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.
Tag: Brett Beckwith
Beckwith wins four, sweeps co-features at Big M
Lately at The Meadowlands, driver Brett Beckwith has turned the marvelous into the mundane, as the red-hot defending Big M driver champ, who guided 36 winners during the month of December, won four races on the Friday night (Jan. 9) program, including both $17,500 co-featured high-end conditioned events.
Beckwith reflects on World Driving Championship experience
Brett Beckwith might have wanted to come away from this month’s World Driving Championship with a few more victories, but the opportunity to represent the U.S. and visit host country New Zealand still proved to be a winning experience.
Ranger rolls with four at Plainridge
Driver Bruce Ranger put himself back into first place in the dash driving competition after he won four races on the Tuesday (Nov. 18) card at Plainridge Park, including accomplishing a natural hat trick in races five, six and seven.
October Hoof Beats: Shining Star
The October issue of Hoof Beats features Brett Beckwith, who, on the heels of his first Meadowlands driving premiership, will represent the United States at the 2025 World Driving Championship, held next month in New Zealand.
Plainridge Open winners repeat; Beckwith wins five
A pair of $25,000 Open Handicap events headlines the card at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 2) and both winners scored their second straight victories at the top level.
Beckwith youngest ever Big M driving champ
Things went about as well as they could have for driver Brett Beckwith during 2024. And one could make a strong case that 2025 is going even better.
Leading Big M driver Beckwith hoping to make history
For the last two years, Brett Beckwith has been one of a handful of drivers under the age of 30 to perform consistently at the Meadowlands. These “Young Guns” took advantage of the opportunity created by Big M regular “A-list” pilots taking vacations for part of or all of December, January, February and March.
Beckwiths bag both bills at Plainridge
The father-son team of trainer Mark Beckwith and driver Brett Beckwith won both $25,000 Open Paces on Thursday (Oct. 17) at Plainridge Park.
Beckwith wins five at Fryeburg (Maine)
The nation’s second leading dash winner, Brett Beckwith, took his talents to Maine on Wednesday (Oct. 2) and won five of his nine drives on the 10-race card at the Fryeburg Fair.