by John Amoia, for Batavia Downs

Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs Casino will be moving its first race post time on Saturday (Nov. 5) from 6:40 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. to accommodate the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which has a 7 p.m. post time. Post time will remain at 6:40 p.m. for all other race nights.

“We didn’t want to go head to head with the Breeders’ Cup classic so we decided to start our live program a half-hour later,” said Todd Haight, general manager of live racing. “We want our customers both at the track and at our 35 OTBs to enjoy the classic before we get underway.”

Racing fans are reminded that the final Tuesday night of the summer-fall meet takes place on Oct. 25. Racing will be conducted at America’s oldest lighted harness track on a Wednesday, Friday, Saturday night basis through Dec. 3.

When racing resumes on Friday night the Pick-6 will start out with a carryover pool of $3,023. The Pick-6 wager begins on the seventh race.

“We could have over $5,000 in there (the pool),” Haight added. “We had a strong advance sale of programs and I think many are going to be focusing on the Pick-6.”