Honesdale, PA — The Pennsylvania fair circuit went in two directions for midweek racing: the Wayne County Fair in Honesdale, Pa., and 348 miles away, the Greene County Fair in Waynesburg, Pa., where the 2-year-olds missed out on their Tuesday (Aug. 10) Fair Sire Stakes action due to weather.

On Wednesday (Aug. 11), the fastest 3year-old performances came from two Artspeak pacing fillies: Artful Storyteller, who won in 2:02.1 for driver Branden Smith, trainer Lou Goans, and owner Christopher Conner; and Amelia B Hanover, a 2:02.3 winner for trainer Gary Johnston and driver-owner Shawn Johnston. Gary Johnson was the leading trainer for the abbreviated meet with a double, while Shawn Johnston tied with Wayne Long with two driving wins each.

Long drove Brutal Apology to a 2:04.2 victory in a “B” Fair Sires division – faster than any other trotter, “A” or “B” level. Long trains and co-owns the Calchips Brute filly with Joyce Lineweaver.

At Honesdale, both the Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 12) cards were held, the highlight coming when another offspring of Artspeak, Terry A Hanover, matched Star Of Terror’s 1:59.1 track record for 3-year-old pacing colts. Trainer Todd Schadel drove, Terry A Hanover, the 2020 Fair Championship winner who recorded his third 2:00 mile at the fairs this season, for Christine Schadel and Caitlin Solt.

Five different Schadels, representing three generations, were in the winner’s circle as programmed trainers or drivers at Honesdale: patriarch Bruce; his sons Todd and Tony, plus Tony’s wife, Linda; and Todd’s son Cody. Tony was the leading driver with five wins; Todd and Linda tied for the training title with five wins apiece.

Driver Eric Neal swept the “A” level 3-year-old filly paces: with the A Rocknroll Dance miss TSM Princess Lexi, a 2:02 winner over the fair season’s fastest performer, Tiamogonedancen, for trainer Robert Krenitsky Jr. and owner Theodore Tomson; and with the Artspeak distaff Catie Faye Hanover, a 2:01.3 winner for trainer Richard Dunn, also part-owner with MBC Stables LLC.

The Honesdale Fair is proud of its tradition of continuing to offer $2,000 free-for-alls for each gait. Sweet Heart AS won the lone division of the trot in 2:06.4, while Dream Dancing (2:02.2) and Big Is Better (2:03.1) won the pacing splits.

The Pennsylvania Fair calendar gets very crowded over the next few days and weeks. The races will be at Washington (Arden Downs) this Sunday and Monday (Aug. 15-16), Dayton on Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 18-19), Somerset on Thursday and Friday (Aug. 19-20), and Meadville the following Sunday and Monday (Aug. 22-23).