Mach Ten played 'catch me if you can' in the featured $8,500 Open Trot at Batavia Downs Sunday afternoon. Rocky Boy was more than up to the challenge.

Rocky Boy ($14.80) sat in the garden spot behind the pace-setting Mach Ten (Kevin Cummings), who set fractions of :29.3, :59.3 and 1:28.3. But in the drive down the stretch, Rocky Boy slipped to the inside under the encouragement of driver/trainer Jacques Beaudoin and beat Mach Ten by a length and a half. Rocky Boy covered the mile in 1:58.3 over the fast track. Keyodee Star (Jack Rice) finished in third.

The victory was the fifth in 18 starts for Rocky Boy. It also moved his 2013 earnings to $32,044 for owners Marc Belanger and Stephane Beaudoin.

The racing action returns on Wednesday evening with a 12-race card set. The feature will be the opener on the program when a field of six fillies and mares do battle in the $8,500 Open Pace. Keep It Fair (Greg Merton) is the morning line favorite at 5-2 while Vla Faire (Kevin Cummings), who won last week's event, is the second choice at 3-1.

Racing fan are reminded that all 12 races on Wednesday will be broadcast on Time Warner Cable channel 98 in Rochester and surrounding counties, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Ashley Holliday and Joe Zambito are your hosts.

The Wednesday Pick-4, which begins on race three, will once again offer a guaranteed pool of $3,000. On-track customers that wager at least $10 at the same time on the pick-4 will receive $10 back in gaming free play. The Pick-5 carryover is up to $1,836. Pick-5 wagering is offered on races seven through eleven nightly.

(Batavia Downs)