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Lt Governor Gregg wins by a nose
Photo by the Iowa Harness Horse Association What Cheer, IA (July 14, 2018) – A two horse duel came down to a photo finish with the win going to Leiutenant Governor Adam Gregg at the Keokuk County Fair. Iowa racing families and fans welcomed Gregg and State Representative David Maxwell to […]
2YO pacers & 3YO trotters battle at What Cheer
Always Be Hanny, a 2-year-old Always a Virgin filly, has a fantastic racing debut winning the first division of 2-year-old pacing fillies in 2:03.1 What Cheer, IA (July 14, 2018) – Four fields of 2-year-old pacers and three fields of 3-year-old trotters competed in Iowa-Registered feature races to lead the ten race card on […]
Top 2YO trotting talent at Keokuk Co Fair
Slim Gem brings his win total to three on the 2018 Iowa Circuit. Photo by Vickie Rush What Cheer, IA (July 13, 2018) – 2-year-old and Aged Iowa-Registered trotters took center stage on the first day of the Keokuk County Fair. In the first of two divisions of Iowa-Registered feature trots for colts and […]
Hauser captures 1,000th win at Humboldt
from the Iowa Harness Horse Association Humboldt, IA (July 7, 2018) – The first day of Iowa-Reigstered 2-year-old racing in 2018 was held at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 7. Adam Hauser went into the 13 race card with 997 lifetime wins looking to tip his total into the 1,000s. Featured races […]
Iowa-Registered 3YOs light-up July 4th at Humboldt
-from the Iowa Harness Horse Association HUMBOLDT, IA (July 4, 2018) – Three-year-old trotters and pacers competed under ominous skies in the first of ten Iowa-Registered meets in 2018. Sophomore trotters raced for the Glenn & Lorraine Jenson Memorial blanket while pacers vied for the Mark & Ethel Insko Memorial Award. Coming off a […]
Minnie Vinnie returns for Iowa Sires Stakes
by: Iowa Harness Horse Association What Cheer, IA (June 30, 2018) – Following his impressive second place finish in the Art Rooney at the end of May, Minnie Vinnie returned to Iowa for the first Iowa Sires Stakes meet of 2018. As in the Art Rooney, Minnie Vinnie drew the rail. Though there is no […]
Maidens debut in last overnight before Iowa Sires Stakes
by the Iowa Harness Horse Association OSKALOOSA, IA (June 23, 2018) – Inexperience was the name of the game at Oskaloosa on Saturday (June 23) with 47 of the 67 starters trying to break their maidens, many seeing the starting gate for the first time. There were four divisions of 2-year-old trotters. LousSolataire, an […]
Roland N Rock returns in track record-breaking race
by Gretchen Springer, IaHHA Executive Secretary Bedford, IA –- On May 31, 2014 Roland N Rock left his stable in Grinnell, Iowa, and made the three-hour trip to Bedford for his first race. He had drawn post position six, which meant he would have to start in the second tier in a field of green 2-year-olds […]
New faces, old favorites shine in Iowa opener
What Cheer, IA (May 28, 2018) – Iowa’s racing season opened at What Cheer with eight fields braving the Memorial Day heat on Monday (May 28). Summer came early with record breaking temperatures — a heat index of 101F — while thunder rumbled throughout the day. Two divisions of 2-year-old trotters made their Iowa […]
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