Batavia, NY — Howard Owens, who is the Publisher and Editor of the online news source The Batavian, produced a compilation highlight video of the $1.8 million New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions that was held at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 14).
It features many great harness racing shots of the track, the fans, the horses and also includes several interviews from participants of the night's activities.
The video can be viewed here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPF8vSjRfWA)
Howard Owens is originally from San Diego, California where he started his journalism career over 20 years ago. He launched The Batavian on May 1, 2008 as the first local, independently operated online-only news source for Batavia, New York and Genesee County. Since its inception 11-years ago it has become Genesee County's most popular online news site.
On Wednesday (Sept. 18) the Pick-5 pool at Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel will be guaranteed at $2,500.
The Pick-5 wager begins in race one and runs through race five. It is a 50-cent base wager and if all five winners aren’t selected, the carryover amount moves to the Friday program.
Wednesday’s guaranteed pool is part of the United States Trotting Association’s (USTA) Strategic Wagering Program and as such, free program pages are available courtesy of Trackmaster on the USTA’s website (www.ustrotting.com).