Despite wintry conditions and a sloppy track, driver Ray Fisher Jr. was on top of his game, delivering five horses to the winner’s circle at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Dec. 9).
Fisher’s top score was in the $10,200 Open I Handicap Trot with CR Blazin Beauty, who bolted right to the front and called all the shots. With the two post time favourites making breaks before the quarter, CR Blazin Beauty went unchallenged through fractions of :28.2, :59 and 1:27.4 and then turned for home with a four-length lead. From there, she trotted to the wire under wraps to win in 1:59.1.
The victory pushed CR Blazin Beauty ($8.70) to $41,275 in earnings for the year for owner Marissa Russo and trainer David Russo.