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Hauser on Fire at What Cheer

Hauser on Fire at What Cheer

| August 30, 2021

    Tara Spach — IaHHA   As Championship Weekend grows closer, Iowa two and three-year-olds look to improve their points standing over the weekend at What Cheer.   Continuing her domination of two-year-old filly trotters, Toast The Host destroyed the competition in the first race on Saturday (8/28).  Owned, trained and driven by Mark Mintun, […]

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Cheers to Toast The Host

Cheers to Toast The Host

| August 27, 2021

    by:  Tara Spach — IaHHA   Iowa drivers were as hot as the temperatures in Humboldt on Saturday (8/21) and Sunday (8/22).   Race one for two-year-old trotting colts/geldings started off the two-day meet.  Royal Roland and Fox River Luke made a break before the start, but quickly settled into the race.  Getting away […]

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Hauser, Svendnsen and Roland score four winning drives each at What Cheer

Hauser, Svendnsen and Roland score four winning drives each at What Cheer

| August 16, 2021

    Tara Spach – IaHHA   The 2-day card at What Cheer, Iowa was filled with multiple wins for Iowa drivers. Saturday (8/14) Adam Hauser started his win streak in race six, two-year-old pacing fillies.  Driving for trainer Joel McDanel, Hauser picked up the lines on Huntress.  Leaving smartly from the two-hole, Huntress wasted no […]

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Battle for the blankets at Humboldt

Battle for the blankets at Humboldt

| July 5, 2021

    Tara Spach — IaHHA   Humboldt, Iowa  – It was Iowa sophomores taking the track at Humboldt on Saturday (7/3) to start two days of  holiday racing.  With a full card of eleven races, four divisions of trotters competed in the Glenn and Lorraine Jenson Memorial 3 YO Trot and four divisions of […]

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Hangman McGee takes three

Hangman McGee takes three

| June 13, 2021

  By Tara Spach IaHHA Social Media Coordinator   The Muscatine County Fairgrounds in West Liberty, Iowa, hosted a 16 race card for an enthusiastic crowd on Saturday (6/12).   The first race at West Liberty, featured Iowa titans, Minnie Vinnie and Roland N Rock, meeting up for the second time this season in the […]

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Iowa Season Opener at What Cheer

Iowa Season Opener at What Cheer

| May 30, 2021

  By Tara Spach IaHHA   With blue skies and temperatures in the mid 60’s, an excited crowd showed up at What Cheer, IA to watch the season opener of harness racing.  With two divisions each of freshmen trotters and pacers, the sophomores also returned for their second season of racing and a Free-For-All pace topped […]

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Photography Contest

Photography Contest

| May 28, 2021

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Attention Iowa horsemen:

Attention Iowa horsemen:

| May 25, 2021

Upcoming at What Cheer (5/30):   Due to the cancelation of schooling last Saturday, we will hold schooling session this Sunday at What Cheer.  The session will be held before the races, starting at 10am.   Post time for races will be at 12:30pm.  Bring your friends out for the opener!!   Qualifiers will run […]

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Itsonlymoneyhoney, Lucky Playmate upset in 3YO Iowa Trots

Itsonlymoneyhoney, Lucky Playmate upset in 3YO Iowa Trots

| September 28, 2020

      –from Gretchen Roland for the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association   Humboldt, IA — The top ten 3-year-old trotters finished the 2020 Iowa season at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Iowa-Registered Championship races held on Sunday (Sep 27).   The HAY’s Standardbred Dr. Ken Harris DVM Memorial Trot included the top 3-year-old colts of […]

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Slippin The Clutch, It’s Pacific Time win 3YO Iowa Finals

Slippin The Clutch, It’s Pacific Time win 3YO Iowa Finals

| September 27, 2020

    –from Gretchen Roland for the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association   Humboldt, IA — The top ten 3-year-old pacers faced fierce competition at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds for the Iowa-Registered Championship races held on Sunday (Sep 27).   Three-year-old championship races began with the John Nessa Memorial for pacing colts.  From post position one-to-five the field […]

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