Tuesday Bedford racing rained out
July 23, 2013,by Jerry Connors, for the PA Harness Racing Commission
Bedford, PA — Alas, Bedford’s 2013 return to the Pennsylvania fair circuit after 23 years away will consist of only one day of racing.
It had started to rain at the tail end of Monday’s action, and persistent overnight precipitation on the clay oval has forced the scrapping of the Tuesday card, scheduled for Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes 2-year-olds.
The next stop on the Keystone fair schedule is at Clearfield for four days of racing at 12 noon starting next Monday (July 29).
Horsemen should note that there will be, as customary, two double draws closing at 12 noon each day for the four cards — Monday and Tuesday’s races will be drawn on Saturday (July 27), while the Wednesday and Thursday action will find the box close on Sunday (July 28). Entries should be phoned in to 814.768.7568.
- Racing returns to Bedford, PA fair for first time in 23 years (Monday, July 22, 2013)
Harness racing returned to the Bedford PA half-mile oval Monday for the first time in 23 years, with an excellent card of Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes for 3-year-olds, rewarding the work of Jake Hoover, leader of the Bedford revival, and his coworkers over a track that is usually used for a different kind of horsepower under the name “Bedford Speedway.”