Lots of history at Batavia Downs as the 85th season of harness racing begins Saturday at the oldest lighted harness racing track in North America

From left-Kyle Swift with his mom/trainer Ryan Swift, Tim McNeight Jr., Tammy Cummings/trainer/ mom of Kyle Cummings (right). Back row-Tim Bojarski, Racing Publicist for Batavia Downs

Batavia Downs, the oldest lighted harness track in North America, will begin its 85th year of harness racing on Saturday, July 26th, with the first race at 6:00p.m. Batavia Downs racetrack opened on September 20, 1940.

Drivers Kyle Cummings of Hamburg, Kyle Swift of Akron, and Tim McNeight Jr. caught up with the media today for brief interviews.

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