Batavia Downs

Purses totalling $107,000 are the targeted prize for 14 two-year-old pacing colts and geldings when the New York Sire Stakes makes its third stop of the year at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Aug. ...

Since shipping from Kentucky, Keystone Apache has been formidable competition for the western New York regulars, and he flexed his muscle for the second week in a row in winning the $15,000 Open I Han...

Despite not missing the board once over the last three months, Stop Action was released at 8-1 by the betting public and he made them regret it after winning the $15,000 Open I Handicap Pace at Batavi...

The "Glamour Division" of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) was well represented on Wednesday night (July 27) at Batavia Downs as 14 top three-year-old pacing colts and geldings bred in the Empire State...

The New York Sire Stakes will make its second visit to Batavia Downs on Wednesday (July 27) when 14 of the best state-bred three-year-old pacing colts and geldings will be on hand to claim their share...

Over the years, Keystone Apache has done some of his best work at Batavia Downs and proof positive came after he went the distance in his 2022 homecoming to capture the $15,000 Open I Handicap Trot at...

Questionably overlooked by the betting public, Just Plain Loco just plain scooted away with the race and scored an impressive 3-3/4-length victory in the $15,000 Open I Handicap Pace at Batavia Downs ...

Opening night at Batavia Downs was the scene of a crowded clubhouse, an apron full of fans, and a visit from the New York Sire Stakes two-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday (July 20).

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...