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.
Category: Fairs
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.
Hall and Gerard double up at Bangor State Fair
Maine’s agricultural fairground circuit kicked off its two-month late-summer run on Thursday (July 30), hosting its first pari-mutuel harness racing session of the 2026 season with a well-received nine-race card at Bangor State Fair’s historic Bass Park.
Beachy wins three Ohio State Fair Stakes
Trainer Vernon Beachy had a big night at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (July 30), taking three out of the six Ohio State Fair Stakes for 2-year-old trotters.
Eric Neal has hot hands at Meyersdale (Pa) Fair
The Meyersdale racing quickly became the Eric Neal Show.
Harness racing featured at the Bangor State Fair
Maine’s fabled agricultural fair season kicks off on Thursday (July 20) as harness racing will be featured, with pari-mutuel wagering, at historic Bass Park with post time slated for 6 p.m. (EDT).