Batavia, NY — Taking full advantage of a soft second quarter, Just Plain Loco hit the gas in the second half and put away the field in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 10). Dave McNeight III left hard with Just Plain Loco, seated fellow leaver Stratosphere (Drew Monti) in the first turn and then took the … Continue reading Just Plain Loco wires Batavia Open field »

Batavia, NY — Richard R. Mays of Hamburg, NY, passed away on September 7, 2022 after a fierce battle with cancer. Mr. Mays was a lifelong horseman who competed in western New York for 50 years. He was first licensed in 1973 at the age of 16 and has been competing at tracks across New York state ever since. He experienced great early career driving success with … Continue reading Richard R. Mays, 65, dies »

Batavia, NY — Beaten only a nose last week after winning three in a row, Saulsbrook Olympia got back to her winning ways after she parlayed a lot of early movement into a late stretch score in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pace for fillies and mares at Batavia downs on Wednesday night (Sept. 7). Dontustopbelievn N (Jim Morrill Jr.) grabbed the front and made … Continue reading Saulsbrook Olympia Back On Track in Batavia Feature »

Batavia, NY — Although very inclement weather greeted the Labor Day crowd on Monday (Sept. 5), Franks Watching seemed to revel in the rain after cruising in the $15,000 Open I Handicap trotting feature at Batavia Downs. Ray Fisher Jr. left with Franks Watching and crossed over for the lead in the first turn as the heavy post time favorite Keystone Apache (Jim Morrill Jr.) … Continue reading Franks Watching Splashes to Batavia Open Victory »

Batavia, NY — After a perfect steer from Kyle Cummings, Flying Finn N finished strong to register his season’s best effort in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 3). Flying Finn N traded leads with Art Scene (Jim Morrill Jr.) off the gate, but landed in front for good just past the :28.2 first quarter. With no … Continue reading Flying Finn N Takes Batavia Open Pace  »

Batavia, NY — The New York Sire Stakes visited Batavia Downs for the final time this year on Wednesday (Aug. 31) with a dozen 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings competing for the remaining spots in the finals to be held during the Day of Champions at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 10). In the first $52,500 division, Cecil Hanover (Chapter Seven-Columbia) looked sharp getting his … Continue reading Cecil Hanover, Onion Gum Win NYSS at Batavia »

Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs leading driver Kevin Cummings continued his torrid pace on Sunday (Aug. 28) after his Grand Slam performance at the track on Saturday night. Cummings drove six more winners of the 12 races held, giving him a total of 11 wins in the last 22 races in which he drove. Cummings biggest win of the day came with Jumpininthejailhouse, who won … Continue reading Kevin Cummings wins six of 12 at Batavia Downs »

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 »