{"id":45015,"date":"2023-07-26T01:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T05:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=45015"},"modified":"2023-07-26T01:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T05:57:52","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-downs-announces-visit-from-a-budweiser-clydesdale-on-kane-memorial-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-announces-visit-from-a-budweiser-clydesdale-on-kane-memorial-night\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs announces visit from a Budweiser Clydesdale on Kane Memorial Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>On site visit will be August 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0from 2-4pm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming &amp; Hotel has announced that one of the famous and iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will be making an appearance at Batavia Downs on Saturday, August 26<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;from 2-4pm.&nbsp; A night of live harness racing, including the Kane Memorial will begin at 6pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission and Parking is free for anyone who would like to come see one of these majestic horses as it is braided, brushed and paraded right on the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A queue line will be available for those wishing to get a free picture with the Clydesdale.&nbsp; Anyone wishing to \u201cskip\u201d the line may purchase a fast pass ticket for $25 which will be donated to Folds of Honor, an organization dedicated to providing life-changing scholarships to the spouses and children of America\u2019s fallen or disabled military.&nbsp; Additional donations to Folds of Honor are appreciated by any attendees are appreciated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets to skip the line will be available on Saturday, August 26<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;at the Lucky Treasures gift shop.&nbsp; Up to 10 people can get a picture with the Clydesdale at a time.&nbsp; The purchase of a skip the line pass will allow the purchaser to receive one $25 free play at the Player\u2019s Club booth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning at 6pm, a night of New York Sire Stakes races will begin including the Kane Memorial Race, with a purse of $75,000.&nbsp; Free T-shirts will be given out that night.&nbsp; Details will be posted on Batavia Downs\u2019 website and Facebook as the event draws closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are honored to have one of the Clydesdales onsite,\u201d said Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO for Batavia Downs Gaming &amp; Hotel. \u201cThese horses are a sight to behold, and we encourage everyone to come down to see them.\u00a0 We look forward to help raise money for Folds of Honor during this great event.\u00a0 We hope everyone stays for the Sire Stakes and Kane Memorial Races to help support live racing in the Western New York Community as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On site visit will be August 26th\u00a0from 2-4pm Press release BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming &amp; Hotel has announced that one of the famous and iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will be making an appearance at Batavia Downs on Saturday, August 26th&nbsp;from 2-4pm.&nbsp; A night of live harness racing, including the Kane \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-announces-visit-from-a-budweiser-clydesdale-on-kane-memorial-night\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":[8],"tags":[376],"class_list":["post-45015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","tag-batavia-downs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-bI3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35555,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/08\/26\/genesee-county-american-dealer-n-breaks-all-time-track-record-in-75000-kane-memorial-at-batavia-downs\/","url_meta":{"origin":45015,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/American Dealer N breaks all-time track record in $75,000 Kane Memorial at Batavia Downs","author":"aka","date":"August 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. 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