Press Release:
BATAVIA, NY – It was a fine summer night in Western New York for harness racing, and an even better night for driver Tom Agosti as he drove home the first four contests on the Wednesday night program.
This evening’s feature event was the tenth race on the card, an Open pace for fillies and mares with a purse of $9,000.
Hitting the wire first in the weekly distaff feature was the 8/5 favorite Jezzabell Hotspur with Chris Page at the lines, pacing to the mile in 1:57.1 for her 11th win of the season. In for the place was Pauline Seelster with Tom Agosti in the sulky to complete the $19.20 exacta. Spacie Jessie and James Dunn came in for the show for her 2009 Batavia Downs Debut .The fractions for Jezzabell Hotspur were 28.1, 58.4, and 1:28, respectively. Jezzabell Hotspur led wire-to-wire, with driver Chris Page having to ask for more speed around the final turn as Pauline Seelster and Spacie Jessie closed in, but she had enough to stay on top for the win.. Jezzabell Hotspur is a 7-year-old mare by Anthony P. Betty Tauber of East Brunswick, NJ owns her. Sherri Holliday is the trainer. The winning $2 mutuel price was $5.20.
Jeff Rizzo, Marketing Intern
jrizzo@westernotb.com
Picture: Jezzabell Hotspur with Chris Page holding on in Downs feature.
