{"id":38373,"date":"2022-12-13T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T00:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=38373"},"modified":"2022-12-13T19:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T00:50:47","slug":"genesee-county-ron-beback-jr-to-be-honored-by-uny-ushwa-and-batavia-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/13\/genesee-county-ron-beback-jr-to-be-honored-by-uny-ushwa-and-batavia-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Ron Beback Jr. to be honored by UNY-USHWA and Batavia Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"769\" data-attachment-id=\"38355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/beback\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?fit=1138%2C972&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1138,972\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Beback\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?fit=900%2C769&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?resize=900%2C769&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?resize=1024%2C875&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?resize=768%2C656&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Beback.jpg?w=1138&amp;ssl=1 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Tim Bojarski, president, UNY-USHWA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Tim Bojarski photo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Akron, NY &#8212; Ron Beback Jr.&nbsp;will be presented with the Good Samaritan Award by the Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs for his heroic actions to save an overturned kayaker from drowning this past summer. The ceremony will take place in the winner\u2019s circle between races during \u201cThe Day of Distinction\u201d that will be held on Saturday, December 17.&nbsp; Post time for the first race is 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred when Beback was out fishing on August 31 at Horseshoe Lake at the De Witt Recreation area in Batavia, New York. As he was taking his fishing gear to the water, he was approached by a man who was yelling, \u201cShe fell out of the kayak!\u201d The man\u2019s friend was an older woman who was unfamiliar with the currents in the lake on a windy day, tipped over and was unable to get back upright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beback dashed to his truck to get his kayak, paddled out to the middle of the lake and was able to get the woman back in her kayak before dragging her to the center island where they waited for authorities to come in a boat and get her back to shore. The event was well documented in the local news and Beback was greeted as a hero when he arrived to race at Batavia Downs that night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever humble, Beback didn\u2019t want any notoriety for his heroics and simply said in an interview, \u201cI\u2019m just glad I ended up there that day and was able to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beback\u2019s actions were representative of the caring and helpful nature harness racing horsemen and women are known for and as such, not only helped bring someone in dire straits to safety, but also put the sport in a very positive light nationally. And UNY-USHWA and Batavia Downs are pleased to present him with this award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post Time for the final card of racing on Saturday (Dec.17) was moved from 6 p.m. to 3 p.m. to accommodate fans of both harness racing and the Buffalo Bills after the game between them and the Miami Dolphins was flexed to Saturday night at 8:15 p.m.&nbsp;The clubhouse will open their&nbsp;doors at 2:30 p.m. and will offer a prime rib and shrimp buffet that will be served from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Railbar will be open from&nbsp;2:30 p.m. until the end of the last race, which will be approximately 7 p.m., however it will not remain open for the Bills game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tim Bojarski, president, UNY-USHWA (Tim Bojarski photo) Akron, NY &#8212; Ron Beback Jr.&nbsp;will be presented with the Good Samaritan Award by the Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs for his heroic actions to save an overturned kayaker from drowning this past \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/13\/genesee-county-ron-beback-jr-to-be-honored-by-uny-ushwa-and-batavia-downs\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[919],"tags":[376,3422],"class_list":["post-38373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wny","tag-batavia-downs","tag-ron-beback-jr"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-9YV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59552,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/04\/genesee-county-ray-cable-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-from-uny-ushwa-at-batavia\/","url_meta":{"origin":38373,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Ray Cable to receive Lifetime Achievement from UNY-USHWA at Batavia","author":"aka","date":"December 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Tim Bojarski, president of UNY-USHWA (Photos from Cable Shoers\u00a0Facebook) Batavia, NY --- The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association is proud to announce that longtime western New York blacksmith, Ray Cable, will be given their 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award for his over 60-years of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/gennesse-county\/batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ray-Cable.jpg?fit=1020%2C1150&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ray-Cable.jpg?fit=1020%2C1150&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ray-Cable.jpg?fit=1020%2C1150&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ray-Cable.jpg?fit=1020%2C1150&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69130,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/genesee-county-double-class-and-kyle-cummings-standout-at-batavia-downs\/","url_meta":{"origin":38373,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Double Class and Kyle Cummings standout at Batavia Downs","author":"aka","date":"October 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Gaming (Photo courtesy of Wendy J. 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