Batavia Downs

Melanion N

Monti And Rice Sweep Batavia Opens

August 10, 2025

Driver Drew Monti and trainer Maria Rice teamed up to capture the top two feature races at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 9) evening with Melanion N and Lip Reader A and both winners got across in co...

Fragment

NYSS Win Highlights Bartlett's Six-Win Day

August 08, 2025

Fragment ruled in the first of two $72,917 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) divisions for two-year-old pacing males to headline a six-victory performance by driver Jason Bartlett on Thursday, Aug. 7 at Bat...

Rightfully Mine

Rightfully Mine Claims Batavia Distaff Open

August 07, 2025

Rightfully Mine was in the perfect position to pounce and did just that to win the $18,750 Fillies and Mares Handicap Pace at Batavia Downs on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Lanjo Lee

Lanjo Lee All The Way In Batavia Open

August 03, 2025

Racing last week for the first time in three months, Lanjo Lee finished fourth in his racing return at Batavia Downs last week. But that start served him well.

Fast Choice

Fast Choice Breaks Batavia Track Record In NYSS Action

The 1:52.2 track record for three-year-old pacing geldings at Batavia Downs that was established in 2018 and twice matched since was broken in New York Sire Stake action on Thursday (July 31) night wh...

Waitforever N winning at Batavia Downs

Waitforever N Wins Batavia Mares Open

The southern hemisphere was well represented at Batavia Downs on Wednesday, July 30 as a pair of expatriate mares took the top two paces on the card with relative ease.

The Last Martini winning at Batavia Downs

Batavia Downs Meet Starts On A High

When Batavia Downs kicked off its 2025 summer/fall session of live harness racing on Saturday, July 26, there was a notable increase in live attendance and the amount of money that bettors placed on r...

The Last Martini winning at Batavia Downs

The Last Martini And Bartlett Star In New York Sire Stakes

A large and enthusiastic crowd was on hand to welcome the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) back to Batavia Downs on Saturday, July 26 and they watched as eight three-year-old pacing fillies competed in a s...

The Last Martini

New York Sire Stakes Headlines Batavia Saturday

The New York Sire Stakes will make its first stop at Batavia Downs this year on Saturday (July 26) and the three-year-old pacing fillies will be center stage during opening night of Batavia’s 2025 sea...

Harness racing at Batavia Downs

Positive Change Abounds At Batavia

As the 2025 summer/fall harness racing season at Batavia Downs gets underway on Saturday, July 26 a new era at the oldest lighted harness track in North America will begin.

Batavia Downs To Host New York Sire Stakes Finals

The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund has announced that the 2025 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) “Night of Champions” will take place on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Batavia Downs Gami...

Harness racing at Batavia Downs

Batavia Meet Concludes With Monday Cancellation

February 24, 2025

The live card of harness racing scheduled for Monday, Feb. 24 at Batavia Downs has been cancelled out of an abundance of caution for the safety of all participants due to warm temperatures causing a q...

Harness racing at Batavia Downs

$10,000 Guaranteed Jackpot Hi-5 At Batavia Monday

February 22, 2025

The Jackpot Super Hi-5 at Batavia Downs has not been hit in several days and as a result, the carryover has now grown to $4,251.