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Pacers featured at Keokuk County Fair
Pacers were featured Sunday (July 14) on the last day of the three-day meet at Keokuk County Fair in What Cheer, Iowa. Four divisions of 3-year-old pacers, two divisions each of colts and fillies, took to the track competing for the Jim Coulter Memorial Pace title. Fred And Roz, the colt division winner, took […]
Lorenza Gooch Stable wows at What Cheer
–from Gretchen Roland, Iowa Harness Horse Association What Cheer, IA (July 13, 2019) – Two colts from the Lorenza Gooch Stable topped their respective divisions on a day of 2-year-old pacing and 3-year-old trotting Iowa-Registered races at the Keokuk County Fair on Saturday (June 13). Undefeated his freshman season, 2-year-old pacing colt […]
First driving start for Gould at at What Cheer
-from Gretchen Roland, Iowa Harness Horse Association What Cheer, IA (July 12, 2019)– Until a week ago 16-year-old Justin Gould thought he’d be coming to What Cheer to help race his family’s horses like he usually does. He unloads the equipment, harnesses the horses, and sometimes helps warm them up. That would have […]
“Driving Doubles at Donnellson”
Donnellson, Iowa (July 10, 2019) – Harness racing took center stage Wednesday (July 10) at Iowa’s oldest county fair. The Lee County Fair in Donnellson, Iowa, kicked off fair week with a full card of eight races. With an estimated turnout of 400 spectators, track announcer Tony Paris kept the large turnout entertained and educated. […]
Oh Toodles and DP Rocket bring on the heat at Humboldt
–from Gretchen Roland, Iowa Harness Horse Association Humboldt, Iowa — Twenty-five fields of 2 and 3-year-olds competed at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds on Wednesday and Thursday (July 4 and 5). This was the first Iowa-Registered meet of 2019 after a rainout at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds at Oskaloosa in June pushed back the […]
Esther L. Drollinger Obituary
Esther L. Drollinger August 28, 1931 – June 28, 2019 Obituary Esther L. Drollinger, 87, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2019 at The Kensington surrounded by her family. She was born on August 28, 1931 in Fort Madison, IA to Jay & Bernice Sharp Dalrymple. She […]
Six remain undefeated in Iowa Sires Stakes
-from Gretchen Roland, Iowa Harness Horse Association What Cheer, IA — Sixteen fields of Iowa-sired 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds competed in the second of three 2019 Iowa Sires Stakes meets at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds on Saturday (June 29). Six contenders remain undefeated in Iowa-sired company. All freshman trots went to repeat winners. […]
The races at Oskaloosa have been cancelled for this weekend due to weather.
The races at Oskaloosa have been cancelled for this weekend due to weather.
Iowa favorites don’t disappoint at Eldon
–from Gretchen Roland, Iowa Harness Horse Association Eldon, IA — Seventeen fields of competitors took to the Eldon oval for the Wapello County Fair. The crowd enjoyed twilight racing on Wednesday (June 12) evening and free lunch for senior citizens on Thursday (June 13). Most of the divisional winners were crowd-pleasers, increasing the […]
Iowa Harness racing started the season June 1st at Humboldt
Story by Tara Spach Humboldt, Iowa (June 1, 2019) – Iowa harness racing started the season on Saturday, June 1st. After being rained out at What Cheer May 27th, a full card of 13 races was held at Humboldt, Iowa. Five races of two year olds took the track, freshmen pacers and trotters racing for fans and most […]
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