Heavy oscillating snow squalls that fell throughout the card and temperatures that hovered around 15 degrees provided the conditions to be dealt with for those racing at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Jan. 15). But despite the inclement weather, there were many impressive performances on display during the program, including by one of the leading drivers in North America.
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Rocknroll Shelli takes short route to Batavia win
Rocknroll Shelli got a perfect trip right to the stretch, where she took the passing lane to victory in the $9,000 Open II-III Handicap Pace on Tuesday (Jan. 13), the opening day of the 2026 Batavia Downs winter meet, which greeted contestants with a good track and intermittent rain.
“Outsiders” ran away with Batavia features on closing night
A shipper from Saratoga Raceway and a local 10-1 shot made up a pair of literal outsiders who captured easy wins in the closing night features on Saturday (Dec. 20) at Batavia Downs, while fighting near hurricane force wind gusts that plagued the entire card.
Saturday racing cancelled at Batavia Downs
The live card of racing scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 13 at Batavia Downs has been cancelled due to both weather and track conditions.
‘Darius,’ Itsoneofthose score Batavia feature wins
A pair of $10,000 Class AA trots were featured at Batavia Downs on Friday (Nov. 21) night, and both races had round-trip winners.
$15k Pick-5 guarantee Fri. at Batavia
After no one hit the Pick-5 at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Nov. 19), there is a $6,143 carryover pool for that wager in the first race on Friday (Nov. 21).
El Toro Loco dominates Batavia trotters
After making a break at the gate last week as the prohibitive off-time favorite, El Toro Loco showed a complete reversal of fortunes on Friday (Oct. 31) as he dominated his peers in the $10,000 Clas AA trotting feature at Batavia Downs — and once again as the public’s choice.
Double Class, Cummings stand out at Batavia
Quick early quarters and readily available cover provided Double Class with the perfect storm for winning the $10,000 Class AA trotting feature at Batavia Downs on Friday (Oct. 17).
Fragment shatters Batavia track record; Bartlett wins four at NY Night of Champions
Batavia Downs hosted the $2.4 million New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions on Saturday (Sept. 6) with eight divisions vying for $300,000 each. The competition was solid across the board, but two stars rose above the rest when the dust settled. Per Engblom’s Fragment turned a lot of heads when he scorched the Batavia oval in 1:52.1 for driver Jason Bartlett and shattered the track record for 2-year-old pacing colts by 1-2/5 seconds.
Spicy Hops upsets in Batavia feature
After coming up just short in his local debut last week, Spicy Hops rebounded with a big win in the $11,000 featured trot at Batavia Downs on Friday (Sept. 5).