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Title: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: batavia24 on February 24, 2025, 03:40:23 PM
Showed Kim Crawford the door So they don't run last 2 weeks Saratoga guys got out just in time to take their share and run Track was a mess but if you noticed NOT I SCRATCH on the 14 race card Sad trainers/owners would race on that That place is scary bad and will only get worse New commercials NO  mention of racing
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: old guy on February 24, 2025, 03:41:39 PM
Showed Kim Crawford the door So they don't run last 2 weeks Saratoga guys got out just in time to take their share and run Track was a mess but if you noticed NOT I SCRATCH on the 14 race card Sad trainers/owners would race on that That place is scary bad and will only get worse New commercials NO  mention of racing

NYSS finals this year.😡
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: talkstohisself on February 24, 2025, 04:06:25 PM
doing everything thing in thier power to destroy racing so they can push for de-coupling replaced corrupt management with worse  but if a patron questions anything they will trespass you and bar you for life
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Raging pace on February 24, 2025, 06:08:43 PM
Batavia is so corrupt, not as bad though as when todd haight and joe zambito ran it !
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: batavia24 on February 24, 2025, 06:17:15 PM
Check out race8 Sunday night at NFLD WNY so called leaders hit the reverse trifecta Burke 1/5 good luck boys
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Sunmoon 1219 on February 24, 2025, 10:33:37 PM
Now those sad sacks move to Buffalo with thriple back dates . Purses lower as well.
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Onthefront11 on February 24, 2025, 10:39:04 PM
Political track, lot of dirty people allowed there gotta wonder why?
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: batavia24 on February 25, 2025, 09:04:59 AM
Heard this disaster winter meet is now history Go to NFLD next yr and beg for 5th place checks against Kriser Rhodes Burke Schillaci and the rest Too bad for STGA GUYS  no easy free money Might have to give your horses a blow for a change Batavia down to days in July Horsemens rep doing a stellar job again while living in Florida
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Dingus on February 25, 2025, 12:13:04 PM
Political track, lot of dirty people allowed there gotta wonder why?

I had my trotter there for a few months with a clean trainer.  He made decent money up there, but with all the inbred relatives driving and training, and the crawling 2nd quarters, I brought him to the Meadowlands so he can at least race in competitive races.
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Sunmoon 1219 on February 25, 2025, 12:47:05 PM
Heard most of the Batavia folks starved this winter . Horses have no earnings headed towards losing year for most .
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: rainman2 on February 25, 2025, 04:15:37 PM
Hang in there on your dumpster fire at Batavia!

I was told from a friend that they started getting the track ready for Buffalo Raceway opening today. Right now, the track surface is one big mud pit!  Hopefully others can get more information on this as the week goes on! 
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Stan durbread on February 25, 2025, 07:12:43 PM
Some of yall need to try being a trackman. Aint easy on winters like this
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Sunmoon 1219 on February 25, 2025, 11:15:43 PM
Nobody earned anything last 2 months at Batavia . Zilch .
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Dingus on February 26, 2025, 12:09:06 AM
Nobody earned anything last 2 months at Batavia . Zilch .

That’s also why I bailed from there.
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: rainman2 on February 26, 2025, 12:25:52 AM
Some of yall need to try being a trackman. Aint easy on winters like this

We all know it's not easy being a 'trackman', especially in the winter months.  However, the horsemen must have some "common sense" when the conditions are that bad!

What did it accomplish for the Northfield horsemen racing over a track rated "FROZEN"?

You thought Batavia was 'BAD' last week, just wait until you see Buffalo Raceway next week!  FYI, Buffalo already has the worst racing surface in harness racing today!
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Cobalt Kenny on February 26, 2025, 07:36:57 AM
Showed Kim Crawford the door So they don't run last 2 weeks Saratoga guys got out just in time to take their share and run Track was a mess but if you noticed NOT I SCRATCH on the 14 race card Sad trainers/owners would race on that That place is scary bad and will only get worse New commercials NO  mention of racing
Don't know much about Kim Crawford..know his son a little and he seems nice but they tell me the old man is a "know it all" cocksucker
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Parked on February 26, 2025, 07:50:48 AM
Crawford was leading driver at Saratoga for years. Held his own at Yonkers.  He evolved into a very good track man.  May be retired now ?. 
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Cobalt Kenny on February 26, 2025, 08:12:32 AM
I guess what I was trying to say is he doesn't play well with others… You can't tell him anything from what I understand so maybe that had something to do with him getting let go… I don't know
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Raging pace on February 26, 2025, 08:25:45 AM
100 % correct, Buffalo raceway has the worst track surface and turns around. So many horses break their coffin bones because of the track conditions. Know quite a few trainers who will not race there. Midget mango could care less.Track management , mango , agosti and usiak all need to be relieved of their duties.
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: tumbleweed on February 26, 2025, 01:15:14 PM
I guess what I was trying to say is he doesn't play well with others… You can't tell him anything from what I understand so maybe that had something to do with him getting let go… I don't know
You seem to say a lot of things on many threads and then walk them back when confronted with the truth. Maybe you should think before you write.
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on February 26, 2025, 01:25:18 PM
People also throw around phrases like, "from what I hear" and "from what I understand" and so on. To me, that's second-hand at best, rumor, innuendo, and gossiping.

Hey, I witness something, I say so. Your choice to believe it or not. It's a BB so I don't give a rat's a$$. I hear something second-hand, I say it's second-hand. But I only repeat something I heard from someone I know, trust, and respect---and I know they would know because they are "in the business." Armchair trainers, grooms, backstretch wannabees, and so on, are like horse$hit. There's too much of it, it's all over, and you can never get rid of it. LOL.
Title: Re: Congrats to that dumpster fire aka Batavia Downs
Post by: Sunmoon 1219 on February 26, 2025, 02:25:06 PM
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Freehold before they closed down . No racing and horses making nothing racing for Pennie’s
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