Moneymakehersmile was all smiles at the finish line as she collected the cash by winning the $15,500 Open Pace for the filly and mares on Wednesday afternoon (April 5) at a soggy Buffalo Raceway.
A lot of youth today at age 17 aren't totally committed to their future plans and endeavours as life progresses. One exception is Kyle Swift. This 17-year-old is laser focused and has begun taking on plenty of responsibilities in preparation for his future goals and plans in harness racing.
Good Boy continues to be nothing but "great" as he added another victory to his card by wiring the field in Buffalo Raceway's $17,500 Open Trot on Saturday night (March 4), the opening card of the 2023 season. He held off Captain Krupnik by a head while Malibu Kid took third in the featured event that went in 2:01.3 over the "good" track.
Driver Jim Morrill, Jr. achieved another major milestone in his stellar career at Batavia Downs on Monday when he drove Sportskeeper to an easy gate-to-wire, 1:56.1 victory in the seventh race to achieve his 8,000th lifetime win in the sulky.
It was just last week that Batavia Downs set its own handle bar higher after seeing $340,602 pass through betting portals both at the track and at simulcast outlets. That total became the highest on record since Western Regional Off Track Betting reopened the Downs in 2002. However, on Monday (Feb. 6) only one week later that record was broken again after $348,205 was