NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 2009

RACE 3 - Batavia Downs - NY - September 2, 2022 Conditions: NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 2 YEAR OLD COLTS & GELDINGS (STARTING FEE $1,000). Gait: Trot Purse: $56,590 Class: NYSS Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 74-0 Off Time: 7:51 PM HN Horse Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer 1 Big Stick Lindy (Conway Hall - Peace A Pie) 1/H 2:02.4 30.1 4.40 Ray Schnittker Ray Schnittker 3 Nearly Uncle (Cr Excalibur - Claremont) 2/H 2:02.4 29.4 8.00 Stephane Bouchard Ted Berry 7 Cuzzin Rob (Credit Winner - Zorgwijk Emani) 3/1H 2:03.0 29.3 12.40 Jim Morrill Jr Jake Leamon 8 Jackson Leebrook (Conway Hall - South Jersey Angel) X4/1H 2:03.0g 29.2 13.80 John Stark Jr John Stark Jr 2 Happy Jackson Plus (Dream Vacation - Keystone Hoot) 5/4T 2:03.4 30.1 122.50 Ray Fisher Jr Brenda Ohol 5 Rc Serpent (Conway Hall - Dixie Crystal) 6/7T 2:04.2g 28.4 *0.30 Dan Daley Dan Daley 4 Classical Winner (Credit Winner - Classical Motion) 7/43 2:11.2g 35.25 Kevin Cummings Harald Lunde 6 Hall`s A Burnin (Conway Hall - Kindling) SCR Jessica Okusko 1st Big Stick Lindy (2, H Conway Hall - Peace A Pie - Valley Victory) Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Ray Schnittker - NY, K R Breeding LLC - CT, Steven Arnold - NY, Jerry Silva - NY Breeder(s): K R Breeding LLC - CT 2nd Nearly Uncle (2, G Cr Excalibur - Claremont - Hassie Scot) Registered Owner(s): Ted Berry - NY Breeder(s): Abc Farms Inc - NY 3rd Cuzzin Rob (2, H Credit Winner - Zorgwijk Emani - Valleymeister) Registered Owner(s): Cuzzins Stable - FL Breeder(s): Cuzzins Stable - FL

RACE 6 - Batavia Downs - NY - September 2, 2022 Conditions: NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 2 YEAR OLD COLTS & GELDINGS (STARTING FEE $1,000) Gait: Trot Purse: $56,590 Class: NYSS Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 74-0 Off Time: 8:45 PM HN Horse Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer 2 Shaq Is Back (Credit Winner - Vivica Hall) 1/9H 2:01.1 30.0 *0.95 Ray Schnittker Ray Schnittker 5 Fun N Pleasure (Pleasure And Power - Charming Star) 2/9H 2:03.0 30.2 24.50 Corey Braden Colby Hubble 4 Strong Hope (Cr Excalibur - Spring Lane Joanie) 3/13 2:03.4 31.3 43.00 Dan Daley Dan Daley 3 Ultimate Athlete (Malabar Man - Classical Speed) 4/25H 2:06.1g 5.40 John Stark Jr John Stark Jr 6 Kona (Dream Vacation - Our Maggie Rose) 5/25H 2:06.1g 34.2 3.10 Brad Kramer Rob Harmon 1 Whata Winner (Credit Winner - Whata Chippie) 6/25T 2:06.2g 6.40 Jim Doherty Jim Doherty 8 Universal Action (Plesac - Joann`s Action) 7/26Q 2:06.2g 34.0 29.25 Stephane Bouchard John Grasso 7 Incentive Hall (Conway Hall - Lady Matador) X8/85Q 2:18.1g 10.50 Jim Morrill Jr Jim Mulcahy 1st Shaq Is Back (2, H Credit Winner - Vivica Hall - Victory Dream) Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Givemethecredit Stb - NY Breeder(s): Steve Jones - NY, Fair Winds Farm Inc - NJ 2nd Fun N Pleasure (2, H Pleasure And Power - Charming Star - B J`s Super Star) Registered Owner(s): Robert Key - PA Breeder(s): Robert Key - PA 3rd Strong Hope (2, H Cr Excalibur - Spring Lane Joanie - Baltic Speed) Registered Owner(s): Winbak Farm - MD Breeder(s): Winbak Farm - MD

RACE 9 - Batavia Downs - NY - September 2, 2022 Conditions: NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 2 YEAR OLD COLTS & GELDINGS (STARTING FEE $1,000) Gait: Trot Purse: $56,590 Class: NYSS Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 74-0 Off Time: 9:39 PM HN Horse Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer 6 Margarita Man (Malabar Man - Margarita Miss) 1/3Q 2:02.3 29.3 *1.10 Ray Schnittker Ray Schnittker 8 Proper Villain (Conway Hall - Hopeful Gigi) 2/3Q 2:03.1 29.4 3.45 Jim Morrill Jr Allan Mc Carty 4 Blacktuxwhitesocks (Credit Winner - True Blue Victory) 3/3H 2:03.1 29.2 39.00 Howard Okusko Jr Jessica Okusko 2 Off The Grid (Conway Hall - Musquehanna) 4/5 2:03.3 30.0 34.75 Kevin Cummings Jonas Czernyson 5 Wicked Style (Malabar Man - Form Fitting) 5/10 2:04.3 30.3 44.25 Corey Braden Jake Leamon 3 Cider With Ice (Conway Hall - Sparkling Cider) 6/12T 2:05.1 31.0 60.25 Dan Daley Dan Daley 7 Credit Wind (Credit Winner - U S Victory) 7/53 2:13.1 11.20 Brian Mattison Paul Kelley 1 Crazy Reminder (Malabar Man - Back On Track) 8/93H 2:21.1 1.75 Stephane Bouchard Larry Remmen 1st Margarita Man (2, G Malabar Man - Margarita Miss - Crowning Point) Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Margarita Man Stb - NY Breeder(s): Winbak Farm - MD 2nd Proper Villain (2, H Conway Hall - Hopeful Gigi - Final Score) Registered Owner(s): Proper Villain Stable - NY Breeder(s): Carlo Lattinelli - NY, Deanna Dumain - NY 3rd Blacktuxwhitesocks (2, H Credit Winner - True Blue Victory - Valley Victory) Registered Owner(s): Purple Haze Stables LLC - NY Breeder(s): Valley High Stable - NJ

Big Stick Lindy, Shaq Is Back and Margarita Man won their respective $56,590 divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old harness racing colt and gelding trotters on Wednesday night (Sept. 2) at Batavia Downs Casino. All of the winners are trained and were driven by for former Batavia Downs regular Ray Schnittker.

The fastest of the three divisions was race six as the Credit Winner colt Shaq Is Back cruised to a wire-to-wire, nine length score in 2:01.1. Out of the Victory Dream mare Vivica Hall, Shaq Is Back notched his third win of the season for owners Givemecredit Stable. He has more than $74,000 in lifetime earnings.

Shaq Is Back was getting a serious challenge from the Dream Vacation gelding Kona (Brad Kramer) as the field turned for home but when he made a costly broke Shaq Is Back was left with an insurmountable lead.

Margarita Man raised his record to five wins in six lifetime starts when he trotted to a comfortable 3-1/4 length gate-to-wire score in 2:02.3. The Malabar Man-Margarita Miss gelding raised his bankroll to almost $80,000 for the Margarita Man stable.

Big Stick Lindy started off the trifecta of NYSS races by taking advantage of the rail and an early miscue by favorite RC Serpent to go coast-to-coast to win by a diminishing neck in 2:02.4. The Conway Hall-Peace A Pie colt is owned by the contingent of Schnittker, KR Breeding, Steven Arnold and Jerry Silva. This was Big Stick Lindy's second career win, which raised his earnings to more than $58,000.

"They're all good horses," Schnittker said in the winner's circle after his hat trick of Sire Stake winners.

The three NYSS wins gives the Schnittker barn an excellent chance of having three horses in the September 26 Night of Champions finals at Vernon