Lucy’scountrycomet wins Carol Paris Memorial at Davis County Fair
Tara Spach – IaHHA
BLOOMFIELD, IOWA (July 16, 2025) – The overcast skies did not deter harness racing fans from attending the races at the Davis County Fair in Bloomfield, Ia on Wednesday (7/16). With a boisterous crowd cheering on their favorites, two-year-old trotters took the field in race two, the Carol Paris Memorial.
Carol Paris had been involved in harness racing for over seventy years. She worked as Iowa Harness Racing’s Clerk of the Course for 61 years before retiring in 2024. A lifelong resident of Davis county, she grew up in the horse racing world as her father, Lewis ‘Bud” Paris, trained thoroughbreds at the Davis County Fair Grounds in the late 1950’s – 1960’s. Ms. Paris passed away in February 2025 but family and friends from all over the state gathered to celebrate her love of trotters at the Davis County Fair.
As the trotters lined up behind the gate, Blue Policy (Heidi Saner) quickly left from the four-hole to take a commanding lead, leaving the field in the dust. Trotting alone in 35.3 at the quarter-pole, Blue Policy charged to the half in 1:13.4.
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