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Batavia, NY — When Kevin Cummings won with Tymal Envoy (1:58, $5.08) in the ninth race at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Dec. 6) night, he registered the 5,000th harness racing win of his illustrious 36 year career. Cummings comes from a family steeped in harness racing lineage. His father John Cummings Sr. and brothers John […]
Batavia, NY — It was another cold and windy evening in Genesee County with snow bands that increased in intensity as the card rolled on. But the real storm on Thursday (Jan. 23) afternoon at Batavia Downs came from harness racing drivers Brett Beckwith and Kevin Cummings, who each won four races during the program. […]
Batavia, NY — Even though it was getaway day at Batavia Downs as the curtain came down on the 2024 summer/fall harness racing meeting on Saturday (Dec. 7) night, the competition was fast and furious during a card that saw drivers Kevin Cummings and Dave McNeight III win five races each while trainer Sam Smith […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Mercutio (Bar Hopping-Frisky Magic) kept his perfect harness racing streak going at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday evening (June 22) as he made it three straight victories by claiming the co-featured $14,000 Open Trot. He beat a hard charging R Royal Port by a length in 1:57.1 over the fast track. The chalk fest […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — In the $25,000 Spring Up Series finale for harness racing pacers at Buffalo Raceway who were non-winners of $15,000 and had 10 starts before May 16, Egomania (Always A Virgin-Has An Attitude) made it a perfect 4-for-4 in the event Saturday (June 8) with another gate-to-wire victory. He covered the mile in […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Oh boy! That is what the harness racing fans had to be thinking in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,000 Open Trot on Saturday night (May 25) as Johnny Boy (Uncle Peter-Marjorie Hall) beat Good Boy by three quarters of a length in a seasonal best of 1:58.0 over the track labeled good. In the $14,000 […]
Batavia, NY — Dominance by a pair of horsemen was center stage on Saturday’s (Dec. 9) closing night card at Batavia Downs as driver Kevin Cummings and trainer Sam Smith put forth a pair of relentless efforts that yielded some very lofty numbers. Coming into the final night of the meet, Smith was tied with […]
Batavia, NY — After a convincing harness racing victory off class relief last week, Louie The Lilac (Sweet Lou) moved back to the feature race and won again in the $15,000 Open I Handicap Pace for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Nov. 22). Kevin Cummings fired Louie The Lilac to the […]
Batavia, NY — It’s been seven weeks since Louie The Lilac (Sweet Lou) had her picture taken at Batavia Downs, but that all changed on Wednesday night (Nov. 15) after she easily handled a group of mid-level harness racing conditioned mares in the $11,500 feature race. Kevin Cummings got away fifth with Louie The Lilac […]
Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs leading harness racing driver Kevin Cummings added a couple more wins to his total for the meet after taking the top two contests at the Genesee County oval on Saturday night (Oct. 28). After moving up the class ladder with successive wins over the past two weeks with Cummings in […]
Batavia, NY — Makadushin N Cheez (Conway Hall) led from gate to wire to win his sixth of the year in the $15,000 Open I Handicap trot at Batavia Downs on Friday (Sept. 29). Kevin Cummings sent Makadushin N Cheez to the front off the gate and took the full field of nine to the […]
Batavia, NY — Louie The Lilac (Sweet Lou) has been smelling like a rose at the current Batavia Downs meet and her harness racing success continued on Wednesday night (Sept. 20) after she extended her winning streak to five in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pace for fillies and mares. Kevin Cummings pushed away the […]
Batavia, NY — The last time she was at Batavia Downs in 2021, Racine Bell (So Surreal) set the track record of 1:51.3 for aged pacing mares after destroying her competition by eight full lengths. On Wednesday night (Aug. 23), the million-dollar mare returned to the Downs and won again in the $15,000 fillies and […]
Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs winningest harness racing driver of 2022 is on a mission to repeat this year and Kevin Cummings substantially added to his numbers on Wednesday night (Aug. 9) by winning six races on the card including a natural hat trick right out of the box in races one, two and three. […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — After a pair of excruciating harness racing losses in late April, a flip of the calendar to May has changed the fortunes of Alan. For the second straight week, Alan (Dontyouforgetit-Betty Jean) went gate to wire and blitzed the field with driver Kevin Cummings in the $15,500 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Castyourcrown (Dontyouforgetit-Future Cast) let J-s Hopscotch do all the heavy lifting in Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Trot on Friday afternoon (May 5) but in the end, he proved to be the strongest of the harness racing field. J-s Hopscotch watched Castyourcrown take the early control off the starting gate but driver Kyle Cummings immediately put […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — YS Lotus (If I Can Dream-Bolero Takara) made it a clean sweep in the Jumpstart Series for harness racing horses with a Trackmaster Rating of 73 or less at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 21) by winning the $30,000 finale as he toppled Rearview Blue Chip by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:56.2 […]
Batavia, NY — Hard work by Kim Crawford and his track crew put aside the effects of an overnight ice storm that negatively impacted a large swath of Western New York and ensured that the Thursday afternoon (Feb. 23) harness racing card was held as scheduled. And despite sloppy conditions with intermittent freezing rain throughout […]
Batavia, NY — A substantial harness racing class hike made punters overlook Who’s Got The Move’s (Shadyshark Hanover) convincing 4-½ length victory from just last week and their wagering discard provided big dividends for those who came back for more as Who’s Got The Move repeated and won the $9,500 co-feature pace at Batavia Downs […]
Batavia, NY — It was just last week that Batavia Downs set its own pari-mutuel handle bar higher after seeing $340,602 pass through betting portals both at the harness racing track and at simulcast outlets. That total became the highest on record since Western Regional Off-Track Betting reopened the Downs in 2002. However, on Monday […]
Batavia, NY — It was an historic day for the oldest lighted harness racing track in North America on Monday (Jan. 30) after the bettors came out in force and pumped $340,602 through the windows (from all sources) on 13 races to set a new all-time single card betting mark at Batavia Downs. That total […]
Akron, NY — With the 2022 harness racing meet coming to a close, the Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs will honor the top performing driver and trainer in the winner’s circle on closing day, Saturday, December 17. However, this year is a little different because accolades […]
Batavia, NY — New Zealand ex-pat Demeter N (Art Major) made her second start at Batavia Downs a winning one after upsetting in the $14,000 Open I Handicap for harness racing pacing fillies and mares on Wednesday night (Dec. 7). Demeter N (Larry Stalbaum) got away last as Shallow (Ray Fisher Jr.) fought hard off […]
Batavia, NY — Two red hot harness racing horses continued to roll at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Nov. 12) and they claimed both feature races while racking up their wins among the best there are on the grounds while the Downs leading driver, Kevin Cummings, extended his lead in the dash competition after winning […]
