Harrisburg, PA — The 2022 Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes season will get underway with the first draw on Sunday (June 26) for races Tuesday (June 28) and Wednesday (June 29) at the Big Butler Fair in the western part of the state.

Draws for the fair races, 16 stops at the fairs and five for “two-day events” as prescribed by Pennsylvania law, will take place two days before the first day of racing, with the box closing at 10 a.m. Entries can be made through the USTA system, or by calling 610.513.7957 or 610.874.5200.

Just under $100,000 is expected to be at stake in the “A” and “B” divisions of the Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes, for top-class sons and daughters of Pennsylvania-based stallions, at each of the 21 stops on the circuit. The top point winners during the entirety of the fair season will meet on Friday (Oct. 7) for bragging rights in their eight Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes championships.

After Butler, the fair racing continues right on at York on Thursday (June 30) and Friday (July 1), with the draw for those races on Tuesday (June 28).

Since Pennsylvania rules call for three days between starts for fair horses, it’s likely that the first stops will consist of the western PA-based horsemen at Butler and the eastern PA-based horsemen at York. There are very few of this type of overlap during the three-month program.