Batavia Downs

The New York Sire Stakes will join the festivities on opening night at Batavia Downs this Wednesday (July 20) with three divisions of two-year-old trotting fillies vying for $105,600 in total purse mo...

Todd Haight, the longtime general manager and director of live racing at Batavia Downs, has announced that he will retire from that position at Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, effectiv...

This week's Rewind takes readers back to 1979, as Robert Smith recalls the heavy presence of Canadian horsepeople at Batavia Downs, in Batavia, N.Y., a mere hour from the Canadian border. His reminisc...

Batavia Downs completed its 2021 race meet on Friday, Dec. 10 and, when all the columns were tallied, the track posted very strong wagering numbers over the course of the 55-day session.

Jim Morrill Jr. and Jennifer Giuliani have been named the top driver and trainer of the 2021 Batavia Downs meet that comes to a close on Saturday (Dec. 11).

The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced the horses of the meet for the 2021 racing season at Batavia Downs.

Cold, flurries and a snow-covered track greeted Wednesday night's (Dec. 8) harness racing participants at Batavia Downs, but they weren’t the only things Delilah De Vie had to deal with before she won...

The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) has named Jami Chatt their 2021 Unsung Hero award recipient at Batavia Downs.

Among the full slate of feature races on the Saturday night (Dec. 4) card at Batavia Downs, the $13,500 Open I Handicap Trot drew the most attention.

Kevin Cummings had a good day at the office at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Dec. 1), winning five races on the 10-race card, including the $12,100 Open II Handicap for distaff pacers, in which No...