Batavia, NY — Surfer Beach took a while to get the lead but when he did he finished the job this week, winning the $15,000 Winners-Over I Handicap at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Aug. 27). Last week’s feature winner Stratosphere (Drew Monti) was first to the front and held that position until the :27.3 quarter when Surfer Beach (Jim Morrill Jr.) went to the … Continue reading Surfer Beach hangs 1:52.3 on Batavia feature field »

Batavia, NY — American Dealer N scored a 2-½ length victory and set a new all-time track record of 1:50.2 in the 17th edition of the $75,000 Robert J. Kane Memorial Invitational Pace at Batavia Downs on Friday night (Aug. 26). American Courage (Matt Kakaley) fired off the wings and took a quick lead while American Dealer N (Joe Bongiorno) also left and tucked into … Continue reading American Dealer N Breaks All-Time Track Record in $75,000 Kane Memorial at Batavia Downs »

Batavia, NY — The New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting colts, geldings and fillies were held at Batavia Downs on Friday evening (Aug. 26) with a total of $232,700 in purses available for the 17 state-bred participants. There were two divisions for fillies and a lone male division that had a purse of $119,800 and that was a heavyweight fight. Slay (Chapter Seven-Swinging Royalty) … Continue reading Slay Wins Thriller in NYSS at Batavia Downs »

Batavia, NY — The 17th edition of the Robert J. Kane Memorial Invitational Pace will be held at Batavia Downs on Friday (Aug. 26) and with the $75,000 purse being the highest ever offered, has drawn the highest quality field ever seen since the race was instituted. With combined earnings of just under $5 million between the eight starters, the 2022 edition should place the track … Continue reading Funatthebeach N Heads Best Kane Field Ever at Batavia Friday »

Batavia, NY — Jim Graham is a longtime western New York horseman that has been training and racing at Batavia Downs since the 1980’s. He has over 1,500 conditioning wins and in excess of $7.25 million in purses throughout his career. For a majority of that time, he has been a proponent of young horses targeted towards racing the full stake spectrum from county fairs … Continue reading Locally Owned Gia’s Surreal Comes Home for $75,000 Kane at Batavia Downs »

Batavia, NY — Since shipping in from Saratoga Raceway, Shallow has taken her spot at the top of mare’s colony at Batavia Downs after winning her second consecutive $15,000 Open I Handicap on Wednesday evening (Aug. 24). Dashintothebeach N (Luke Hanners) took an early lead heading to the quarter but Ray Fisher Jr. sent Shallow out early from third to grab the front at that … Continue reading Shallow Takes Second Straight Batavia Distaff Open »

Batavia, NY — The New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotters of both genders will be contested at Batavia Downs during a special Friday night card (Aug. 26) with $232,700 in purses, as well as points up for grabs for horses that still need to solidify a spot in the finals at the Night of Champions at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 10). The marquee … Continue reading Slay, Molotov Cocktail to Battle in NYSS at Batavia Friday »

Batavia, NY — This Friday (Aug. 26) Batavia Downs will present a special card of live racing that will feature both colt and filly 3-year-old divisions of New York Sire Stake trotters who will compete for $232,700 in purses. But the card will also feature the renewal of Batavia Downs signature stake, the Robert J. Kane Memorial Pace. Not held in 2020 or 2021 due … Continue reading $75,000 Kane Memorial Field Drawn for Batavia Friday »

Batavia, NY — Punters playing Batavia Downs on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 21) may have thought they were at Northfield Park by mistake after two of Ohio’s top horsemen, driver Billy Davis Jr. and trainer Cory Kreiser, shipped in for the day and ended up leaving with a lot of purse. Davis was on fire, winning six of the 11 races he drove on the card … Continue reading Davis and Kreiser Clean Up at Batavia on Sunday »

Batavia, NY — Every year since 2008 the Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs have honored the top human and equine performers of the meet during the Night of Distinction which is held on the track’s final night of racing. Unfortunately the final night at Batavia Downs last year was canceled due to inclement weather. Although these … Continue reading USHWA and Batavia Downs to Honor Best of 2021 Saturday »