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Stranger Things Sneaks Through For Batavia Open Upset

August 16, 2025

After laying in wait for over seven-eighths of the mile, Stranger Things found a gap late and shot through it to narrowly win the $17,778 Open Handicap Pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday, Aug. 16.

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Stranger Things Hangs On In Buffalo Open

Stranger Things ($7.70) posted a seasonal best clocking of 1:53.3 and he needed every bit of that time to hold off a hard charging Itsallaboutfaith N in Buffalo Raceway's $21,918 Open Pace on Saturday...

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Stranger Things Stings In Buffalo Open Pace

Stranger Things ($3.90) used a strong back half in Buffalo Raceway's $22,222 Open Pace on Saturday, May 17 to collect a solid 2-1/2 length victory over Melanion N in a seasonal best of 1:55.2 over the...

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Cummings Wins Six In Opener At Buffalo

Buffalo Raceway's 2024 driving champion Kevin Cummings wasted no time in getting the jump on the field in 2025 as he registered six victories on the opening card on Saturday, March 1, including all th...

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Power And Grace Takes Batavia Open

August 03, 2024

A pair of $18,750 Open Handicaps – one on the trot and one on the pace – highlighted the Saturday (Aug. 3) night card at Batavia Downs and both events provided exciting finishes.

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R Royal Port Scores Stateside In Buffalo Open

Canadian-campaigned trotter R Royal Port ($8.90) pulled into 'port' on time and scored a two-length victory over E Street in Buffalo Raceway's $19,178 Open I-II Trot on Saturday evening, July 13. The ...

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Cummings, Smith Shine In Batavia Finale

December 10, 2023

Dominance by a pair of horsemen was centre stage on the closing night card at Batavia Downs on Saturday, Dec. 9 as driver Kevin Cummings and trainer Sam Smith put forth a pair of relentless efforts th...

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Top Horsemen, Horses To Be Feted At Batavia Saturday

December 07, 2023

The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs have announced the top driver, trainers and horses from the summer and fall live racing meet.

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Ricky Be Sharp Cut Through The Mud At Batavia

December 02, 2023

Persistent rain and a sloppy track set the stage for racing at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Dec. 2), but the inclement conditions didn’t prevent Ricky Be Sharp from excelling in the $15,000 Open I...

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Cummings, Nappo Sweep Batavia Saturday Features

September 23, 2023

Driver Kevin Cummings and trainer Angelo Nappo teamed up to take the top two feature races at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 23) over a speed bearing track on a beautiful fall evening.

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UNY-USHWA Announces Batavia Horses Of The Meet

December 16, 2022

The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced the horses who will be honoured for their performances at Batavia Downs during the 2022 racing season.

CR Blazin Beauty, Cummings Shine At Batavia

December 10, 2022

A clear night and a very fast racing surface produced outstanding miles and some huge payoffs at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Dec. 10). The performances were led by CR Blazin Beauty, driven by Kev...

Cummings Snags Seven At Batavia

December 03, 2022

Kevin Cummings has been Batavia Downs leading dash driver for most of the meet and his piloting prowess was on full display Saturday night (Dec. 3) when he won seven of the 13 races on the program, in...