Bo Silas became the fastest trotter in the history of the Oceana County Fair, parrying a head-stretch challenge from Rankin to win Tuesday’s (Aug. 20) $7,950 Michigan Colt Stakes for Michigan-bred 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings in 1:59.
Category: Fairs
Tight race for Sam “Chip” Noble award at Greenville Fair
Here are the current standings for the Sam “Chip” Noble award which goes to the leading dash winning driver at our current Greenville Fair meet.
Jennie Ann conquers the boys at What Cheer
Jennie Ann (Rob Anderson) was the lone mare in race eight on Sunday (Aug. 18), featuring Iowa-Registered 3-year-olds and older pacers. Assigned the rail, the 7-year-old Lettherockbegin Iowa veteran was unfazed by the competition.
Charlie May to take on seven in Gene Riegle Memorial
Charlie May will be back at the Darke County Fair on Wednesday night (Aug. 21) to defend his Gene Riegle Memorial title. Driver Dan Noble will send Charlie May out of post eight in the $35,000 event.
Ladies take center stage at Meadville (Pa)
Four “ladies” captured the spotlight during Saturday and Sunday’s Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes action at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in this city in northwest Pennsylvania.
Maine sired trotters wrap at Skowhegan
The Maine Sire Stakes closed out the week of racing at the historic Skowhegan State Fair on Saturday (Aug. 18) with four $19,000-plus divisions of 2- and 3-year-old trotters rolling down the lively midway before and during the afternoon pari-mutuel card.
Signature Series Trot box remains open at Woodsfield (OH)
The Darrol “Bud” Byers Signature Series trot did not fill for Wednesday (August 21) at Woodsfield. The box will remain open until 11 a.m. on Monday (August 19).
Pembroke Scorpio on winning track at Skowhegan (Maine)
Pembroke Scorpio won for the seventh time over the Skowhegan State Fair half-mile oval with a 1:59 win on Friday (Aug. 16). It’s a pretty remarkable feat considering he’s only raced over that track 11 times during his career. And with one of those early efforts at Skowhegan resulting in a shortly-held divisional track record of 1:53.1, it seems like the now 13-year-old has saved some of his best efforts for this particular stop on the Maine fair circuit.
Rookies make Meyersdale (Pa.) headlines
Two-year-olds were the stars of the show at the Somerset County Fairgrounds, in southwestern Pennsylvania, as the babies set two track records and produced the fastest mile of the two-day meet in Thursday’s (Aug. 15) action.
Aaron Hall scores hat trick at Skowhegan State Fair
Driver Aaron Hall carried full momentum into the Thursday (Aug. 15) card at the Skowhegan State Fair as the Pine Tree circuit regular continued to build his reputation as a force to be reckoned with at Maine’s fairground ovals.