By Kevin Oklobzija The Spot Play Hot Plays for Wednesday night at Batavia Downs Race 3 No. 6 Stargazing Cruiser (5/2 morning line). Drops in class to this never-won-three condition and will surely be the favorite. Faced much, much tougher -- and was first-over -- in her last race, which was her first after shipping down from Canada. Race 7 No. 4 Kruella (8-1 … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Wednesday at Batavia Downs
Spot Play Hot Plays for Monday at Batavia Downs
By Kevin Oklobzija The Spot Play Hot Plays for Monday at Batavia Downs. Race 2 No. 6 Can U Be Fun (9/2 morning line). If, and it's a big if, but if the 3 (Girls Luv Diamonds) and the 5 (Kisses N Kicks) both leave, then this becomes a closer's race, because Doug Bowins at the rail with Watt A Funny Face surely isn't letting two horses go. That would be ideal to set up … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Monday at Batavia Downs
Former Amerks/Sabres teammates recall Jeff Parker’s smile, on-ice attributes
By Kevin Oklobzija For an older generation of Rochester Americans fans, the most vivid recollection of Jeff Parker may very well be from the 1987 Calder Cup playoffs and the pre-game brawl with the Hershey Bears. A fight between Amerks tough-guy Andy Ristau and Bears enforcer Jeff Brubaker was already over but mayhem continued amongst more than three dozen players on the … [Read more...] about Former Amerks/Sabres teammates recall Jeff Parker’s smile, on-ice attributes
Spot Play Hot Plays for the weekend at Batavia Downs
By Kevin Oklobzija Spot Play Hot Plays for the weekend at Batavia Downs Friday I'm going to try to make the early Pick 5 a Pick 3 with two singles. Race 1 No. 6 Egosnattitudes (9-5 morning line). Quite simple. If he trots the mile, he wins. He has already trotted a sub-1:57 mile here, and that included a three-wide sweep. Race 4 No. 4 Lucky Nadotremblay … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for the weekend at Batavia Downs
Spot Play Hot Plays for NYSS night at Batavia Downs
By Kevin Oklobzija The New York Sire Stakes series makes its final trip to Batavia Downs for 2017, and some of the big boys among the 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings are making the trip. That means there will be a class of titans in the $60,200 third race, when Yonkers Trot winner Top Flight Angel takes on Hambletonian finalist Guardian Angel As. Andy Miller … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for NYSS night at Batavia Downs