It’s not too often a horse jumps up in class and dictates the proceedings, but that’s just what happened to Memumsnotnice in the $8,500 Open Mares Pace at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Oct. 21).
Leaving from post one for the third consecutive week, Memumsnotnice (Ray Fisher Jr.) took quick control of the field and led her minions by a loose two lengths for the entire mile. After fractions of :29.1, :57.2 and 1:26.1, Fisher raised the lines, cracked the whip and enticed Memumsnotnice to open up a three-length lead and draw away at the wire in 1:55.1.
The victory was the third of 2015 for Memumsnotnice and the winner’s share boosted her seasonal earnings to $32,818 for owners Thatsideofthefence LLC and John Mungillo, who also trains the winner.
Driving and training multiplicity ran rampant at Batavia Downs on Wednesday as Ray Fisher Jr. scored a driving hat trick on the card while Kevin Cummings and Jack Flanigen both copped doubles. Trainers John Mungillo and JD Perrin also had two winners apiece.
(With files from Batavia Downs)