Batavia Downs

Saratoga Raceway-based horsemen have been making their presence felt at Batavia Downs since the 2025 winter meet began. Monday, Jan. 13 was no exception after driver Brett Beckwith and trainers Jaymes...

Even though the weather was ice cold, driver Joe Chindano Jr. was red hot at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Jan. 9) afternoon as he won a total of six races on the card, including a natural hat trick in r...

Fresh off a solid 1:52.3 win at Harrah’s Philadelphia the week before Christmas, Ambushed shipped-in to Batavia Downs on Monday, Jan. 6 for her 2025 debut and won the featured $18,841 Open Handicap Pa...

With holiday activities now completed and the new year officially rung in, Batavia Downs is ready for the return of live harness racing on Monday, Jan. 6 when the 2025 winter season kicks off the 85th...

The 2024 harness racing season wrapped up at Batavia Downs last Saturday, Dec. 7 and that also closed the track’s books for the year. After all the paperwork was finalized, the bottom line showed that...

Even though it was getaway day at Batavia Downs as the curtain came down on the 2024 summer/fall meeting on Saturday, Dec. 7, the competition was fast and furious during a 15-race card with drivers Ke...

The final $18,309 fillies and mares Open Handicap pace of the year was featured at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Dec. 4) night and Won Surreal Deal (Kyle Cummings) laid claim to the victory despite deal...

Winter hit Batavia Downs hard on Saturday night, Nov. 30 and a spate of scratches due to weather-related transportation issues shortened many of the fields. But the horses that did show up went dashin...

Despite not finishing worse than second in her last four starts, Oaxacan Dream N was overlooked by the betting public and sent off at 20-1. That turned out to be a mistake as the eight-year-old mare t...

A $18,056 Open Handicap for both gaits topped the bill at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 23) night and each event was won with opposing race strategies.

After scoring an upset win from an outside post last week at Batavia Downs, Mucho Macho moved up in class and did the exact same thing in the featured $13,380 conditioned optional claiming trot on a w...

It was no vacation for Scenic Adventure after high winds and heavy rain blew into Genesee County prior to her race. But the mare treated it like a day at the beach after handling her peers in the feat...