Honesdale, PA – The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit made the first of two consecutive stops in this northeast Pennsylvania borough, not too distant from the New York state line, on Saturday and Sunday for a 2-Day Fair Sire Stakes meet; there will also be two days of racing during the fair proper this coming Wednesday (Aug. 12) and Thursday (Aug. 13).
Category: Fairs
Topsham Fair kicks off 172nd season on Sunday
Tack trunks and stable hands are on the move once again this week as Maine’s legendary parimutuel fairground circuit makes its second stop of the 2026 season when the 172nd edition of the Topsham Fair swings open its gates on Sunday (Aug. 9).
Miami County Fair post time changed
Post Time For the races at the Miami County Fair in Troy, OH, on August 18, 2026 has been changed to 6:30 p.m.
Joyce extends lead in Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
Leslie Joyce extended her lead in the Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series by winning at the Greene County Fair in Xenia, Ohio.
A sweet win for Suge at Bangor State Fair
Suge (pronounced like the first syllable of “Sugar”) surged down Victory Lane at the Bangor State Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 5), earning her first win since joining the Michelle Lefebvre stable and delivering the first win as an owner for Lefebvre’s 17-year-old son, Landon Biggar.
Historic Wednesday caps two-day meet at Bedford (PA)
The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit came back to this borough in southwest Pennsylvania for a Two-Day Fair Sire Stakes meet on Tuesday (Aug. 4) and Wednesday (Aug. 5), which in its way was up there with those two sub-1:50f miles by freshmen at Pocono on Monday. Let’s go right to the racing.
Wednesday first post at Bedford (PA) changed to 1 p.m.
Horsemen and fans should note that the first post time for the 3-year-old Fair Sire Stakes at the Bedford (PA) Fairgrounds on Wednesday (Aug. 5), originally 3 p.m., has been reset for 1 p.m.
Racing returns to Honesdale (PA) this weekend for Wayne County Fair
Horsemen are reminded that along with being a regular stop on the Pennsylvania Fair Circuit offering the standard PA Fair Sire Stakes events for 2- and 3-year-olds, the historic Honesdale oval will also host Free For All pace and trot overnight events.
Wood County Fair Reschedules Sunday Card
Due to inclement weather, the Wood County Fair in Bowling Green, Ohio, has rescheduled its Sunday (Aug. 2) card.
Effingham County Fair racing postponed on Sunday
The races for Sunday (Aug. 2) at the Effingham County Fair are postponed until Monda (Aug. 3) with first post at noon. Only the Jeffers Stakes will be run from Sunday’s card, the overnights are cancelled. Then racing will continue with Monday’s card.