The wettest June in Pennsylvania recorded history claimed two more victims this weekend — the Saturday and Sunday cards scheduled under the Meadville Sertoma banner at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in this northwestern PA city.
Category: Fair News
Tote bag and gift card giveaway celebrates Fair Day at Historic Track
Harness racing tote bags will be given out to the first 250 paid fans at Goshen Historic Track on Thursday (July 2), to celebrate county fair racing day for New York-bred horses, with 10 of the bags containing gift cards for area businesses.
Bloomsburg Fair races rained out on Sunday
If you ask the Pennsylvania fair horsemen’s community to consider an old adage, they would definitely say that the glass is half-full.
Saturday races postponed at Pickaway County Fair
Saturday’s (June 20) races at the Pickaway County (Ohio) Fair have been postponed to Sunday (June 21).
Harness racing revitalization reaches Pickaway County Fair
This year’s Pickaway County Fair harness racing meet will see large increases in both horses entered and purse monies offered as a result of the revitalization of the sport fueled by the racinos now operating throughout the state of Ohio.
Greene County Fair to host Downstate Classic for second year
For the second year the Greene County (IL) Agricultural Fair will host the Downstate Classic for 3-year-olds.
Pickaway County Speed Committee announces race program highlights
This year’s Pickaway County (Ohio) Fair will open with a two-day harness racing meet to be held on Saturday (June 20) and Sunday (June 21) at the Circleville fairgrounds. More than 300 horses are nominated to the fair and total purses are expected to be more than $86,000.
Wattsburg races on Sunday after Saturday washout
The same qualities of determination, spirit, and hard work were shown on Sunday (June 14) at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Pennsylvania, where an unraceable surface on Saturday, through the hard work of the local track crew, horsemen spearheaded by Bob Rougeaux, and even racing officials became a fairly good half-miler over which to race Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes 3-year-olds a day later.
Ohio fair season gets underway
The Ohio Fair Racing Conference kicked off the Ohio fair harness racing season this past week with two evenings of racing at the Paulding County Fair at Paulding.
Matching Funds Grant 2015 recipients announced
The Matching Funds Grant program received the highest number of applicants in recent history in 2015.