Iowa County Fairs Championship races
Humboldt horseman Adam Hauser will have multiple horses racing at his home track on finals weekend.
-from the Iowa Harness Horse Association
Humboldt, IA – The Iowa Harness Horse Association is excited to announce the first ever Iowa Fairs Racing Championships. The event will be held at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds on the weekend of September 22 and 23.
The Iowa racing season begins in May with racing at county fairgrounds across the state. The top five point earning entries in each division will race in the $12,000 Iowa Fairs Racing Championship races on Sunday, September 23. These horses are the best in their class and have proved it time and again throughout the grueling season.
There will be eight divisions of championship races – 2-year-old Filly Pace, 2-year-old Filly Trot, 2-year-old Colt Pace, 2-year-old Colt Trot, 3-year-old Filly Pace, 3-year-old Filly Trot, 3-year-old Colt Pace and the 3-year-old Colt Trot.
Each championship race on Sunday will honor a person or family involved in harness racing in western Iowa with a blanket presentation to follow the race. Memorial blanket honorees include Cliff Card, John Lems, Lyle Bunston, Pete Mouw, Duke Edge, Glenn & Lorraine Jenson, and the Terwilliger family. Family and friends are encouraged to attend.
The next five point-earning entries will race in eight Iowa County Fairs Consolation races, the same divisions as listed above, on Saturday, September 22. The card will also feature the last Aged Iowa competition of the year.
There will be t-shirt giveaway contests on Facebook and IaHHA bags and decks of cards for pick-a-winner in the stands. Saturday will also feature the $1,500 Pick Ten. Any person that correctly picks the winner of the first ten races will get a $1,500 check on the spot.
The Kiwanis will have great food cooking in the grandstand. The Iowa Harness Horse Association will have logowear for sale. Racing programs with pick-a-winner and Pick Ten are $5.00 in the grandstand. Racing begins at 12:30 each day. We hope to see you there!
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