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Kyle Swift is all smiles with his horse Lana’s Desire, after placing first in a very close first race of the 2025 Harness Racing season at Batavia Downs on Saturday evening<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kyle Swift goes around the outside to take the first race<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President and CEO of WROTB, Byron Brown with Nicolle Fortes, General Manager of Live Racing, kick of the 2025 Harness Racing season at Batavia Downs on Saturday evening. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kyle Swift is all smiles with his horse Lana’s Desire, after placing first in a very close first race of the 2025 Harness Racing season at Batavia Downs on Saturday evening. Kyle Swift goes around the outside to take the first race President and CEO of WROTB, Byron Brown with \u2026<\/p>\n

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