by Todd Haight, marketing coordinator, Batavia Downs

Batavia, NY — Stall applications will be available for the 2009 meet at Batavia Downs Casino on Friday, June 27. The 63rd season of live harness racing at America’s oldest lighted harness track takes place from Monday, July 27, through Saturday, December 5.

The purse structure is expected to be similar to last season. There will be 12 races nightly. This year’s schedule includes two matinees, Sunday, August 30, and Labor Day, September 7.

The Earl trotting series, named after the current Downs all-age track record holder, will be held in August. Two Late Closing series for side-wheelers will be contested later in the season. The seventh annual Robert J. Kane Memorial Pace, the track’s showcase event, is October 10.

Stall applications will be available online at www.bataviadownscasino.com and must be returned by July 10.

There is limited stall space available. If interested, contact Joe Zambito, Racing Secretary, 8315 Park Road, Batavia, NY 14020; phone (585) 343-3750, ext: 304; or fax (585) 343-7773.