Batavia Open To Validus Deo September 01, 2018 After taking air for over a half mile, Validus Deo looked finished coming off the last turn. But he regrouped in the stretch and rallied to win in close quarters at the wire in the $10,000 Open Handic...
Icanflylikeanangel Soars In Batavia Open August 31, 2018 In four starts in the top trot class this year at the oldest lighted harness track in America, Icanflylikeanangel has not been worse than second. That trend continued on Friday night when he won the $...
Labor Day Festivities At Batavia August 31, 2018 A full card of harness racing action, food specials and a driver’s bicycle race are all on tap as part of the annual Labor Day activities at Batavia Downs on Monday (Sept. 3).
Records Galore For Winning Shadow August 29, 2018 The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) three-year-old colt and gelding trotters visited Batavia Downs on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 28) and ended up making a big impression on the track’s record book.
Sire Stakes To Batavia Wednesday August 28, 2018 The sixth of eight stops by the New York Sire Stakes at Batavia Downs this year will occur on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 29) when ten of the top Empire State-bred three-year-old trotting colts and geld...
Dachshund Fans Pack Batavia Downs August 26, 2018 It looked like a trackside racing crowd from the 1960s at Batavia Downs as a gathering of over 4,000 people jammed the stands and the apron to watch the 14th annual 'Dachshund Dash' on a beautiful lat...
Monti Wins Five, Feature At Batavia August 26, 2018 Drew Monti won five of the 10 races on the card at Batavia Downs for the second week in a row. Among his plethora of prizewinners Saturday, Aug. 25 was Focus Power, who made a statement in his return ...
BZ Glide Wires Top Batavia Trotters August 24, 2018 BZ Glide took the most direct path to victory on Friday night (August 24) going gate-to-wire on the point to win the $10,000 Open Handicap Trot at Batavia Downs and claim his 40th lifetime win in the ...
Repentance, Zeron Shine At Batavia August 22, 2018 The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) three-year-old trotting fillies visited Batavia Downs on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 22) to compete for a combined $119,300 in purses that was distributed between two hea...
Toscano Trio To Batavia Wednesday August 21, 2018 Linda Toscano, who is on the ballot for enshrinement in the Harness Racing Hall of Fame this year, will be bringing three of her best Empire State-bred diagonal distaffers to compete in two divisions ...
Cummings, Samara Star At Batavia August 18, 2018 Two longtime Batavia Downs regulars put up big numbers on Friday night (August 17) in front of a packed apron and sold out clubhouse on a beautiful late summer evening in Genesee County.