Batavia, NY—The New York State Gaming Commission has approved a request from Western Regional Off Track Betting (WROTB) to extend the current Batavia Downs harness racing meet by two days: Friday (Dec. 16) and Saturday (Dec. 17) will be added to the current schedule.
Post time for Friday (Dec. 16) will be 6:15 p.m. and Saturday (Dec. 17) will be 5:00 p.m.
"WROTB asked for the additional days to make up for the first Sunday of the current meet that was cancelled due to a shortage in the box and also to accommodate the large number of Christmas parties looking to book the clubhouse during live racing" said Todd Haight, Director/General Manager of Live Racing at Batavia Downs. "It will also shorten the amount of down time for our horsemen between when our meet ends and Buffalo Raceway starts back up."
Please note; there will be a double-draw on Tuesday (Dec. 13) for both Friday and Saturday of that final week.
For more, information log onto www.bataviadownsgaimng.com and click on the "live racing" tab.
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs