Monti magic continues with six more winners

Batavia, NY — For the second consecutive night of harness racing at Batavia Downs, driver Drew Monti chalked up another six winners – including a natural hat trick in races four through six – and swept the top two featured distaff paces that included the fastest mile recorded by a pacing mare at Batavia the entire year, all on Wednesday (Nov. 11) evening. 

That record mile came in the $10,400 Class A-B Handicap for fillies and mares where the recently landed Australian import, The Bride A (Poster Boy), totally dismantled a full field of eight in a gate to wire blow-out.

Monti left from post six with The Bride A and was on top two pylons later before crossing over in the first turn. The Bride A was rolling and opened up 1-¾ lengths at the :28 quarter as Windsun Charlotte (Dave McNeight III) tried to track from the pocket. As the race progressed, The Bride A continued to extend her lead. She went :27.1 to the half on top by three and :27.4 to three-quarters, where she stretched out to a 5-½ length lead with Monti in the grippers. The Bride A rounded the last bend all by herself and when she entered the stretch, bolted to the line by 7-½ and under wraps where she won in 1:52.1, taking a new lifetime mark.

THE BRIDE A REPLAY

It was the first North American start and win for The Bride A ($3.80), who is owned by Vogel and Wags Nags, Adelphi Ventures, her trainer Maria rice and her driver, Drew Monti.

Then later in the $14,800 Open Handicap pace for fillies and mares, Monti won with Arizona (Up The Credit), who scored her second consecutive Batavia Open victory since sojourning south from Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Arizona also left from post six and totally controlled the field once she cleared. With Lady Blue Jay (John Cummings Jr.) in chase, Arizona laid down quarters of :28, :57.4 and 1:26 while amassing a three length advantage heading into the last turn. When she reached the stretch, Arizona was on full cruise and won in 1:54.4.

ARIZONA REPLAY

It was the fifth win of the year for Arizona ($8.58), who is owned by Wendy Timpano and Herman Bardoel and trained by Mike Timpano.

Missys Magic Man (2:00.1, $2.40), Silverhill Blaze (1:55.2, $4.96), Luckystair (1:54.4, $9.64) and Rattling Pine (1:59.1, $2.48) completed Monti’s half dozen victories. Monti also has a second and two thirds from his 10 starts on Wednesday, giving him a stout .722 UDR for the evening.

There were three huge win mutuals on Wednesday. Alexa’s Sunshine (1:57.3, Chase Russo) paid $79.58, Frank’s Watching (1:58.3, Ray Fisher Jr.) paid $70.90 and Dear Abbey (1:56.3, Chase Russo) paid $36.14.

Live racing will resume at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Nov. 12) at 5:00 p.m. and there will be a $654 carryover in Pick Five wager in the first race with a guaranteed pool of $2,500 through the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program. And there will also be a $33,413 carryover in the Jackpot Super High Five pentafecta wager in the 11th race.

Free full card past performance programs for every live card of racing at Batavia Downs can always be downloaded at the track’s website (bataviadownsgaming.com) under the “Live Racing” tab. And you can watch all the races live as they happen for free on the Batavia Downs YouTube page.

Batavia, NY — After no one hit the Pick Five at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Nov. 11), there is a $654 carryover pool for that wager in the first race on Thursday (Nov. 12), and the management of Batavia Downs has announced that the pool will be guaranteed at $2,500 through the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering program. As part of that program, Trackmaster will provide free full past performance program pages that can be downloaded (when they become available) at handicapping.ustrotting.com.

The Pick Five at Batavia Downs is a 50-cent minimum wager that starts in race one and runs through race five.

There is also another large pool at The Downs on Thursday with a huge carryover of $33,413 in the Jackpot Super High Five pentafecta in the 11^th race. That bet has a 20-cent minimum wager.

Post time for the first race on Thursday is 5 p.m.

Free full card past performance programs for every live race at Batavia can always be downloaded at The Downs’ website (bataviadownsgaming.com) under the “Live Racing” tab. And all the racing action can be viewed as it happens for free via the Batavia Downs Live Stream on YouTube.