 1:52.2 while beating Fragment. He won two starts before that in Excel action at Tioga with a 1:51.4 lifetime best effort. He\u2019s got three wins and two seconds in his last five starts and just seems to be hitting his stride at the right time of the year. He will be formidable in this contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooperstown Boy has drawn post three and trainer Jared Bakos has tapped Colin Kelly to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unmatched Wisdom (American Ideal-Above Average) is a seven-time winner in 2026, including six in a row to start his year. But only one of those coming in NYSS action. That was an impressive 1:52.1 win in the mud at Saratoga Raceway in May, setting a lifetime mark. Since then, he has one win in Excel action at Goshen Historic Track in 1:54.4 and three more NYSS starts that only produced one third. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unmatched Wisdom is trained by Chuck Connor Jr. and will be driven by Leon Bailey from post four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a $20,000 NYSS Excel Series event on the card, programmed as race seven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post time for the first race at Batavia Downs on Saturday is 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photo of Knoxville courtesy of Fotowon) (Photo of Cooperstown Boy courtesy of Mike Lizzi)  Batavia, NY\u2014 The New York Sire Stakes will visit Batavia Downs for the sixth time this year on Saturday (Aug. 22) night and will feature nine 3-year-old pacing colts and \u2026<\/p>\n

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