NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 2009

RACE 3 - Batavia Downs - NY - July 31, 2022 Conditions: NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 3 YEAR OLD COLTS & GELDINGS (STARTING FEE $1,200) Gait: Trot Purse: $67,420 Class: NYSS Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 80-0 Off Time: 7:41 PM HN Horse Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer 4 Russell Hill (Conway Hall - Southwind Maywood) 1/6H 1:57.4 29.1 *0.15 Jim Morrill Jr Jimmy Takter 2 Big Sky Domino (C.R.Excalibur - Her Majesty) 2/6H 1:59.0 28.4 13.80 Jimmy Whisman Chris Marino 6 Dillar A Dollar (Conway Hall - Mark Ye Well) 3/17 2:01.1 29.1 56.50 Dan Daley Dan Daley 7 Kash N Credit (Credit Winner - Esta Kash) 4/18Q 2:01.2 29.3 12.10 Clint Galbraith Clint Galbraith 3 Majestic Lad (Majestic Victory - Bolero Crystal) 5/24H 2:02.3 29.2 28.25 Ray Fisher Jr Dennis Lacey 5 Money Machine (Plesac - River Runs Wild) 6/28 2:03.2 29.3 68.00 Troy Boring Roman Lopez 8 Brother Nick (Credit Winner - Lorrain Blue Chip) 7/28H 2:03.2 29.3 21.30 John Cummings Jr Ray Schnittker 1 Tip The Tide (Conway Hall - Olympics) DNF 7.10 Howard Okusko Jr Jessica Okusko 1st Russell Hill (3, H Conway Hall - Southwind Maywood - Valley Victory) Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Al Libfeld - ON, Marvin Katz - ON, Sam Goldband - ON Breeder(s): Marvin Katz - ON, Al Libfeld - ON 2nd Big Sky Domino (3, G Cr Excalibur - Her Majesty - Rule The Wind) Registered Owner(s): Domenico Costagliola - NJ Breeder(s): Domenico Costagliola - NJ 3rd Dillar A Dollar (3, G Conway Hall - Mark Ye Well - S J`s Photo) Registered Owner(s): Ann-Mari Daley - FL, Robert Pergament - FL, Robert Brooks - NY, Richard Lombardo - OH Breeder(s): Dunroven Stud - KY

RACE 7 - Batavia Downs - NY - July 31, 2022 Conditions: NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 3 YEAR OLD COLTS & GELDINGS (STARTING FEE $1,200) Gait: Trot Purse: $67,420 Class: NYSS Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 80-0 Off Time: 8:53 PM HN Horse Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer 1 Rookie Mistake (C.R.Excalibur - Nowhere Fast) 1/2Q 2:00.1 29.1 1.60 Jim Morrill Jr Jody Weidman 2 America (Conway Hall - American Wish) 2/2Q 2:00.3 29.3 *1.00 Ray Fisher Jr Richard Norman 5 Feel The Rush (Conway Hall - Enchanted Victory) 3/6H 2:01.2 29.4 33.75 Per Henriksen Per Henriksen 3 Monaghan Man (Malabar Man - Corfad Dream) 4/14Q 2:03.0 30.4 4.30 Bruce Clarke Ray Van Dreason 6 Typhoon Blue Chip (Credit Winner - Dame Lindy) 5/15 2:03.1 30.3 50.75 Dan Daley Ross Croghan 8 Mystic Splendor (Giant Hit - Mystic Virtue) 6/15Q 2:03.1 29.3 22.20 Howard Okusko Jr Jessica Okusko 7 Giant T (Giant Hit - Rotonga) 7/18 2:03.4 30.3 22.80 Kevin Cummings Harold Purdy 4 Rc Authority (Credit Winner - Ladys Mirror) 8/31H 2:06.2 30.4 40.00 Jack Flanigen George Ducharme 1st Rookie Mistake (3, H Cr Excalibur - Nowhere Fast - Armbro Charger) Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Jody Weidman - NY Breeder(s): Walter Blacharski - NY 2nd America (3, H Conway Hall - American Wish - American Winner) Registered Owner(s): David Scharf - NY, David Mc Duffee - NH Breeder(s): Walnut Hall Limited - KY 3rd Feel The Rush (3, H Conway Hall - Enchanted Victory - Valley Victory) Registered Owner(s): Thomas Nurmi - DC, Asa Farm - ON Breeder(s): Brittany Farms - KY

RACE 10 - Batavia Downs - NY - July 31, 2022 Conditions: NEW YORK SIRE STAKES 3 YEAR OLD COLTS & GELDINGS (STARTING FEE $1,200) Gait: Trot Purse: $66,220 Class: NYSS Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 80-0 Off Time: 9:47 PM HN Horse Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer 1 South Jersey Flash (Credit Winner - Stock To Watch) 1/2 2:00.4 29.4 3.40 Steven Reisenweaver Steven Reisenweaver 2 Credit Blues (Credit Winner - Wilton Manors) 2/2 2:01.1 29.4 11.20 Per Henriksen Per Henriksen 3 Hitontheflipside (Giant Hit - Lynden Leah) 3/2 2:01.1 29.2 5.90 Kevin Cummings Jim Mulcahy 5 Midnight Jammin (Credit Winner - Sarah's Fergi) 4/4T 2:01.4 29.4 12.00 Howard Okusko Jr Jessica Okusko 4 Mikey (Malabar Man - Lavabowl) 5/7 2:02.1 30.0 *1.40 Jim Morrill Jr John Butenschoen 7 Spin Spanky Spin (Conway Hall - Spin The Planet) 6/41T 2:09.1 2.80 Dan Daley Dan Daley 6 Dw`s Don (Dilbert Hanover - Ideal Hanover) 7/41T 2:09.1 45.00 John Cummings Jr Jeff Deslandes 1st South Jersey Flash (3, H Credit Winner - Stock To Watch - Wall Street Banker) Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Steven Reisenweaver - NJ Breeder(s): Steven Reisenweaver - NJ 2nd Credit Blues (3, H Credit Winner - Wilton Manors - Donerail) Registered Owner(s): Bjorn Skabo - NO, Ragnar Hagen - NO Breeder(s): Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc - NY 3rd Hitontheflipside (3, H Giant Hit - Lynden Leah - Meadow Road) Registered Owner(s): Super Mile LLC - NY Breeder(s): Winbak Farm - MD

The New York Sire Stakes season got underway at Batavia Downs Casino on Friday night, in front of a large crowd thanks to perfect weather in Western New York and a baseball cap giveaway, co-sponsored by the Harness Horse Breeders of New York.

Over $200,000 in New York Sire Stakes money was up for grabs with the three-year-old colt and gelding trotters in town to compete in three divisions. It didn�t take long for the newly resurfaced racetrack to produce a new track record. It occurred in the first stakes race of the evening.

Russell Hill, by Conway Hall out the Valley Victory mare Southwind Maywood, established the new mark when he went gate-to-wire in 1:57.4, lowering the previous record, set by The Principle in 2008, by a full second. Jim Morrill, Jr. was in the sulky for trainer Jimmy Takter.

�I heard the announcer (Joe Zambito) say we were on track record time so I let him trot enough to break the record,� Morrill said.

Russell Hill put up numbers of :28.4, :58.1 and 1:28.3 en route to a 6-1/2 length score over Big Sky Domino with Jimmy Whisman. Dillar A Dollar with Dan Daley was a distant third.

The victory was the sixth of the season for Russell Hill, who raised his 2009 earnings to over $262,000 for owners by Al Libfeld, Marvin Katz and Sam Goldband. Going off as a prohibitive favourite Russell Hill returned $2.30 to win.

Jim Morrill, Jr. struck again in the second NYSS division, this time with Rookie Mistake for owner/trainer Jody Weidman. By CR Excalibur out of the Armbro Charger mare Nowhere Fast, Rookie Mistake moved to the lead at the quarter but had to repulse a serious challenge by favourite America and Ray Fisher, Jr. around the final turn before going on to a 2-1/4 length win in 2:00.1. Feel The Rush (Per Henriksen), who led off the gate, finished third.

�I wanted to take advantage of the rail,� Morrill said in a trackside interview. �Jody did a great job with him.�

For the evening Morrill would guide home four winners.

The victory, which was the fifth this season, raised Rookie Mistake's 2009 bankroll to over $65,000. He returned $5.20 to win.

The final division for the colt and gelding trotters went to South Jersey Flash for owner/trainer/driver Steve Reisenweaver. The Credit Winner-Stock To Watch colt never had an anxious moment as he was put right on the lead by Reisenweaver and he raced unchallenged, winning by a comfortable two lengths in 2:00.4. Finishing second was Credit Blues with Per Henriksen while local favourite Hitontheflipside and Kevin Cummings wound up third.

Winning for the second time this season, South Jersey Flash raised his seasonal earnings to almost $80,000. He paid $8.80 to win.

In the overnight feature, the $8,500 Open Handicap Trot, Zapphappy Kash, with Hall of Famer Clint Galbraith, closed with a rush to win going away in 2:00.1 over Bologna with Jim Morrill, Jr. The son of El Paso Kash is owned by Clint and Barbara Galbraith and Rochester Harness Racing.

The race was named in honour of Sunny Flower, a very popular open trotter that campaigned at the Downs for many years.

Racing resumes on Saturday night with post time set for 7:05 p.m. The first 1,000 race fans will receive a booklet containing the 2009 racing schedule, stakes schedule, promotions schedule, information on the Downs' top drivers, history of the Robert J. Kane Memorial Pace, the track's showcase event, and valuable coupons good for free racing programs, daily doubles and discounted clubhouse dining. The giveaway begins at 5:30 p.m. at Players Club.