The featured $20,547 Winners Over/Open Handicap Trot on Sunday, April 28 at Saratoga Casino Hotel ended in a charge down the stretch and a blanket finish, with Ontario Sires Stakes graduate Snowpiercer reigning victorious among his foes.
Manofmanymuscles made his Saratoga Raceway debut from the rail in the Open Handicap Trot a winning one on Monday afternoon (Feb. 12) and kicked off a five-win day for driver Brett Beckwith.
A sloppy track combined with heavy snow that started to fall after the third race provided some messy going at Batavia Downs on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 11), but it didn’t take away from competitive racing and several very close finishes.
The 2024 winter meet kicked off at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Jan. 4) and the wagering success the track realized last year picked up right where it left off as a new single card handle record was set during opening day. Betting from all sources totalled $390,922 and that easily topped the old record of $348,205 set last February.