The place where dreams come true
June 19, 2018,by Thom Pye, for the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association
Circleville, OH — It started out as another fun day at the races for lifelong area resident Tom May. May had been coming to the fairgrounds in Circlevile, Ohio as a member of 4H, competing and showing for years, and one of his aspirations was to be in the 72-year-old track’s winner’s circle.
When his name was announced to “come on over . . . you are going to be Racing With The Stars!” he was the first to arrive at the tent. And as the seven participants randomly drew their numbers to be matched with their horses for the race, May was undeterred when he pulled out the third favorite number six.
But when owner-driver Kato Young of Chillicothe shook loose from the rest of the 3-year-old OCRA trotters to stop the timer in 2:04.4 with Heavy Duty K, a gelding by Break The Bank K, it was May that gave the loudest “whoop” in the grandstand.
As May’s wish finally happened, and he posed with the other smiling well-wishers in the Pickaway Fairgrounds winner’s circle, it was he that was the happiest of all.
Because for Tom May, the stars truly came out that day. And this was the place where dreams come true.