The races at the Great Pocomoke City Fair will be contested Saturday (Aug. 1) with first post at 12:45 p.m.
Category: Fair News
Chris Shaw drives ten winners in two-day fair meet at Dayton
Roger Hammer, “King of the Pennsylvania Fairs,” had five horses he owns, trains, and drove visit Victory Lane during the two-day Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes event at Dayton over the weekend — and lost the seasonal driving lead to Chris Shaw, who guided five winners on both 2-year-old Saturday and 3-year-old Sunday for a total of ten wins in all.
Post time change for Wellston (OH) Fair
Post time for the Wellston (OH) Fair on Friday (July 17) has been moved up to 6 p.m.
Fillies go fast miles in London, Ohio
The Madison County Fair in London, Ohio, played host on Sunday (July 12) to the second round of racing in the Ohio Fair Racing Conference. There were 159 horses entered, and they were contested in 23 races.
Big weekend for Hammer and Schadel in Gratz
Seeing that next month will be the 10th anniversary of Vivid Photo’s winning of the Hambletonian, it seems correct that his owners, Roger Hammer and hometown hero Todd Schadel, would tie atop the horsemen’s standings for the Saturday/Sunday Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes action here at the central Pennsylvania Gratz oval, perhaps the local circuit’s fastest, with four wins each as trainer and driver.
Post time change at Clinton (OH) County Fair Sunday
Post time at the Clinton County Fair in Wilmington, Ohio, on Sunday (July 12) has been moved up to 3 p.m.
Teenager is racking up the wins on the Ohio Fair Circuit
Unlike most of the young boys growing up in the harness racing industry, Logan Powell never wanted to be a driver. As a child, he knew he liked working with horses but never envisioned himself in the driver’s seat. That all changed when he went his first training mile. It wasn’t the speed or the adrenaline rush that got him hooked though — it was the challenge of working with the horse.
Track records stand up — barely — at Butler Fair
The fairgrounds half-miler in this northwestern Pennsylvania town was as fast for racing Thursday and Friday as most people could remember — but the spirits of Dauphin Hanover and Audie K could breathe easy at the end of the meet.
Post time change for Genesee County Fair races at Batavia
Horsemen and racing fans are reminded that post time for the Genesee County Fair races to be held at Batavia Downs on July 16 have been moved to 5 p.m. to avoid any construction issues of the new hotel that will be located on the Batavia Downs property adjacent to the racing paddock.
Full card of harness races to be offered at Tioga County Fair
On opening day of the Tioga County Fair (Tuesday, July 7), harness racing begins with a 1 p.m. post time. There will be free fair admission and free grandstand admission until 5 p.m.