Horse Racing

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Irad Oritz, the best jockey in the nation, will be riding morning line favorite Looms Boldly in the $50,000 Ontario County Stakes on Monday afternoon at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. Ortiz is one of only five jockeys to win the Eclipse Award as the outstanding rider at least four times and currently leads the country in victories and purse … [Read more...] about Nation’s leading jockey Irad Ortiz rides at Finger Lakes on Monday

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Zippy Chippy, the cantankerous yet lovable former racehorse who gained fame for what he couldn’t do rather than what he could, has died. His death was announced Saturday by Old Friends at Cabin Creek, the thoroughbred retirement stable in Greenfield Center near Saratoga Springs. Zippy Chippy was 31 by horse racing standards (all horses turn a year … [Read more...] about Zippy Chippy, horse racing’s lovable loser, dies at age 31

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Harness racing handicappers have a chance to make a little score on bookend carryovers during Wednesday night’s 10-race program at Batavia Downs Racetrack. The Pick 5 pool has a guarantee of $17,500, meaning that even if wagering doesn’t reach that mark, payouts will still be based on that figure for handicappers selecting the winner of each race in the … [Read more...] about Big carryovers up for grabs at Batavia Downs on Wednesday

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA BataviaBets, the online wagering platform for Western Regional Off-Track Betting, is hardly the big fish in the advance deposit betting world. Xpressbet, TwinSpires, DRF Bets, NYRABets and TVG are among the many far more prominent entities. But in introducing a new bonus program that goes into effect on Saturday, Western OTB is going after some of the big … [Read more...] about BataviaBets boosts horse racing rewards in a big way