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IaHHA Annual Meeting and Awards is right around the corner!!

IaHHA Annual Meeting and Awards is right around the corner!!

| January 4, 2020

  The IaHHA Annual Meeting and Awards is right around the corner!!  Here is the link to the agenda and banquet registration.  Early registrations are due 1/12/2020.  You can print a copy of the registration here, 2020 Banquet Registration , and mail it, with your check, to the address on the form.   Registrations will be […]

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Racing towards the New Year

Racing towards the New Year

| December 30, 2019

  By Tara Spach Social Media Coordinator IaHHA     It was a short week of racing as Iowa horses raced toward the New Year.  On Thursday (12/26), CR Blaze drew the five hole in race twelve at The Meadows.  As CR Blaze (Brady Brown) left the gate, she quickly took the lead.  Cutting the […]

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Larry Coleman, 74, dies

Larry Coleman, 74, dies

| December 24, 2019

          Fort Dodge, IA – Larry Eugene Coleman, 74, of Humboldt, IA, passed away this morning (Dec. 23) at Paula J. Babar Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. After his graduation from Altamont (IL) Community High School in 1964, Mr. Coleman enjoyed a career as a […]

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‘‘Twas the week before Christmas

‘‘Twas the week before Christmas

| December 22, 2019

  ‘Twas the week before Christmas By Tara Spach Social Media Coordinator IaHHA ‘‘Twas the week before Christmas, when Iowa grads could be heard, Lighting up the tote boards, first, second and third. Monday (12/16) at Yonkers, two horses drew in; Frisky Pedro in race three, Snobbytown, race ten. With George Brennan in the bike, […]

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Racing towards the holidays

Racing towards the holidays

| December 15, 2019

        By Tara Spach Social Media Coordinator IaHHA   Dance Traveler kicked off the week for Iowa grads Monday (12/9) at The Meadows.  With trainer/driver Brady Jenson in the bike, Dance Traveler had all sorts of traffic most of the mile in race twelve.  Finally working his way to the top of […]

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2020 IaHHA Scholarship Application

2020 IaHHA Scholarship Application

| December 10, 2019

IaHHA would like to notify those interested in applying for the 2020 Scholarship, applications are now available on our website.  Deadline for submission is December 20th, 2019.  Instructions for mailing are located on the application. 2020 IaHHA Scholarship Application      

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Winning despite the weather

Winning despite the weather

| December 9, 2019

      By Tara Spach Social Media Coordinator IaHHA   Weather was a factor this past week at harness tracks on both coasts.  Snow caused cancellations at Yonkers Raceway on Monday (12/2) and heavy rain forced races four through twelve to be cancelled on Saturday (12/7) at Cal-Expo.   On Tuesday (12/3) CR Blaze […]

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2020 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet

2020 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet

| December 2, 2019

  Please join us in Marshalltown, Iowa for the 2020 IaHHA Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet!  The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Best Western Regency Inn.  A block of rooms have been set aside and reservations can be made by calling (641) 752- 6321.  See you there!

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Thankful for Iowa Harness Horses

Thankful for Iowa Harness Horses

| December 2, 2019

  By Tara Spach – Social Media Coordinator IaHHA   Iowa horses started off the holiday week by placing second in two different tracks on Monday (11/25).  Sitting second the entire mile, Heavy Handed Hanna (Eric Goodell) held on to her position, pacing the mile in 1:56.0 at Yonkers Raceway, in the first race on the card.  […]

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Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

| November 24, 2019

  By Tara Spach — Social Media Coordinator  IaHHA   Yonkers Raceway had two Iowa grads draw in on Monday (11/18).  Heavy Handed Hanna (Eric Goodall) started off the card, drawing the three hole in race one.  Getting parked from the start, Heavy Handed Hanna had a rough trip, but managed to place third, going her mile […]

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