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Iowa Sires Stakes opener

Iowa Sires Stakes opener

| June 28, 2020

  –From Gretchen Roland for the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association   What Cheer, IA —  Fifteen fields of Iowa-sired 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds competed in the first of two 2020 Iowa Sires Stakes meets.   Freshman trotters led the card with Searching For You and driver Chad Svendson capturing the first race in 2:08.4.  Owned by […]

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Racing returns to West Liberty after 43 years

Racing returns to West Liberty after 43 years

| June 20, 2020

    From Gretchen Roland for the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association   West Liberty, IA — Iowa harness racing held their first race meet since 1977 at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds in West Liberty, Iowa on Saturday (June 20).  Fourteen fields of trotters and pacers graced the track after a 43 year hiatus, posting record-breaking […]

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Iowa opener at What Cheer

Iowa opener at What Cheer

| May 27, 2020

    From Gretchen L. Roland for the Iowa Harness Horse Association What Cheer, IA — The 2020 racing season opened on Sunday (May 24) at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds in What Cheer, Iowa. Eighty-four horses competed in 16 overnight races. The grandstand was closed to spectators following Iowa’s COVID-19 guidelines and participants on the […]

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Iowa Harness Schedule for 2020

| March 15, 2020

Iowa Harness Schedule for 2020            

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D P Rocket, Ricky Be Sharp top 3YO Trot Finals

D P Rocket, Ricky Be Sharp top 3YO Trot Finals

| September 24, 2019

    From Gretchen L. Roland for the Iowa Harness Horse Association   What Cheer, IA — The top ten 3-year-old trotters took to the track yesterday (September 23) to complete in the 2019 Iowa-Registered Championship races at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds.   There were five starters in the $15,000 Gary McKay Memorial 3-year-old Iowa-Registered […]

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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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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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Iowa horses look to increase point standings at Humboldt

Iowa horses look to increase point standings at Humboldt

| September 9, 2019

    September 9, 2019, by Tara Spach, social media coordinator for IaHHA   Humboldt, IA — Iowa-Registered 2 and 3-year-olds invaded the “Humboldt Half” on Saturday (Sept. 7) and Sunday (Sept. 8) at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Humboldt, Iowa. With the 2019 Iowa-Registered finals two weeks away, competitors looks to accumulate points to make their […]

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