Batavia, NY — A pair of $10,000 Class AA trots were featured at Batavia Downs on Friday (Nov. 21) night, and both races had round-trip winners.
In the first division, Brookview Darius took no prisoners in a gate-to-wire romp.
Brookview Darius (Joe Chindano Jr.) cut the quarter in :28 before Wild Bill Kelso (Kevin Cummings) drew alongside for the next two panels, clocked in :59.1 and 1:28. As the race went into turn four, Brookview Darius put away Wild Bill Kelso and opened up two lengths at the top of the stretch, and then bolted home in front by four in 1:57.2.
It was the seventh win of the year for Brookview Darius ($4.38), who is owned by Friendship Stables and trained by Sheena Cohen.
Then, in the second group, Itsoneofthose set fast fractions in a near career effort.
Itsoneofthose (Kevin Cummings) took a quick lead from a pylon start and parked Treasured Tee (Drew Monti) to the quarter in a fast :27.2 before Treasured Tee made a break. That left Itsoneofthose all alone to the half in :57.3 and three-quarters in 1:27.1 with Latavius (Dave McNeight Jr.) and My One Percent (Kyle Cummings) trying to keep up heading into the turn. When they hit the stretch, neither could catch up as Itsoneofthose closed the deal decisively in 1:56.4, just one-fifth of a second off his lifetime mark.
It was the 39th career win for Itsoneofthose ($13.18), and his first for owner Lav Racing Stable off a claim at Pocono Downs last week.
Driver Kevin Cummings had a total of four wins on the card while trainers Chris Petrelli and Shawn McDonough each had two wins apiece.
Live racing at Batavia Downs resumes on Saturday (Nov. 22) with post time at 6 p.m.
Starting next week, Batavia Downs switches to a Wednesday-Saturday schedule starting on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and running through Saturday, Dec. 20. Post time for all dates remains 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’ website under the “Live Racing” tab. Then you can watch all the races live as they happen for free on the Batavia Downs YouTube page.