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Batavia Downs is a harness racing track and casino in Batavia, New York. It is located in Genesee County between Buffalo and Rochester just off of the New York State Thruway ( Interstate 90 ). It opened on September 20, 1940, and is the oldest lighted harness racetrack in the United States.
Aug. 26—Officials with Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. are interesting in adding new gaming machines at Batavia Downs that would allow bettors to wager on horse races that already happened.
On August 26, 1966, the largest crowd in the history of Batavia Downs — 15,118 — turned out for what was billed as The Pace of the Century. The race was won by Cardigan Bay. [1] In the so-called "Revenge Pace" also set up by Yonkers, driver Frank Ervin's Bret Hanover beat Dancer and Cardigan Bay in a track record 1:58 3/5. Cardigan Bay was ...
The Breeders Crown is an annual series of harness races in the United States and Canada covering each of the sport's twelve traditional categories of age, gait and gender. The series was initiated by the Hambletonian Society, promoters of the Hambletonian Stakes, in 1984 to enhance the Standardbred breeding industry and to promote the sport of harness racing by providing a lucrative high ...
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