The fourth annual Wiener Dog Race held yesterday at Batavia Downs Gaming brought thousands of families to cheer, laugh and smile for a fun-filled afternoon of free entertainment.
Pictured above is Pablo, the winner of today’s race with owners Jon Wright and Adrienne Penders from Pavilion.
“This is the first race we have won in the three years of racing,” Adrienne said.
Last year Pablo came in second but shined in the final race.
More than 60 dogs participated in today’s race. There were nine heats of seven to eight dogs per race.
Winners of each heat race are:
- #4 Skittles
- #5 Pablo
- #4 Minnie
- #6 Frank
- #3 Maximus
- #3 Ruby
- #7 Mickey Zoom
- #4 Piglet (who won the 2015 race)
- #2 Nibbles
Winners overall were: First Place -- Pablo, Second Place -- Nibbles; and Third Place -- Minnie. Each owner took home a winning free play certificate and various prizes.
