The margin of victory was minuscule as Star Speaker survived the close scrutiny of the photo-finish camera to post his 32nd career victory on Wednesday (Aug. 12) at the Topsham (ME) Fair.
Category: Fairs
Inclement weather alters Ohio Fair Racing schedule
The recent storms and ongoing inclement weather have resulted in the cancellation and rescheduling of harness racing at multiple Ohio fairs at Champaign County in Urbana and at the Attica Independent Fair.
Glamour boys battle for supremacy at Topsham
The Pine Tree State’s glamour boys division swung into Topsham Fair on Monday (Aug. 10) with the group’s top 3-year-old male pacers competing for bragging rights and purse money in a pair of $15,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes divisions before the pari-mutuel card.
Miami County (OH) Fair post time change for Aug. 18
Post time for races at the Miami County Fair in Troy, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, has been changed to 6:30 p.m. (EDT).
Grand Circuit/100th Fox Stake to be contested at the Indiana State Fair
Once the premier 2-year-old pace in the country, the 100th edition of the Fox Stake along with other open-to-the-world events will be raced on Wednesday (Aug.12) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Honesdale (PA) post time 2 p.m. Wednesday
Horsemen racing at the Honesdale (PA) Fairgrounds on Wednesday (Aug. 12), the 2-year-old Sire Stakes day, should be aware that the races will be starting at 2 p.m. (EDT), not the 3 p.m. that has been advertised in other places.
Feature races at the Darke County Fair
The Darke County Fair will host the John Robinson Pace on Aug. 26 and the Jim Buchy Trot and the Gene Riegle Pace on Aug. 27.
Four scores for Sowers at Topsham Fair
McGwire Sowers held the hot hand on a steamy late summer Sunday afternoon (Aug. 9), scoring four driving wins over the course of Topsham Fair’s well attended opening day card.
Teams Neal/Loughry and Schadel hot at Honesdale (PA)
Honesdale, PA – The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit made the first of two consecutive stops in this northeast Pennsylvania borough, not too distant from the New York state line, on Saturday and Sunday for a 2-Day Fair Sire Stakes meet; there will also be two days of racing during the fair proper this coming Wednesday (Aug. 12) and Thursday (Aug. 13).
Topsham Fair kicks off 172nd season on Sunday
Tack trunks and stable hands are on the move once again this week as Maine’s legendary parimutuel fairground circuit makes its second stop of the 2026 season when the 172nd edition of the Topsham Fair swings open its gates on Sunday (Aug. 9).