Jim Morrill Jr.

Harness racing at Batavia Downs

USHWA, Batavia To Honour Best Of 2021 Saturday

August 19, 2022

Every year since 2008 the Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs have honoured the top human and equine performers of the meet during the Night of ...

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Morrill, Stop Action Star At Batavia

August 06, 2022

Just in case anyone was wondering, Jim Morrill Jr. made it perfectly clear why he is the leading driver at Batavia Downs after putting on a clinic in the sulky Saturday night (Aug. 6).

Buffalo Raceway Concludes 2022 Season

"It was nice to get through the racing season without any [COVID-19] restrictions," said Jon Cramer, Buffalo Raceway Assistant General Manager, as the track completed the live meet on Saturday (July 1...

American Fling winning at Buffalo Raceway

NYSS Star American Fling Sets Buffalo Record

American Fling set the Buffalo Raceway track record for the two-year-old gelding pacers on Wednesday afternoon (July 13) by winning the $104,400 New York Sire Stakes for the freshmen in 1:55.1 over th...

Shawn McDonough and Herman Niedhammer at Buffalo Raceway

Buffalo Recognizes Meet Leaders

With just three live racing dates remaining on the 2022 schedule, Buffalo Raceway announced its seasonal award winners during the Saturday afternoon (July 9) program.

Morrill, Giuliani Take Batavia Titles

December 10, 2021

Jim Morrill Jr. and Jennifer Giuliani have been named the top driver and trainer of the 2021 Batavia Downs meet that comes to a close on Saturday (Dec. 11).

Morrill Bags Five At Batavia

November 06, 2021

Jim Morrill Jr. remained flaming hot at Batavia Downs after winning five more races on Saturday night (Nov. 6).

Morrill Sweeps Batavia Distaff Features

October 13, 2021

Jim Morrill Jr. remains flaming hot at Batavia Downs, having swept both Open Paces on Wednesday night's (Oct. 13) program at the Genesee County track.

Morrill Jr. Drives Seven Winners

October 09, 2021

Friday was quite a night for Batavia Downs' leading driver Jim Morrill Jr., who won seven of the nine races on the card, including six consecutive from race two through race seven.

Blue Bell Bonnie Bests Buffalo Foes

Blue Bell Bonnie left the field feeling "blue" in Buffalo Raceway's featured $8,800 Class A Pace for the filly and mares on Wednesday night (March 10) by taking a one-and-a-quarter length victory over...

Blue Bell Bonnie Best At Buffalo

January 27, 2021

Blue Bell Bonnie ($3.90) was seeing "red" in the stretch and rallied to register the victory in Buffalo Raceway's featured $10,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace on Wednesday night (Jan. 27).

Best Of Batavia Meet Honoured

December 11, 2020

As the 2020 Batavia Downs meet draws to a close on Saturday (Dec. 12), the Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced the top human and equine performers f...

Davis, Morrill Dominate Batavia

September 06, 2020

You might say it was a two-horse race at Batavia Downs, except that it was between the top two drivers in western New York. Billy Davis Jr. won six races—including the feature—and Jim Morrill Jr. won ...