Once again the fair horseperson’s worst enemy – rain – hit the Pennsylvania Fair Circuit, this time in Wattsburg PA at the Erie County Fair in the northwest corner of the state, where the Sunday (Aug. 30) card for 2-year-olds was raced, but then the Monday (Aug. 31) program for e-year-olds was washed out.
T Dog Upsets In Monday Harrington Feature
Michael and Sara Kimelman’s T Dog ($12.40, Jason Thompson) was an upset winner in the $22,500 Open Pace Monday (Aug. 31) at Harrington Raceway.
Six for George Napolitano Jr., at Pocono
George Napolitano Jr., the alltime winningest driver at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, won six races over an off track Monday (Aug. 31) afternoon, including both $27,500 feature races with the front end of a stable 1-2 sweep in the headliners.
Make it two straight for Courageous Warrior at Plainridge Park
After taking a lifetime mark of 1:50.1 last week in the elimination of The Patriot mini-series, Courageous Warrior came right back to claim the $25,000 final, which was the featured race at Plainridge Park on Monday (Aug. 31) afternoon.
Meadows Monday Memo
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will race Wednesday (Sept. 2) and Thursday (Sept. 3) this week at 12:45pm, Friday evening at 5:10pm, and Saturday at 12:45pm. This will be the final 4-day race week of the summer, as this is the final Saturday of racing until late November. Next week, the track will shift to its Fall schedule, with racing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Sept. 4) afternoons at 12:45 p.m.
American Power Pounces, Miss Jum Jabber Pops to Kentucky Championship Series Wins
American Power emerged victorious from his first start since competing in the Grade 1 Hambletonian and Miss Jum Jabber returned after skipping the second leg to score in their respective $80,000 third-preliminary dashes of the Kentucky Championship Series on Monday afternoon (Aug. 31) at The Red Mile.
OHHA to livestream races from 19 fairs in September
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will showcase 37 race cards via livestreaming from 19 Ohio county and independent fairs during the month of September.
Volume Eight filly tops Danish Derby Sale
At the Danish Derby Sale, held at Charlottenlund Racetrack outside Copenhagen in connection with the Copenhagen Cup, a filly yearling by Volume Eight became the sale’s most expensive horse.
Beau Jangles back to winning ways in OSS Gold
Beau Jangles surpassed C$2 million lifetime and equaled his 1:48.3 career-best mile with a victory in the lone C$150,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold leg four test for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday (Aug. 30) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Charlie May set to defend at Canfield (OH)
Charlie May will come back to the Canfield Fair in Canfield, Ohio, to defend his crown in the 2026 Canfield Pacing Derby ( Signature Series ).