Forgot Thewallet A made quick and easy work of her six female foes after walking away with a victory in a $15,068 conditioned pace for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night, Oct. 16.
Dave “Triple Sticks” McNeight III flew off the wings with Forgot Thewallet A and set a tempo no one in the race could compete with. Forgot Thewallet A set fractions of :27.2, :57.2 and 1:25.1 while maintaining a growing lead at each station. After rounding the last bend under no duress whatsoever, Forgot Thewallet A paced home under wraps to win by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:54.4 on a very chilly night in Genesee County.
The victory was the ninth win of the year in 25 starts for Forgot Thewallet A ($3.30), a seven-year-old Heston Blue Chip-Tarra Lassie mare owned by Dr. Michael Miller and Team Rice Racing. Maria Rice trains the Australian expatriate.
When the 12-year-old pacing gelding Angelo J Fra ($4.60) won the seventh race in 1:58.1, he registered the 60th win of his stellar career while pushing his lifetime earnings to $649,958. Angelo J Fra is owned by Eva Saintcross and Megan Wilson and trained by Shawn McDonough.
Drew Monti was the leading driver on Wednesday, scoring a grand slam during the night. Monti won with Naked Truth (1:58.2, $4.10), Millies Spirit (1:59, $13.60), Madison Queen (1:58.4, $3.90) and Mako Me Rich (1:58.2, $8.60).
On the training side, Chris Petrelli also had a big night. He saw three from his stable go for win pictures, namely Artistic Spirit (1:57.2, $3.60), the aforementioned Mako Me Rich and Michelles Jazz (1:57.1, $5.20).
Live harness racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Friday, Oct. 18 with post time at 6 p.m. and there will be a $4,287 carryover in the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta in the 13th race.
(With files from Batavia Downs)