from the PA Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association

Hughesville, PA — After two months and two days of being blessed with good weather, the Pennsylvania Fair Circuit finally experienced its first 2016 rainout on Saturday (Aug. 13), when a card for 3-year-olds was washed out by intermittent hard rains at the beginning of a special two-day Sire Stakes meet at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds. But come Sunday (Aug. 14), the rains stayed away, the sun was out and Camera Lady was ready for her close-up.

Seth Dowling photo

Camera Lady set a track record with her 2:01.4 tally on Sunday.

The daughter of Dragon Again became the first 2-year-old in North America to get to 10 victories when she won her heat of the 2-year-old pacing filly Fair Sire Stakes, and she did it in style, setting a new Hughesville track record of 2:01.4 for her division, lowering Nuclear Photo’s 2011 mark by a tick.

Dave Brickell, also trainer and co-owner with Mitchell York, was in his usual seat behind Camera Lady as the distaff dashed home in :29.4 to post her ninth fair win in as many starts. Next-closest in that category are the star 3-year-old pacers Devious Behavior and Star Of Terror, each with six Keystone twice-around wins.

Fastest time of the day was the 2:01.3 victory in a division of the colt pace by Ounce Hanover, in rein to Steve Schoeffel. The other cut of that Sire Stakes division’s action was won in 2:02.2 by Friendly’s Scooter, driven by USTA District 7 Chairman and PHHA President Sam Beegle.

On the trotting side, Crazy Clyde went in 2:08 for driver Brady Brown to give him four straight wins at the fairs.

Schoeffel and Wayne Long each drove and trained two winners to take top honors during the abbreviated meet.

The state Fair Circuit now heads westward for the latter part of August, starting with two days of action Monday and Tuesday at the Washington County Fair, over the oval known better as Arden Downs; then they backtrack eastward a bit for more fair action at Dayton on Wednesday and Thursday.