Freshmen trotting phenom Whatawonder has continued his wondrous run of dominance, taking his seventh consecutive victory on Saturday (Aug. 31) at Maine’s Windsor Fair.
Category: Fairs
Kevin Switzer, Jr wins five at Windsor Fair
Kevin Switzer, Jr wowed them at the Windsor Fair on Saturday (August 31) scoring five wins over the course of the 12-race program while vaulting over multiple drivers to claim the current top spot on the Windsor Fair leaderboard.
Swift fillies sparkle at Stoneboro (PA) fair
The females were the stars of the show at the last fair on the “western swing” of the Pennsylvania fair racing season, rewriting the record books on Thursday (two-year-olds) and Friday (three-year-olds) at the fairgrounds at this northwest Pennsylvania oval.
Three wins for David Ingraham at Windsor Fair
David Ingraham expertly controlled the tempo at the Windsor Fair on Thursday (Aug. 29), teaming three winners down Victory Lane while simultaneously rewarding his backers with handsome returns at the pari-mutuel windows.
NYSS County Fair finals Sunday at Goshen Historic Track
The New York Sire Stakes holds its 2024 County Fair Series Finals this Sunday (Sept. 1) at Goshen Historic Track. The finals will feature eight races of 2- and 3-year-old pacers and trotters, with post time at 1 p.m.
Massive Speed stays undefeated in Maine Sire Stakes
Marc Tardif’s Massive Speed has been a huge success in the 2-year-old male pacing ranks of the Maine Sire Stakes, winning every race that he ever entered. That swath of superiority continued on Tuesday (Aug. 27) at the Windsor Fair when the colt picked up his sixth consecutive victory and a new time badge, while going for the $19,662 enhanced purse.
Rookie trotters contest Michigan Championship elims
The stage is set for next week’s rich Michigan Championship card at the Barry Expo Center, in Hastings, Mich., after the eliminations for both 2-year-old trotting divisions were contested on Tuesday (Aug. 27) at the same venue.
Plenty of action at Wattsburg (Pa.)
The sophomore Stay Hungry gelding Rose Run Zeke came within a fifth of a second of tying the all-age record at the Erie (Pa.) County Fair, crossing the wire in 2:00.2 during Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes “A” competition on Tuesday (Aug. 27). The record of 2:00.1 still resides with the 2-year-old male Venier Hanover and the 3-year-old male Midway Island.
Shenandoah (Va.) County Fair meet opens Wed.
The annual four-day harness racing meet at the Shenandoah (Va.) County Fair kicks off Wednesday (Aug. 28) at 12 noon with an 11-race card featuring 52 horses and $22,000 in purse money. Six pacing events will be contested to complement five trots.
Gowestyounggrace dominates at Windsor (Maine)
Fred Ward’s Gowestyounggrace continued her dominance of the 3-year-old pacing filly division of the Maine Sire Stakes with a 2:00.1 win on Monday (Aug. 26) at the Windsor Fair.