from the Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association
Clearfield, PA — Sunday (July 29) and Monday’s (July 30) racing programs at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds were devoted to 2-year-olds, and trainer-driver Todd Schadel was by far the dominant force during the two sessions, winning seven of the 15 races contested.
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Bumper Hanover was one of seven winners for trainer-driver Todd Schadel over the first two days of racing at the Clearfield (Pa.) County Fair.
One track record was established over Sunday’s card for trotters over a good track, as Bumper Hanover, a Muscle Massive-By A Nose Hanover filly, won her fourth straight in an “A”-class Fair Sire Stakes contest in 2:03.3, a time which knocked four-fifths of a second off the previous standard set by JC Mik Mac Jillio twelve years before. Trainer Todd Schadel not only drove the new track record holder, but he also co-owns the quick miss with Christine Schadel. In fact, Todd and Christine co-own all four of the barn’s winning Clearfield freshman trotters.
The fastest male among the freshman trotters was Keystone Bentley, a son of Cantab Hall and Armbro Blusher who, after two seconds and a third against the “A” Sire Stakes horses, finally made his breakthrough in 2:06.1 for Team Schadel.
Pacers went to the gate on Monday, when the track was rated slow after steady rain. Crew Sock Hanover, a Well Said-Chantal Hall filly, remained undefeated after three fair starts and is now a four-time winner overall, needing only 2:07 to get the job done in an “A” Fair Sire Stake for trainer-driver David Brickell, who co-owns with Mitchell York. That clocking was obviously far behind the 1:56.1 mark which Crew Sock Hanover took at The Meadows in her very first start.
Todd Schadel was again in the winner’s circle three times on Monday, including with the fastest pacing male of the day, the Well Said-Maeve Hanover gelding Motive Hanover, who took a maiden mark of 2:01.4. The other “A” winner in this section, the A Rocknroll Dance-Guan Yin gelding Dancin Yin was also impressive, posting his second straight triumph in 2:02.3 for driver Atlee Bender and trainer Erv Miller, whose Ervin Miller Stable Inc. co-owns with Omer Miller.
Three-year-olds are slated for the final two days of the meet, with trotters on Tuesday (July 31) and pacers on Wednesday (Aug. 1). The action is scheduled to start at noon on both days.