Batavia Downs

Batavia Downs Meet Preview

The 71st season of live harness racing at Batavia Downs, America’s oldest lighted track, will open on Wednesday (July 26) and will run through Saturday, December 16. This year’s schedule features 71 r...

Dachshund Dash Returns To Batavia

Do you have a speedy Dachshund? That’s what Batavia Downs officials are wondering as they have announced that registration is opening for the 2017 Genesee Feeds Dachshund (“Wiener Dog”) races.

Batavia Downs Meet Preview

Officials with Batavia Downs have released information in regard to the track’s upcoming meet of live racing, which is scheduled to get underway on Wednesday, July 26.

Batavia Stall Apps Due Friday

Horsepeople wishing to race at Batavia Downs for the upcoming summer/fall meet have until this Friday (July 7) to get their stall applications in.

Batavia Stall Apps Available

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

Hoehn Joins Batavia Downs Staff

Batavia Downs has announced that Shane Hoehn will be joining its staff as Assistant Race Secretary and Program Director for the upcoming live harness racing meet that begins on July 26.

Batavia Releases Summer Concert Lineup

Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel has announced the lineup for this year’s Rockin’ the Downs concert series, and classic rock and country music fans will be very excited.

Green Light For $500K Batavia Upgrade

Although it is not the parking/entrance project that is envisioned for the future, the Western OTB Board of Directors has signed off on a half-million-dollar project that will see the parking lot acro...

Impact Of VLTs On NY Racing Examined

February 16, 2017

"I’ve said to many people that if you want to make money in [harness] racing, this is the best opportunity you’ve had in many, many years."

Wanna Rock N Roll Fends Off Challengers

December 17, 2016

Wanna Rock N Roll continued her late season dominance of the best local mares as she fended off challenges the entire race to take the $9,000 Mares Open pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Friday night...

Horses To Be Honoured At Batavia

December 16, 2016

The upstate New York chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has named its divisional winning horses for the current Batavia Downs meet, which will come to a close on Saturday (Decemb...

Nearing The End Of An Era

December 16, 2016

The retirement of Armbro Casino on Friday night marks the twilight of a Canadian breeding operation whose prefix signified a long-standing era of international harness racing excellence.