Cummings & Morrill Dominate At Buffalo May 08, 2015 Kevin Cummings registered four wins and Jim Morrill, Jr. posted a driving triple to take the spotlight during Friday’s 12-race program at Buffalo Raceway.
Honours For Gural Hanover November 04, 2014 An enthusiastic group of the top breeders and horsemen from the Empire state assembled at the Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino on Sunday, October 26 for the USTA District 8 meeting and annual presentatio...
Lutetium Wins Open; Six For Morrill October 24, 2014 One of the finer fields of top class trotters was assembled Friday at Batavia Downs and although the race had the look of a competitive contest, Lutetium proved once again he’s one tough trotter to be...
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...