Press release:
A $10,000 Preferred Pace and two $12,200 New York Bred late closers highlighted the Saturday night program, closing out the first week of live harness racing at Batavia Downs Casino.
In the Preferred, Barbara Andrels’ Lake Shark sat in two-hole the entire mile, angled out at the top of the stretch and roared home down the center of the racetrack to notch his sixth win of the season in 1:54.3. John Cumming Jr. was in the sulky for trainer Mike Carrubba.
New York Prime (Chris Page) closed up the pylons to be second while Cry for Cash (Ron Beback Jr., rallied to be third.
Lake Shark, a 4-year-old son of Four Starzzz Shark was claimed for $18,750 back in May. He’s earned $189,752 lifetime.
In NYSS late closing action, Southwind Inferno went right to the top and held on in a three horse blanket finish to score his fourth win of the season in 1:55.1 for trainer Andy Sardella and reinsman John Cummings Jr. The gelded son of American Ideal is owned in partnership by Michael Pozefsky, William Pozefsky and Myron Ekstein.
Bubbie Boy never really had an anxious moment when he cruised to a daylight win in 1:57 in the other NYSS late closer of the evening. Jack Flanigen was at the lines for trainer Cory Mcgivern. Bubbie Boy, a gelded son of Artiscape, is owned by Richard Mersky. The New York Sire Stakes season resumes on Wednesday night with five divisions of 2-year-old pacing fillies on the docket. Total NYSS purse money exceeds $120,000.
Tim Tetrick, currently leading all of North America in wins with 454 and purse earnings with $7.7 million, will make his first ever Downs appearance.
America’s oldest lighted harness track is currently racing every Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Saturday night. Post time is 6:40. For more information please visit www.bataviadownscasino.com.
