The male pacer Ante Up Hanover and the female trotter Little Town Road, both 2023 Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes Championship race winners, were the speed stars during the meeting on Sunday (Sept. 15) and Monday (Sept. 16) at Gratz in east-central Pennsylvania, the next-to-last stop on the circuit this year. They go at Bloomsburg on Friday (Sept. 20) and Saturday (Sept. 21) at 11 a.m.
Category: Fair News
14-year-old R T Lange wins at Farmington Fair
Harness racing has its share of stars patrolling the major venues of our sport, and they, rightfully so, garner the vast majority of the headlines when the daily press releases are disseminated. But the sport depends upon the workaday racehorse, who makes his 30 starts per year, and night after night fills the undercards upon which the superstars shine.
Buckeye Stallion Series kicks off at Delaware
Sophomore trotters kicked off the fifth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series on Sunday (Sept. 15) at the Delaware County Fair. Four $20,000 divisions, two for fillies and two for colts, went behind the gate.
Gowestyounggrace looks for eight at Farmington
When the 183rd annual Farmington Fair welcomes the Maine Sire Stakes for a full week of harness racing on Monday (Sept. 16), the top 3-year-old pacing filly in the state, Gowestyounggrace, will be looking for her eighth consecutive victory.
Oldford wins Fouts Memorial at Delaware (OH)
Steve Oldford, picking up a catch-drive in the Tim Fouts Memorial at the Delaware, Ohio Fairgrounds, took advantage of the opportunity and won this yearly memorial event with JK’s Champ (IK Endofanera), covering the mile in 1:54.4.
Ohio Breeders Championship highlights Sunday card at Delaware (OH)
The Luther brothers – owner Greg Luther and trainer Todd Luther – and driver Austin Hanners swept the $133,600 (div.) Ohio Breeders Championship for two-year-old filly pacers on Sunday (Sept. 15) at the Delaware County (OH) Fair.
Grand Circuit racing at Delaware (OH) kicks off Sunday
Two $66,800 divisions of the Ohio Breeders Championship (OBC) for two-year-old filly pacers will feature the opening day (September 15) of the five-day Delaware County Fair meet.
Pennsylvania fairs have two stops remaining
The Pennsylvania Fair Harness Racing Circuit will have its final two stops of the 2024 season this week: racing will take place on Sunday and Monday at noon at the Gratz (PA) Fairgrounds, and then the season closes at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday (September 20-21), with an 11 a.m. card scheduled at Bloomsburg both days.
Gratz (PA) Fair meet to be livestreamed
The Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association will be livestreaming the two day fair meet from the Gratz Fair in Dauphin County.
Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association presents Five Days in Delaware
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will present “Five Days in Delaware” beginning Sunday (Sept. 15) through Thursday (Sept. 19) as part of Little Brown Jug Week at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.