By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The top two 3-year-old New York-bred pacers and three of harness racing's top drivers will compete in sire stakes action on Sunday afternoon at Batavia Downs Gaming. In A Single Bound, the sire stakes series points and earnings leader, and FunkNWaffles, who sits No. 2 in points and earnings, will be overwhelming favorites in their respective divisions. … [Read more...] about FunkNWaffles, plus Callahan and two Millers at Batavia on Sunday
Horse Racing Stories
Bartlett among drivers in Wednesday’s Batavia Downs opener
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Harness racing's stars of tomorrow may very well be on display Wednesday when 2-year-old New York Sire Stakes filly trotters take center stage on opening night at Batavia Downs Gaming. The 13-race program features five divisions of the top-level sire stakes, each with a purse of more than $21,000. There also are four divisions of the New York-bred … [Read more...] about Bartlett among drivers in Wednesday’s Batavia Downs opener
Lynch rides Twisted Tom to victory in New York Derby
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The phone of Feargal Lynch rang not that long ago. Chad Brown, one of the thoroughbred racing's top trainers, was lining up jockeys for upcoming stakes races. Brown wanted to know if Lynch would leave his home base of Maryland to ride Twisted Tom in Saturday's $160,150 New York Derby at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. He didn't need to ask … [Read more...] about Lynch rides Twisted Tom to victory in New York Derby
Twisted Tom looking for smoother ride in New York Derby
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The official chart from the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes will forever show Twisted Tom was nothing more than a well-beaten also-ran, a mere footnote on the day Tapwrit reigned supreme. The post-race examination of Twisted Tom's powerful legs told another story. The chestnut grandson of 1995 Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch lost … [Read more...] about Twisted Tom looking for smoother ride in New York Derby