Batavia Downs

Wins were coming fast and furious for top horsemen at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (July 29) and some impressive performances were put in by the horses they scored with. 

A select group of six two-year-old New York Sire Stakes colt and gelding trotters were on hand at Batavia Downs on opening day Monday (July 26) in a single division vying for a $106,300 purse and when...

For the first time in two decades, Batavia Downs will hold its second opening day card of the year when the Genesee County oval welcomes back the horsemen, horsewomen, their horses and the fans for th...

Batavia Downs hosted its final day of racing for the winter meet on Monday, with the card starting out clear and ending in a snow globe.

The first winter meet hosted by Batavia Downs in more than two decades will close out its 15-date run on Monday (Feb. 27) with a nine-race card starting at 3 p.m. The early season session has produced...

Hard work by Kim Crawford and his track crew put aside the effects of an overnight ice storm that negatively impacted a large swath of Western New York, and ensured that the Thursday afternoon (Feb. 2...

Four finals of the Western New York Pop-Up Series headlined the card at Batavia Downs on Monday with a total of $63,000 distributed between those events. 

A substantial class hike made punters overlook Whos Got The Move's convincing 4-1/2-length victory from just last week and their wagering discard provided big dividends for those who came back for mor...

Driver Jim Morrill Jr. achieved another major milestone in his stellar career at Batavia Downs on Monday when he drove Sportskeeper to an easy gate-to-wire, 1:56.1 victory in the seventh race to achie...

It was a warm and wet Thursday afternoon (Feb. 9) at Batavia Downs. And despite the sun making a cameo appearance for a couple of races, the wet conditions may have contributed to only three favourite...

It was just last week that Batavia Downs set its own handle bar higher after seeing $340,602 pass through betting portals both at the track and at simulcast outlets.

Kevin Cummings, who was Batavia Downs leading driver of 2022, moved back into first place for dash victories in 2023 after winning six of the 11 races programmed on Thursday afternoon (Feb. 2) includi...