by Dave Schmidt, for the Signature Series

Celina, OH — It was quite a busy afternoon for the Signature Series at the Richwood Fair in Richwood, Ohio, on Monday, September 3. Three divisions of the Bill Griffith Memorial Pace and one division of the Krebehenne Trot took place.

In the Krebehenne Trot, Friday Nite Dinky (4, m, Kawartha Special-Range Kashmire-Cornstalk) took home the win for owner Allen Anderson in a time of 2:02.2 defeating second place finisher Kansas Corn and former SS Trot champ That’s George.

Three divisions of the Bill Griffith Memorial Pace took place and after they were all completed Lotasabelief led the SS Pace by one point over Rock Sensation and five points over J T Stena heading into the final two events of the year.

In the first divison of the Bill Griffith Memorial Pace, J T Stena (6, g, Camluck-Rosebud Stena-Artsplace) won in a time of 1:59.1 for driver Jeff Dailey and owners Dean Fraker and Carl Johnson, winning over second place finisher Rock Sensation.

In the second division, SS Pace leader Lotsabelief (5, g, Firm Belief-Gragaston-Camtastic) took the win, just nipping the next three finishers in a time of 1:59 for driver/owner Justin Hall and owner Travis Rinehart. Misty Monday came home in the same time and both Armadas Rocket and Tiger Iz were timed in 1:59.1.

In the third division, Cincy Chi Lizzie (8, m, Look Sharp-Peau De Soie-Niatross) won in a time of 1:59.4 for driver Jack Dailey and owner Dorothy Price. Sheer Sahbra, who was second, was also timed in 1:59.4.

Next stop for The Signature Series is the Wyandot County Fair in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, on September 12 and 13, the final stop before the Delaware County Fair.

Complete race details and point standings appear on the Signature Series Web site at www.mercercountyohiofair.com.

Signature Series Pace Standings
Horse/Points
Lotsabelief – 76
Rock Sensation – 75
J T Stena – 70
Misty Monday – 67
Cincy Chi Lizzie – 67
Cameo Peanut Bon – 55
Torpedo Joe – 52
Armadas Rocket – 49
Caramel Dumpling – 35
Lusty Me – 33
Lookslike Jet – 31

Signature Series Trot Standings
Horse/Points
De Niro G – 70
John Stevenson – 53
Mac Port – 45
Byzanz – 39
Calico Cat – 37
CSI Love Hurts – 33
Friday Nite Dinky – 31
Golden Nutmeg – 30

Next Up:
Upper Sandusky – Wyandot County Fair – September 12-13
– Robert H. Brown Memorial Trot – ($2,500)
– Sandusky River Pace – ($2,500)