Following two narrow defeats in his last two starts at The Meadowlands, It’s In The Stars made his return to Plainridge Park after a two month absence, a winning one in the featured $22,000 upper-level conditioned pace on Tuesday (Nov. 3).
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Chamba, Thunder Country and Monti big winners at Batavia
There were some scary-good performances put forth on Saturday (Oct. 31) night at Batavia Downs as Chamba and Thunder Country swept a pair of top class races and driver Drew Monti won five races on the card.
Gingras wins five Mass. Breeders Stakes finals
The $1.32 million finals of the Massachusetts Breeders Stakes were held at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 29) with eight divisions going postward for $165,000 each and Yannick Gingras stealing the show by winning five of them.
J B Gram takes Batavia’s Octoberfest final
After winning two of the three preliminary legs and being claimed twice during the proceedings, J B Gram saved his best mile of the year for Wednesday (Oct. 28) as he won the $22,500 final of the Octoberfest Claiming Series at Batavia Downs.
$1.32 million Massachusetts Breeder Stakes finals Thursday at Plainridge Park
Plainridge Park will be hosting the $1.32 million finals of the Massachusetts Breeder Stakes on Thursday (Oct. 29) at 2 p.m. Eight divisions worth $165,000 each will bring together the finest 2- and 3-year-old Standardbreds of both gaits and sexes bred in Massachusetts to decide this year’s champions.
Four Cummings wins include El Toro Loco in Batavia Open
Driver Kevin Cummings lit it up in the bike at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Oct. 24) night by winning four races on the card, including a victorious trip behind El Toro Loco in the $13,500 Open Handicap trot.
Batavia Downs “Harness of Hope” to benefit Roswell Park Saturday
On Saturday (Oct. 24) night, Batavia Downs will host “Harness of Hope,” a fundraiser to help cancer research at the world-renowned Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, who is the track’s official live racing sponsor each year.
Two carryovers and a $5,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool at Batavia Downs Saturday
After no one hit the Pick-5 at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Oct. 22), there is a $1,149 carryover pool for that wager in the first race on Saturday (Oct. 24) and the management of Batavia Downs has announced that the pool will be guaranteed at $5,000 through the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering program.
Skyway Ballistic nabs 55th career win at Batavia
Skyway Ballistic visited the Batavia Downs winner’s circle for the second time in five days after scoring the 55th win of his career in the $8,000 Class B pacing feature on Thursday (Oct. 22).
Monti grand slam includes three Oktoberfest series wins at Batavia
Driver Drew Monti continued his winning ways at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Oct. 21) by winning four more races, including three of the five $10,000 Oktoberfest Claiming Series events.