Category: Fairs

Track records for trotting fillies were turned by both a two-year-old and a three-year-old during Thursday (August 22) and Friday (August 23) Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes racing at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in this city in the northwest portion of the state.

Very few 2-year-olds have ever made their first start in Illinois with such a dazzling first impression as the one made by Heart & Soul Racing’s youngster Cash Money Twenty.

The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series visited both the Allen County Fair in Lima, OH, and the Darke County Fair in Greenville, OH, this week with Emma Wahlberg and Christina Wyant recording wins.

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.

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 (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 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.

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.

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.