Batavia, NY – For the second time in her last four starts, Elegant Woman N won the $12,500 Open for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Nov. 12) night and she did so in very impressive fashion on a cold night over an off-track.
Drew Monti sent Elegant Woman N right to the front and took control of the proceedings from there. She marched off fractions of :28.2, :58 and 1:26.3 with Tres Chic Bluechip (Joe Chindano Jr.) drafting in the pocket and Rightfully Mine (Kyle Swift) making a mild bid in the breeze at three-quarters. As the race progressed through the fourth turn, Elegant Woman N started to separate from the field. She was on top by 1-½ lengths at the head of the stretch and then cruised home unencumbered to win by 2-¼ lengths in 1:55.4.
It was the eighth win of the year for Elegant Woman N ($2.84) who is owned by Vogel and Wags Nags, Jack Rice, her trainer Maria Rice and her driver, Drew Monti.
There was a big payout in the night’s final race when the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta was hit. The single unique winning combination of 9-3-8-5-4 returned $3,542.78 for the 20-cent wager.
Drivers Kevin Cummings and Jim McNeight Jr. and trainer Sam Smith all scored three wins on Wednesday.
Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Friday (Nov. 14) with post time at 6:00 p.m.
Free full card past performance programs for every live card of racing at Batavia can always be downloaded at The Downs’ website (bataviadownsgaming.com) under the “Live Racing” tab. Then you can watch all the races live as they happen for free on the Batavia Downs YouTube page.