A total of 283 Standardbreds have been nominated to the Ohio Fair Racing Conference, with 251 harness horses nominated for all 17 fairs that have joined the OFRC in 2014.
Category: Fair News
Defiance County horsemen to hold dinner on March 29
The Defiance County Area Horsemen’s Association is conducting their fourth annual reverse raffle dinner on Saturday (March 29) at 6 p.m. at the Defiance K of C Hall.
Matching Funds Grant Applications now available
The applications for the 2014 Matching Funds Grant are now available.
Darke County Ag Society and DCHHA receive Recognition Award
On behalf of the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, Jerry Knappenberger presented the Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement to the Darke County Agricultural Society and the Darke County Harness Horsemen’s Association.
Payment changes announced for OBC and Delaware Open events
The Delaware County Fair is pleased to announce that the payment schedules for the Ohio Breeders Championships and the Delaware Open series have been changed.
Darke County HHA to hold auction on Feb. 1
The Darke County Harness Horsemen’s Association will be having an auction during their annual awards banquet on Saturday (Feb. 1) at 6 p.m.
Quaker State Fair Association meeting held
Hershey Lodge was the site of the annual meeting of the Quaker State Fair Association in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Fair Convention on Thursday (Jan. 23).
Southern Valley Colt Circuit meeting on Jan. 5
The Southern Valley Colt Circuit will have a general membership meeting on Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. in Zanesville.
Horsemen honored at Egyptian Colt Stakes banquet
The Egyptian Colt Stakes held its annual directors meeting and banquet last Saturday (Nov. 9) at the Floral Hall at the White County Fairgrounds in Carmi, Ill.
Bloomsburg races cancelled for Monday and Tuesday
The last round of preliminaries in Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes competition, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Bloomsburg Fair, have had to be cancelled due to unsafe track conditions caused by a perfect storm of hindering factors, with no quick repair methods ensuring both equine and human safety available.