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Liles’ Memorial races top evening at Bloomfield
by Tara Spach, for the IaHHA BLOOMFIELD, IOWA (July 12, 2022) – Iowa bred horses took the harness racing track Tuesday (7/12) for an evening of racing at Bloomfield, Ia. In race one, the first division of two-year-old pacers, Juneparker (Will Roland) left from the rail to take the lead. With Marc Box Twenty applying […]
Missouri harness racing takes the stage in Kahoka
August 4, 2020, by Tara Spach, social media coordinator, Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association Kahoka, MO — Missouri harness racing took center stage with an eight-race card at Kahoka, Mo., on Sunday (Aug. 2). With vehicles nicely spaced for some infield tailgating, trotters took to the track for the first race. As the gate folded, Harley […]
New lifetime marks at Oskaloosa
from Gretchen Roland for the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association Oskaloosa, IA — Four of the eight feature race winners set new lifetime marks on an afternoon of hot competition and hot weather at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. Sunday’s (July 26) card showcased 13 fields of Iowa-registered sophomores and one field of Iowa-registered aged […]
Iowa 2YOs complete at Oskaloosa
–from Gretchen Roland for the Iowa Harness Horse Association Oskaloosa, Iowa — Thirteen fields of 2-year-olds competed at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds for the third Iowa-Registered meet of 2019. After a few days of heavy rain causing 3-year-old racing to be cancelled on Sunday (July 21), a dedicated track recovery team had […]
“Fun times at the Davis County Fair”
It was fun for all at the Davis County Fair in Bloomfield, Iowa, Tuesday evening (July 16) with a seven-race card on the one-third-mile track. In the first race longtime trainer Garry Phillips drove his 2-year-old Dredd gelding Muscles-n-tuff to the winner’s circle after 17 years of not being in the bike. Phillips made […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Sires Stakes opener features new talent, old favorites
–from Gretchen Roland, Iowa Harness Horse Association What Cheer, IA (June 15, 2019) – The Iowa Sires Stakes opener was held Saturday (June 15) at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds in What Cheer. The fifteen race card featured 2-year-old and 3-year-old Iowa-sired trotters and pacers. Experience didn’t play a role in the 2-year-old […]
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