Category: Fairs

Fresh off back-to-back driving championships earned at Maine’s Topsham and Skowhegan Fairs, Kevin Switzer, Jr continues to demonstrate mastery over the fairground circuit after posting five top-placings during the 13-race card at the Windsor Fair on Monday (Aug. 25).

Edinburg, VA native John Pence is an avid supporter and fan of the Shenandoah County Fair, which kicked off its 106th edition Monday and continues at the grounds in Woodstock through Saturday, Aug. 30.

Under sunny skies with a full grandstand of fans, Windsor Fair hosted two $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday (Aug. 24), the opening weekend of Maine’s second largest agricultural fair.

Long shots ruled at the Windsor Fair on Sunday (Aug. 24) with only three post time favorites claiming victories during the afternoon card.

Lord Of Misrule traded in his recent bridesmaid status in favor of winner’s circle glory on Saturday (Aug. 23) at Maine’s Windsor Fair, securing his 50th career win after settling for runner-up placings in nine of his 14 appearances this season.

The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit set up shop in this west central Pennsylvania county, native area of actor Jimmy Stewart, on Thursday and Friday for two days of racing during the fair, and within five races of the start of the meet, a track record had been rewritten by a 2-year-old trotter three times, setting the tone for the rest of the stand’s racing.

Known as Maine’s second largest agricultural fair, the Windsor Fair welcomes two $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday (Aug. 24) following a week’s respite for the series formerly known as the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes.

The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series recently visited the Henry County Fair in Napoleon, OH, the Allen County Fair in Lima, OH, and the Defiance County Fair in Hicksville, OH with Mary Birkhold, Bobbie Jo Brewer and Christina Johnson recording wins.