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Battle Queen, It’s Pacific Time top freshman fillies

Battle Queen, It’s Pacific Time top freshman fillies

| September 24, 2019

  What Cheer, IA — Iowa’s best 2-year-old filly talent completed in two championship races that finished the 2019 racing season at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds on Monday (September 23).   The five best freshman trotters went to the gate in the Katherine Carey Memorial 2-year-old Iowa-Registered Filly Trot Championship, with three of the five […]

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Slippin The Clutch, Frisky Pedro win for Carey Stable

Slippin The Clutch, Frisky Pedro win for Carey Stable

| September 23, 2019

  From Gretchen L. Roland for the Iowa Harness Horse Association   What Cheer, IA — Trainer Curtis Carey took home trophies in both the 2-year-old and 3-year-old Iowa-Registered Colt Pace Championships held at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds on Monday (September 23) with his horses Slippin The Clutch and Frisky Pedro.   The five top […]

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Muscles-N-Tuff takes 2YO Trot Championship

Muscles-N-Tuff takes 2YO Trot Championship

| September 23, 2019

    From Gretchen L. Roland for the Iowa Harness Horse Association   What Cheer, IA — After a roller coaster season, Garry Phillips’ 2-year-old trotting gelding Muscles-N-Tuff finished his freshman season with a win in the 2-year-old Iowa Registered Trot Championship held on Monday (September 23) at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds.   A field […]

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Iowa Three-Year-Olds take over Humboldt

Iowa Three-Year-Olds take over Humboldt

| September 16, 2019

    By Tara Spach – Social Media Coordinator IaHHA Humboldt, IA (September 16, 2019) – With a spot in the upcoming Championship on the line, Iowa-Registered three-year-old horses took charge of the track at Humboldt, Iowa on Sunday (9/15).   Race one featured the first of two divisions of three-year-old trotting fillies.  DP Rocket […]

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Two-year-olds compete for final points standings at Humboldt

Two-year-olds compete for final points standings at Humboldt

| September 15, 2019

  By Tara Spach – Social Media Coordinator IaHHA   Humboldt, Iowa  (September 14, 2019) – The morning may have started with rain, but the sun broke through as Iowa-Registered two-year-old pacers and trotters took to the track at Humboldt, Iowa on Saturday (9/14), all looking to solidify their chance to reach the Championship.   Two divisions […]

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Slippin The Clutch, My Money top at What Cheer

Slippin The Clutch, My Money top at What Cheer

| September 1, 2019

  –from the Iowa Harness Horse Association   What Cheer, IA — Two pacing colts broke the two minute mark in separate wins on Saturday (Aug 31) and Sunday (Sep 1) at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds during Labor Day weekend racing at What Cheer.   The leading 2-year-old pacing colts Waco Sassy Kid and Slippin […]

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“Humboldt hosts Iowa Sires Stakes” 

“Humboldt hosts Iowa Sires Stakes” 

| August 26, 2019

  by Tara Spach, Social Media Coordinator Humboldt, Iowa   The third installment of Iowa Sires Stakes were held on Saturday (Aug. 24) at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Humboldt, Iowa. The 15- race card featured 2- and 3-year-old trotters and pacers. Both divisions of 2-year-old filly pacers finished in 2:05 on the Humboldt half. […]

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Iowa racing features held at What Cheer

Iowa racing features held at What Cheer

| August 19, 2019

–from the Iowa Harness Horse Association   What Cheer, IA —  The Keokuk County Fairgrounds hosted a weekend of Iowa-Registered racing on Saturday and Sunday (Aug 17 &18).  With only four meets left to accumulate points toward the 2019 Iowa-Registered Finals, fifteen fields of feature 2- and 3-year-olds battled to work their way up or […]

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New lifetime mark tops the card at Humboldt

New lifetime mark tops the card at Humboldt

| August 13, 2019

    By Tara Spach, Social Media Coordinator IaHHA HUMBOLDT, IOWA (August 10, 2019) – Beautiful weather and a fast track set the stage for multiple new lifetime marks this weekend at Humboldt, Iowa. The first lifetime mark of the two-day meet was set in race eight on Saturday (Aug. 10). When the gate folded, […]

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Two days in Humboldt 

Two days in Humboldt 

| August 4, 2019

  by: Tara Spach – Social Media Coordinator   Harness racing returned to Humboldt, Iowa for two days of 2- and 3-year-old trotters and pacers. Iowa registered horses competed not only for purses, but also points. Points leaders have their eye on the prize, hoping for a spot in the championship weekend, coming up in September. […]

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