Batavia Downs

Love A Good Story Breaks Batavia Record

August 02, 2020

It was a big stake day at Batavia Downs on Sunday (Aug. 2) as an all-New York Sire Stake (NYSS) card of racing featured two- and three-year-old trotting fillies vying in four divisions for a total of ...

Batavia Hosts NYSS Fillies Sunday

August 01, 2020

The New York Sire Stakes makes its first of two stops at Batavia Downs on Sunday (Aug. 2) and will feature both two and three-year-old trotting filly divisions.

Black Is Back Is Best At Batavia

August 01, 2020

The first Open I pace of the year saw Black Is Back impose his will on a field of seven, going gate to wire handily to capture the $10,000 feature at Batavia Downs on Friday night (July 31).

Il Mago, Julios Girl Lead Batavia Opener

The 2020 racing season got underway at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (July 29), with only owners on hand to watch the action. But absent a crowd and the usual fanfare, the horses showed up and took full ...

Batavia Meet Preview; No 2020 Kane Pace

The 74th season of live harness racing at Batavia Downs will kick off this Wednesday (July 29), and opening night will feature some of the best horses on the grounds, including open filly and mare pac...

Batavia Condition Sheet Now Online

The condition sheet for the first week of racing at Batavia Downs is now available online.

Owners Can Attend Batavia Races

When the Batavia Downs live racing meet gets underway on Wednesday, July 29, there will be no fans in attendance due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. However, there will be one exception.

New Track Superintendent At Batavia

Long-time Western Regional Off-Track Betting (WROTBC) employee Aaron Galanti was named the new track Track Superintendent at Batavia Downs on Thursday after Fran Mruczek announced his retirement on Mo...

Batavia Stall Apps Available Online

Horsepeople wishing to race at Batavia Downs for the upcoming 2020 summer/fall meet should note that stall applications are now available on the track’s website.

New York Can Resume Racing June 1

In his daily press conference from Albany, N.Y. on Saturday (May 16), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that horse racing tracks will be allowed to open on June 1.

Wagering Numbers Up At Batavia

December 19, 2019

Officials with Batavia Downs have released a recap of the track’s 2019 meet of live racing, which saw important metrics rise and particular records achieved.

Batavia Cancels, Concludes 2019 Meet

December 14, 2019

The Saturday night (Dec. 14) live card of racing at Batavia Downs has been cancelled due to heavy snow and inclement weather. This ends the 2019 racing season in Western New York as this was the last ...