Batavia Downs

It has been announced that a deal has been struck which will see an 80-100 room hotel built on the grounds that are home to Batavia Downs.

Batavia Downs’ season of live racing concluded on December 6 in front of a completely sold out clubhouse and robust grandstand crowd.

With the horses that finished 1-2 in last week’s top pace going off as co-favourites, newcomer No Real Surprise (who won the Open II last week in a faster mile) was overlooked. But when he came away w...

After taking the top mares trot just seven days ago, Fiorentina came right back and forced her hand again while winning the $9,000 Batavia Downs feature on Friday night (Dec. 5).

As Batavia Downs’ final three cards of racing are set to be held Friday (December 5) and Saturday (December 6), the top horsemen of the meet have been named by the upstate New York chapter of the Unit...

As the 2014 racing season winds to a close at Batavia Downs, the upstate New York chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association would like to recognize the top equine athletes that competed...

After a late scratch contracted an already short field, Youwillwishyouhad went from worst to first to capture the $11,000 Open Pace feature at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Nov. 29).

An abbreviated field of five turned into a two-horse race in Batavia Downs' $11,000 Open Trot on Friday night (Nov. 28), and for the fifth time of the meet, Lutetium prevailed.

It was business as usual at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (November 26) after a week-long hiatus due to inclement weather.

As a direct result of the relentless snowstorm that has crippled most of western New York, Batavia Downs has announced that it will forgo live racing for the remainder of the week. The programs that w...