by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs

Batavia, NY — The 2016 live harness racing meet may be coming to a close at Batavia Downs next week, but there are still plenty of promotions left on the slate before the final race goes off.

A free $500 Pick-6 contest will be held on Saturday (Dec. 10), Friday (Dec. 16) and Saturday (Dec. 17). Players must pick all six winners to win on Dec. 10 or Dec. 16. If that is not done, the Dec. 17 prize increases to $1,000 and is a mandatory payout. So if no one picks all six winners, those who select the most will get paid, as the pool will be divided equally.

The Pick-6 starts on race four and runs through race nine. Players can pick up their entries at Player’s Club beginning at 5:00 p.m. each night. Entries can then be deposited until start of fourth race.

Because of the earlier 5 p.m. post time on Saturday (Dec. 17), the sign up for the Pick-6 will commence at 3:30 p.m. There is a limit of one entry per person.

Friday (Dec. 16) is also Customer Appreciation Day at Batavia Downs. After the fourth race, live racing fans can celebrate with free sandwiches from Subway of Batavia, free cake from BJ’s Wholesale of Batavia and coffee courtesy of Batavia Downs. All are while supplies last. It’s Batavia Downs way of saying “Thank You” to all our loyal customers.

Then on Saturday (Dec. 17), there will be a free “all-age” holiday concert by country music recording artist, Ricky Lee, in the Paddock Room from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. He will perform many seasonal favorites along with some of his original hits.

The clubhouse is completely sold out for Saturday (Dec. 17) so this Saturday (Dec. 10) will be the last night to dine on the Downs famous prime rib, crab leg and shrimp buffet.
Finally, simulcast wagering returns to Batavia Downs seven days a week starting on Sunday (Dec. 18) in the simulcast center.

There are only four cards of racing left in the 2016 season: Friday (Dec. 9), Saturday (Dec. 10), Friday (Dec. 16) and Saturday (Dec. 17). Post time is 6:15 p.m. each night except for Saturday (Dec. 17), when post time will be 5:00 p.m.