When the field for the $10,000 Trent Bates Memorial at the 166th Mercer County Fair stepped out onto the track there was an expansive and excited assemblage that watched in awe. A lot in attendance had gone by Horse Barn No. 1 where Foiled Again had graciously held court before the race and now he was rigged and ready for the battle.
Category: Fair News
Lifetime marks for five at Humboldt
Winners in five of the seven Iowa-Registered 3-year-old feature races reached or matched their lifetime marks on the speedy half-mile oval at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds on Sunday (Aug. 12).
Indiana Sired Fair Circuit champions crowned
The thrill of standing in the winner’s circle with a young horse draped in the winner’s cooler is something all racehorse owners want to experience, and with the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit Championships, that dream came alive for eight champions during the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis on Aug. 9.
Wilfong collects 1,000th, Fox Valley Gemini tastes defeat
After the cancellation of racing at the Illinois State Fair on Friday (Aug. 10) 20 races were conducted Saturday (Aug. 11) as eliminations took place for next Wednesday’s championship day.
Iowa 2-year-olds compete at Humboldt
Iowa-Registered 2-year-olds competed in the first of three weekends of racing at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds on Saturday (Aug. 11).
Zanesville Free For All Pace and Trot purse increased
The Free For All Pace did not fill for Sunday (Aug. 12) at Zanesville. The race has been carried over to Monday evening (Aug. 13).
Honesdale adds three more track records
The Wayne County Fair came back with the second half of their unique doubleheader of Pennsylvania fair racing: a two-day Sire Stake meet on Sunday and Monday, followed by the regular fair meet on Wednesday and Thursday during their annual exhibition.
Foiled Again to Mercer (Ohio) County Fair
This Sunday (Aug. 12), harness racing fans in western Ohio will be treated to a visit from greatness when harness racing’s all-time leading money winner of over $7.5 million, Foiled Again, will take part in the $10,000 Trent Bates Memorial Free-For-All at the Mercer County Fair in Celina, Ohio.
Roger Huston to call Gene Riegle Memorial at Darke County Fair
The Darke County Harness Horsemen would like to announce a special guest caller for this year’s Gene Riegle Memorial. Roger “The Voice” Huston will be in the box calling all the excitement this year as a field of eight vies for the winner’s circle.
Greene County Fair in Waynesburg hosts two-day meet
The Pennsylvania Fair circuit which covers almost the entirety of the Commonwealth throughout the summer, made a stop in the southwestern corner of the state on Tuesday (Aug. 7) and Wednesday (Aug. 8) for a pair of days of action at the Greene County Fair in this hometown of harness racing’s all-time winningest driver, Dave Palone.