For the fourth time in only six days of live racing in 2024, Batavia Downs set a new one day, all-source record handle while under the ownership of Western Regional Off Track Betting on Monday (Jan. 29). Bettors pushed $515,078 through the windows to top the short-lived old record of $509,180 which was set only one week ago.
Dominance by a pair of horsemen was centre stage on theclosing night card at Batavia Downs on Saturday, Dec. 9 as driver Kevin Cummings and trainer Sam Smith put forth a pair of relentless efforts that yielded some very lofty numbers.
Driver Kevin Cummings and trainer Angelo Nappo teamed up to take the top two feature races at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 23) over a speed bearing track on a beautiful fall evening.
Heart On My Sleeve stalked Remember The Beach from the pocket, then blew by him in the lane to capture Friday’s $10,000 second leg of the Wilbur Zendt Memorial Pace for three- and four-year-old horses, colts and geldings at The Meadows. With a win and a second in the two preliminary legs, Heart On My Sleeve assured himself a spot in the $15,000-added championship on March 19.
Remember The Beach cut a comfortable :57.1 half but was out-tripped by Heart On My Sleeve, who scored for Dave Palone in 1:54.1. Amazon, a 53-1 bomb, rallied for second, 1-1/2 lengths back, while Remember The Beach settled for show.
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