For the fourth time in only six days of live racing in 2024, Batavia Downs set a new one day, all-source record handle while under the ownership of Western Regional Off Track Betting on Monday (Jan. 29). Bettors pushed $515,078 through the windows to top the short-lived old record of $509,180 which was set only one week ago.
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Rebellious ($4.60) capped a banner day for Tioga Downs two-time defending dash champion Wally Hennessey with a 1:52 win in Sunday s (May 2) $9,000 Open Pace.
Hennessey was reserved early with Rebellious, waiting in third while Osborne Seelster (Jody Jamieson) and Macheasy A (Mike Merton) battled through a :26 first quarter. With a circuit to go, Rebellious brushed to the lead from third, hitting the half in :54.2 and deflecting a first-over challenge from Seel The Deal N (Phil Fluet) past three-quarters in 1:23.2. In the stretch, Osborne Seelster tried to squeeze through the pylons in pursuit of Rebellious, but ran out of real estate. Talbotcreekwhiskey (Drew Monti) finished third.
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While Cult Icon took top honours in Pompano Park s Open Handicap Pace for mares on Tuesday night (Jan. 12), most of the scuttlebutt came in the very next race as stablemates Happy Heart and Glenferrie Blade A dead-heated in their event with two Hall of Fame drivers both with over 10,000 career wins in their respective sulkies.
Happy Heart, handled by Wally Hennessey, and Glenferrie Blade A, with David Miller in her sulky, hit the wire with no separation. Both mares are trained by Melissa Beckwith, with Happy Heart owned by Thomas McTygue and Glenferrie Blade A owned by Mark Beckwith.