Justgottogetthere Prevails In Open October 03, 2014 The winds of change blew through western New York Friday night (Oct. 3) and the rain fell along with the temperature. But the inclement conditions did not dampen the performance of Justgottogetthere a...
Fireyourguns Battles For Open Victory September 28, 2014 It was a pretty simple scenario in the Open Pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 27). Arguably the two best horses in the race slugged it out head-to-head and one was left standing. That one...
'Sassa' Smashes Track Record August 27, 2014 There was a lot of action on Wednesday night (Aug. 27) at Batavia Downs and as the New York Sire Stakes headlined the racing -- both man and beast were in top form.
'Gural' Earns Seventh Straight Win August 22, 2014 Driver Jim Morrill Jr. was the star of the evening on Friday night at Vernon Downs. He won with six of his nine drives on the 12-race program and one of those wins was with the streaking Gural Hanover...
Barn Doll Stars; Milestone For Morrill August 17, 2014 Barn Doll got off to a slow start, but she finished first and fastest of four divisions of New York Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday (Aug. 17) at Batavia Downs.
All Bets Off Smashes Batavia Record July 27, 2014 Three divisions of the New York Sire Stake for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlighted the Sunday afternoon card and it didn't take long for the youngsters to impress the crowd.
Track Record For ‘Gural’; Five For Morrill July 16, 2014 Gural Hanover’s victory in his $59,100 division of the New York Sires Stakes for sophomore colts and geldings on Tuesday, July 15 at Monticello Raceway was an eye-opening one when Jim Morrill Jr. guid...
NYSS Freshman Equals Saratoga Record July 13, 2014 New York's top two-year-old pacing colts and geldings were in town on Saturday for 'Back to the Track' night at Saratoga Casino and Raceway. The fifth annual Back to the Track night brought fans out ...
'Gural' Lowers Buffalo Trot Record June 29, 2014 Gural Hanover smashed the all-age trotting record at Buffalo Raceway Sunday afternoon by covering the mile in 1:56.1 over the lightning fast track to steal the spotlight in the second $61,300 division...
Morrill Jr. Dominates In Buffalo '14 Debut April 16, 2014 It's been close but no cigar for Delightful Syd in the $10,500 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway the past two weeks. She's been knocking on the door with a pair of narrow losses by less t...
Ontario Connections Win Big M Series Finals March 29, 2014 On paper, the $83,000 Clyde Hirt Series final appeared to be a wide open race. However, on the racetrack, it was anything but.
Morrill & Efimetz Win Streak Reaches 10 March 09, 2014 The Jim Morrill Jr. and Kevin Efimetz combination continued their unheard of streak of winning on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.