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HAMBURG, N.Y. — It’s closing week for the 2026 season at Buffalo Raceway. While this year’s chapter is coming to an end at the Hamburg half-mile oval, 15 freshman filly trotters will basically be beginning their harness racing careers in a pair of (approx.) $55,000 races in the New York Sire Stakes. First post for […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Do Mischief ($3.10) proved to be all kinds of trouble in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,700 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (July 4) as he broke the heart of Total Stranger in the final strides in registering a head harness racing victory in 1:53.0 over the fast track. Total Stranger (Kevin Cummings) would set […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — It was a spectacular day for Uncle Rob ($3.88) at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 1) as he collected the harness racing victory in the $110,200 New York Sire Stakes for the 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters with a 1-3/4 length score over Celebrity Dubai in 2:00.3. Besides getting the $55,100 […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Buffalo Raceway has seen New York Sire Stakes champions and even a Breeders Crown titleist make their way to Western New York this season. But things are about to change this Wednesday afternoon (July 1) as eight unproven 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters will battle for a $110,200 bonanza in the New York […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Liberty Style ($2.28) looked every part of a New York Sire Stakes champion at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday (June 10) as the 2-year-old filly defending champion had absolutely no issues in squashing the field in the $121,800 event for the 3-year-old distaff pacers. She easily toppled Surreal Spirit by a dialed down 1-3/4 lengths in […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Liberty Style began her racing career last season at Buffalo Raceway as she destroyed the field by 5-3/4 lengths in 1:57.1 in the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing mares. Well, that win was just the start of a stellar freshman campaign for Liberty Style (American Ideal-Fly In Style) and she […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Whats The Point ($20.14) made her point loud and clear to the gentlemen in Buffalo Raceway’s $10,900 Trot as she wired the field and beat Biscoe by a length in 2:00.1 over the fast track. It was her second consecutive harness racing victory as she showed the jump in class wasn’t going […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — The New York Sire Stakes and Excelsior Series makes it first harness racing appearance of the 2026 season at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 3) and the traveling series will start off with a big bang. The 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, the ‘Glamour’ Division, will take the opening spot as […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Face The Shadows ($10.34) finally got the chance to face the camera in the harness racing winner’s circle after claiming the victory in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $13,700 pace for the fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (May 27). She notched a three-quarter length decision over McVera in 1:57.3 while Think Of Galaxies […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — It’s been quite a whirlwind of events for Alexa’s Sunshine (Stay Hungry) the past six weeks. She was claimed on three different occasions in the April Reins Claiming Series at Buffalo Raceway as she won two of the three preliminary harness racing rounds along with a second place finish. She then capped […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Utopia Blue Chip ($4.70) was able to collar the pace setting Face The Shadows down the stretch and register the length harness racing victory in Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Pace for the ladies on Wednesday afternoon (May 13). She covered the mile over the fast track in 1:56.3. From the start, Face […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — It was only fitting that Alexa’s Sunshine ($4.48), the lone mare to reach the $30,000 finals of the April Reins Claiming Series at Buffalo Raceway, got to wear the crown as she beat the boys on Friday afternoon (May 1) with a diminishing head harness racing victory over Skyline Blue Chip in […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Famous Dan ($4.52) may not be ‘famous’ for winning Buffalo Raceway’s co-featured $11,500 trot on Friday afternoon (April 24) but he will long be remembered by trainer Maria Rice. In the seventh race, Famous Dan scored a 1-1/2 victory in 1:59.4 to give Rice her 1,000th training win of her career. After Munk […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Elegant Woman A ($8.48) showed plenty of grace and charm in the home stretch to fend off a late charge from Utopia Blue Chip to capture Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Pace for the fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (April 15). She turned back Utopia Blue Chip a diminishing head in 1:55.0 […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Face The Shadows ($3.72) didn’t leave a shadow of a doubt in the $15,500 Open Pace for the fillies and mares at Buffalo Raceway as she took early command and never looked back in registering a 2-1/2 length victory over Elegant Woman A in a seasonal best of 1:56.1 over the fast […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Buffalo Raceway will offer the April Reins Claiming Series, beginning on Friday, April 10 and run three consecutive Fridays with the $30,000 finale scheduled for Friday, May 1. The event is open to all pacers with a claiming tag of $7,500. There are no nomination or entry fees and horses not currently […]
HAMBURG,N.Y. — It was opening day at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (March 4) and the harness racing fans were greeted with sunny skies and 50 degree temperatures. But the chalk players weren’t in a pleasant mood despite the weather as longshots controlled the board to rain on their day. Some big numbers were posted […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — A 12-race card is set on Wednesday afternoon (March 4) at Buffalo Raceway beginning at 2:30 p.m. as the track is ready to kickoff the 2026 live harness racing season. Racing will commence on Wednesdays and Saturdays in March with Fridays being added to the schedule on April 3. Closing day will be July 19, […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Buffalo Raceway is putting together the final touches in preparation for the start of the 2026 live harness racing season which is set for Wednesday, March 4 with a first post scheduled for 2:30 p.m. The campaign will have a Wednesday and Saturday slate with Fridays added beginning in April. The season will […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Stall applications for the 2026 live harness racing season at Buffalo Raceway are now available via several different outlets. Horsemen can pick up the stall packets from the Race Office at either Buffalo Raceway or Batavia Downs or download it at www.buffaloraceway.com/horsemen/forms/ The forms must be returned no later than January 30, 2026. Action […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — “It was another successful season,” stated Buffalo Raceway General Manager Jon Cramer as he looked back on the 2025 live harness racing season that was completed on Sunday afternoon (July 20). “The racing was excellent with some great purses that brought in horses,” Cramer added. “Racing Secretary Tom Agosti drew up some […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — McNatural L (McArdle) has been knocking on the door of a harness racing victory the past three weeks but on closing day at Buffalo Raceway on Sunday afternoon (July 20) she finally completed the task in the $10,500 pace for the fillies and mares with a 1-1/2 length decision over Lorraine Smoke […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — With an adventurous trip through the first three quarters of a mile, Lyons Surfing ($14.60) ($14.80) finally said ‘aloha’ to the harness racing field in Buffalo Raceway’s $16,000 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (July 19) with a 4-1/4 length harness racing victory over Born A Rebel in 1:55.4 over the fast track. […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — AI (Chapter Seven) broke a long-standing Buffalo Raceway harness racing track record for 2-year-old trotting colts on a muggy Wednesday afternoon (July 16) with a hard-fought half length victory over Titans Mischief in the $106,400 New York Sire Stakes for the freshman sidewinders. Covering the mile in a lifetime best of 1:58.1 […]
