Batavia Downs Wednesday 9-25-24

[rainman2]

Everybody drives for Chris Petrelli!

Race 1--kyle Swift--1st= $ 16.40

Race 2--joe Chindano--1st= $ 3.60

race 8--David McNeight III (Triple stix)--2nd @ 4/5

race 10--kyle swift--2nd @ 1/5

also--race 5--8    Meadowbrook Jenny    8    8/10Q    8/5Q    8°/5H    8/7    8/6Q   2:00.0    29.1   3.95     Kyle Swift    Steve Andzel

Odds/post/driver/trainer--what gives?

Race 8---    Bargain Bid
 3, Check Six-Gate Speed    2    3/2H    3/3Q    4/6T    3/8T    4/14Q   1:59.3    31.0   38.50     Bradley Jackson    Francis Guillemette

What's the connection??

[Inside The Track]

Anyone who bets Kyle Swift deserves to lose. Awful driver. Anyone who bets Kyle Swift on a Steve Andzel horse just stupid.

[MIKE_ROCKY]

We beat one of Chris Petrelli's in the 8th with May B Sneaky.

[Raging pace]

Batavia is such a joke and so full of cheating drug using trainers. You got Sam smith who gets multiple positives every meet, gets a 5 day suspension, puts the horses in another’s trainers name and after the suspension, he’s right back at it. The man weighs 450lbs, you really think he’s doing leg and feet work on the horses, he can’t even bend over to tie his shoes. Has no choice other than to juice the horse to make them go. Then you got trainers leggio, andzel and Dave McNeight jr, crooked as they come. Been barred before but now can hold a training license and track management allows them here. Other known trainers known for juicing the horses, petrelli, Giuliani, McDonough, kiblin ,chindano,Tammy Cummings, mariacher, sure I forgot a couple. Won’t be long , no more racing in ny, cutting their own throat. Don’t feel sorry for them when it happens.

[White Rabbit]

Funny this comes up , last night in the paddock at Northfield x Buffalo guy was talking about one Smith had die, Didn’t get horse name, Stone something. As far as drivers I’ve said before Morrill is so much better than the rest it’s not even remotely close. Not sure how you can distinguish the rest. The guys there under 30 at least have some chance at getting better.
Where is Morril by the way

[ferdinand the bull]

Anyone who bets Kyle Swift deserves to lose. Awful driver. Anyone who bets Kyle Swift on a Steve Andzel horse just stupid.

Isn't he an 18 year old kid driving in every race, can't be that bad or he has a very good agent

[Billsmafia]

Jim is approaching age 60. Drivers in their late 50's, early 60's don't heal as fast as a 25 year old. Scary looking accident.

Horse: Morgans All In
Incident: ACCIDENT - DRIVER/JOCKEY
Racing Type: Harness
Location/Type: Batavia Downs, 1/8th pole; Racing
Date: 09/04/2024
Trainer: SAMUEL S. SMITH
Jockey/Driver: JAMES A. MORRILL JR
Weather: Dark/74
Dr: James Morrill, Jr., - Dr: James McNeight, Jr., - Morrill's horse went down and McNeight was unable to avoid Morrill and the horse- both drivers became unseated - Morrill's horse had a minor injury & McNeight's horse had several abrasions

[Dingus]

David P McNeight Jr- someone to serve as a role model:


*Infraction Date   Major?   Last Action Date   Type   Details   Penalty
04/17/2019    Y   04/26/2019   IR   Refusal of authorities to conduct a search of barn area or vehicle

Additional Details:
PA Code Title 58-183.255(1,6,14),183.332,183.342,183.344. Mr. McNeight failed to cooperate with a search conducted by Commission Investigators of his barn at The Meadows on April 17, 2019. During the search, he removed an item from the barn without allowing the item to be searched, fled the scene, and in doing so, put the personal safety of a Commission Investigator in jeopardy. This is conduct detrimental to the best interest of racing. Mr. McNeight is hereby fined $5,000 and issued a 730 day full suspension of his license, less 8 days served during summary suspension, 722 days remaining beginning 5/7/19 through and including 4/27/21. During the term of suspension, Mr. McNeight is banned from all racing activities otherwise permitted if properly licensed by the Commission, and is ruled off all grounds under the jurisdiction of the PSHRC. Any trainer transfers must be approved by the Judges at The Meadows. The fine and any appeal to the PSHRC is due within 10 days of this ruling.   
Fined: $ 5,000
Full suspension - 722 days:
05/07/2019 - 04/27/2021
04/17/2019    Y   07/01/2019   RU   Other

Additional Details:
Ruling# 19022C The State Horse Racing Commission, Bureau of Standardbred Horse Racing, has received notification that David. P. McNeight Jr. has withdrawn his appeal of the Meadows Board of Judges Ruling No. 19060M. In consideration of the withdrawal of his appeal the ruling is hereby modified as follows: Mr. McNeight shall serve a 1-year suspension beginning June 28, 2019 through and including June 28, 2020. The original imposed fine of $5,000.00 is due no later than June 28, 2020. The appeal bond of $750.00 is forfeited.

Infraction Date   Major?   Last Action Date   Type   Details   Penalty
12/22/2018    Y   07/09/2019   IR   Positive test- post race

Horse:
KNOCKING AROUND

Pharmaceuticals:
Erythropoietin(EPO) (Class 1)

Additional Details:
PA Code Title 58-183.336,183.352,183.355,183.357. Mr. McNeight was the trainer of KNOCKING AROUND in the 1st Race at The Meadows on December 22, 2018. Post race analysis of sample 336429 showed the presence of rhEPO (Class 1A), which was confirmed by split sample. KNOCKING AROUND finished 2nd was disqualified and placed 6th, and is placed on the Judge`s List for 90 days beginning July 1, 2019. Mr. McNeight is hereby fined $10,000 and issued a 365 day full suspension of his license beginning June 29, 2020 through and including June 28, 2021. He is ordered to return all purse monies earned by KNOCKING AROUND in the above race. Any transfer of horses in his care must be approved by the Judges at The Meadows. During the term of suspension, Mr. McNeight is ruled off all grounds under the jurisdiction of the PSHRC. The fine is due by June 28, 2021. Mr. McNeight, through his attorney, has waived all rights to a hearing and appeal, thus this decision is final.