The last of four Sunday matinee cards of racing was held at Batavia Downs on Aug. 16 and offered a stout slate of competition, with two top tier tilts headlining the 14-race program with winners heavily backed by the public.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs
Archon grabs NYSS win at Tioga Sunday
Archon (Dan Daley) captured a $112,100 leg of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for freshmen colt and gelding trotters Sunday (Aug. 16) at Tioga Downs.
Sophomores shine in PASS action at The Meadows
Saturday’s (Aug. 15) card at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows was packed with sophomore Pennsylvania Sire Stakes trotting action. The filly division featured two $49,000 Stenographer divisions and three Stallion Series divisions, while the colts competed in two $49,000 Super Bowl divisions and two Stallion Series divisions.
Kb Moneyball, Passing Gear score BSS victories at Northfield
Kb Moneyball and Passing Gear scored victories as Northfield Park Racino hosted two $20,000 divisions of the third leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for freshman colt pacers on Saturday (Aug. 15).
Whoomp flips the script in INSS score
The fifth installment in the Whoomp versus Somemoreblue saga saw Whoomp, driven by John De Long for trainer Roger Welch, take down her rival in the $93,500 Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Hoosier Park on Saturday (Aug. 15).
Makes Me Charlie wins Open Trot at Tioga
Makes Me Charlie (Ridge Warren) captured the $15,500 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 15) as the favorite in the field of seven.
Front-end speed leads to co-feature victories at Batavia Saturday
The shortest route to the wire is a straight line and that’s the path Chapter Twelve and Double Up N both took to win a pair of $9,500 feature races at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 15) night.
Primo Uomo grabs Open Pace at Vernon
Primo Uomo (Jeff Gregory) captured the $8,500 featured Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Aug. 15) in a wire-to-wire effort.
Endofstory noses out Congressional Saturday at Pocono
Endostory and Congressional slugged it out most of the length of the stretch in the $21,000 fast-class pacing feature Saturday (Aug. 15) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and it would be Endofstory (ironically-named as an altered son of Lazarus N) who had provided his backers the endofstory they wanted, getting a nose decision in 1:50.3.
Kane Memorial Pace entries close Aug. 19
The $50,000 Kane Memorial Pace will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Batavia Downs. The race will be for Non-Winners of $100,000 in 2026, with the field consisting of the eight highest money earners in 2026.