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Oh boy! That is what the fans had to be thinking in Buffalo Raceway's $19,178 Open Trot on Saturday night (May 25) as Johnny Boy beat Good Boy by three quarters of a length in a seasonal best of 1:58.0 over the good track.

Alta Engen A ($4.30) was on the engine in Buffalo Raceway's $12,200 featured pace on Saturday, May 4 with a gate-to-wire victory over Davey Day Trader in a seasonal best of 1:54.1.

Ontario-bred I Got The Looks ($5.20) was a handsome winner in a $12,329 trot, one of three co-featured events at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon, May 3, as he scorched the field in seasonal best 1:57.4 over the fast track.

Lougazi ($3.10) is really beginning to love the inside post. For the third straight week, Lougazi drew the inside and turned it into a winning journey as he snatched the victory in the $16,712 trot on Saturday night (April 27) at Buffalo Raceway. He beat longshot Kilimanjaro NL by a handy 1-1/2 lengths in 1:59.4 over the good track.

It was a good day for trainer Angelo Nappo and owner Super Mile LLC on Friday afternoon, April 19 as their charges posted mild upsets in sweeping the two featured $12,603 trotting events at Buffalo Raceway.

Batavia Downs hosted the $125,676 finals of the Western New York Trackmaster Series on Monday (Feb.19) and in the featured TM79 match-up for $27,027, Long Train Runnin ran his win streak to five to claim the winner’s share of the purse. 

Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs hosted the $93,000 finals of the Western New York Trackmaster Series on Monday (Feb. 19) and in the featured TM79 match-up for $20,000, Long Train Runnin (Big Bad John) ran his win streak to five to claim the winner’s share of the purse. Proven Desire (John Cummings Jr.) led the

Steady rain and an off track threw a curveball at bettors at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Feb. 1) as many favourites failed to fire allowing some bountiful payoffs to prevail. That included both featured races, where photos were needed to decide the winners.

After making his last three starts without a win at Saratoga Raceway, Makadushin N Cheez found his way back to western New York and picked up where he left off, winning the $15,000 Open I Handicap Trot at Batavia Downs on Friday, Oct. 27.

Like he always seems to do, Lougazi started slow but finished fast to claim his 58th career victory in the $15,000 Open I Handicap trotting feature at Batavia Downs on Friday night (Oct. 13).