Big Butler Fair - PA Fair Harness Horsemen

2301 North Cameron St., Room 301
Harrisburg, PA 17110
www.agriculture.state.pa.us
Big Butler Fair
2014 Fair Event Calendar
Date
June 14-15
June 21-22
June 26-27
July 5-6
Event
Dayton (Two-Day Event)
Meadville Sertoma
Big Butler Fair
Dayton Horsemen/
Stargazers Relay for Life
July 12-13
Gratz (Two-Day Event)
July 16-17
Lycoming County Fair
July 21-22
Bedford Fair
July 27-30
Clearfield Fair
Aug. 3-4
Wayne County Fair
Aug. 6-7
Honesdale Jaycees (Two-Day Event)
Aug. 7-8
Greene County Fair
Aug. 11-12
Washington County Fair
Aug. 13-14
Dayton Fair
Aug. 18-21
Crawford County Fair
Aug. 26-27
Erie County Fair
Aug. 26-27
Indiana County Fair
Aug. 29 and 31
Stoneboro Fair
Sept. 2-3
Juniata County Fair
Sept. 8-9
York Fair
Sept. 14-15
Gratz Fair
Sept. 18-19, 24-25 Bloomsburg Fair
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Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission
Noah W. Wenger
C. Edward Rogers Jr.
George Crawford, Executive Secretary
Contact Information
PA Harness Racing Commission
717.787.5539
PA Fair Horsemen’s Assoc.
724.388.5451
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Meadows Standardbred Owners Assoc.
570.825.6681
724.228.3644
The Meadows
724.225.9300
Harrah’s Philadelphia
484.490.1800
PA Harness Horsemen’s Assoc.
717.975.0774
Standardbred Breeders Assoc. of PA
717.637.8931
Table of Contents
Pennsylvania Harness Racing
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Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission Rules
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Harness Racing at Fairs
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2014 Fair Finals
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2014 Fair Equine Health Requirements
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Fair Sire Stakes Conditions
Quaker State Early Closer Event Conditions
Bloomsburg Stake #70 Conditions
Events (by date)
Contact Information
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8-9
10-23
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Pennsylvania Harness Racing
Amid the midway magic and the quiet concentration of showring judging at your
local fair, there’s a boisterous scene unfolding at the track. With the soft thud
of hooves pounding dirt, Standardbreds pull sleek sulkies, colorful drivers and
excited crowds along for a race down memory lane, evoking whispers of fairs
past. Cheering fairgoers root for their chosen colors as a heat of harness horses
barrels down the backstretch in a cloud of summertime dust.
For centuries mankind has sought out the best steeds through rodeos,
pulling competitions or harness racing. Even today, we place great value in a
good horse, and the proving ground for the best and fastest is found at your
nearest fair racetrack. These equine athletes have proven themselves at the best
venues rural America has to offer. They’re performing for a home crowd, the
people who understand the hard work, passion and dedication required to
compete on the fair circuit. Whether they continue their racing careers to
international fame, take to the back roads of Pennsylvania with a buggy in tow or
turn to the showring for a change of pace, remember where they got their
start – the homespun tracks of the fair circuit.
You can’t find that combination of excitement, heritage and local flavor
anywhere but through Pennsylvania fair harness racing. Catch it while you can,
because it only comes once a year, and it’s here now. Seize the opportunity and
head off to the races. Remember the past, live the present and glimpse the future
of the sport before your eyes. You won’t be disappointed.
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Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission Rules
Bloomsburg Fair
All participants in Pennsylvania fair and one/two day harness racing events must
be licensed by the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission.
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
Fort McClure Blvd. and Route 11
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
No driver will be permitted to drive in a race unless he/she is wearing a
protective safety helmet of a type satisfactory to the commission and
constructed with a hard shell and containing adequate padding and an adequate
chin strap in place, as specified in USTA rule 17, sec. 12. Any person not
complying with these directives will be subject to a fine and/or suspension.
Race Secretary: John Flick
Contact: 570.387.4153 (office) or 570.784.4949 (fair); jflick4570@yahoo.com
Directions: Exit 232 off I-80.
Helmets must be manufactured in compliance with the 1984 Snell “H”
Harness Racing Standards or the Department of Transportation 218 Standard.
This directive is applicable to all persons in Pennsylvania while engaging in any
harness racing activities sanctioned by the commission. All drivers competing in
races should wear a safety vest of a rating of five or better, as defined by the
British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA), to provide shock-absorbing
protection.
Box for Draw 1: Draw for Thursday, Sept. 18, and Friday, Sept. 19 on Tuesday,
Sept. 16. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Box for Draw 2: Draw for Wednesday, Sept. 24, and Thursday, Sept. 25 on Friday,
Sept. 19. Box closes at 10 a.m.
In the case of split races, the advertised purse shall be divided equally among
the divided races, with entry fees following the horses.
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Post Time: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 and Thursday, Sept. 25
Racing: Thursday, Sept. 18: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes
Friday, Sept. 19: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes
Wednesday, Sept. 24: Bloomsburg Stakes 2YOs
Thursday, Sept. 25: Bloomsburg Stakes 3YOs
If a race is split in two or more divisions, horses in an entry shall be seeded in
separate divisions in which they compete by owners, trainers, or stables, and
their post positions shall be drawn by lot. If a trainer has one horse of his own in
a race, he cannot drive another horse in the race; he can pick if he owns two or
more in a race.
Charting: All race days
Trainers must have mud gear, to include mud fenders, for use at the discretion of
the presiding judge.
Special Notes: Stall reservations are not necessary. Declaration fee is $50 for all
events.
The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission will collect random blood
samples from horses that participate in fair racing. The purpose of sample
collection is to maintain and protect the integrity of fair racing in Pennsylvania.
Lasix is not permitted at any Pennsylvania fair.
Estimated purses: $10,000 Fair Sire Stakes; $6,000 Bloomsburg Stakes; $1,900
(added) Quaker States.
Erie County Fair
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York Fair Continued
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Racing: Monday, Sept. 8: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Tuesday, Sept. 9: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Charting: All days
Special Notes: Horsemen must use Gate 8. Racetrack will be closed until
Monday morning. Stalls must be vacated by 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Harness Racing at Fairs
All fair racing is subject to the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Harness
Racing Commission.
Horses for overnights must show a charted line on the declared gait for 2014
with no breaks behind a pari-mutuel track starting gate within 2:15 for trotters
and pacers.
The presiding judge, after consulting with horsemen and fair management, has
the final word on how many starters and trailers can be raced safely on a track.
If an overnight race does not fill, the race secretary will re-schedule to a class
that can be filled and one that gives each entry in the canceled race a chance
to start. Starting fee for overnights: $25 with declaration to be added to purse.
Overnight purses split 50-25-12-8-5 for each dash if there are five starters.
Gratz Fair
Fair management reserves all the usual rights and releases from responsibility
for accident, fire, theft or any other cause.
Gratz Fairgrounds
601 East Market St. (Rt. 25)
Gratz, PA 17030
Exact order of races on each fair’s daily program is determined at the draw and
should be checked.
Race Secretary: David Wiest
Contact: 717.365.3144 (office), ddwiest@epix.net
Any additional or special conditions, in addition to race dates, appear on the
page designed for each fair in this edition.
Directions: From Harrisburg: Rt. 22/322W to Rt. 225N to Rt. 25E. From Pottsville
Rt. 209S to Rt. 25W. From Sunbury: Rt. 147S to Rt. 225W to Rt. 25E. From I-81:
Exit 112 to Rt. 25W.
Declaration by telephone must be given to the race secretary’s office and shall
include:
*Name of horse, color, sex, age
*Name and address of owner, and SSN and EIN
*Name of trainer
*Name of driver
*Name of event in which the horse is being entered
*Name and telephone number of person calling in declaration
*Any other information called for on the declaration blank
Box for Draw: All days drawn Saturday, Sept. 13. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 11:30 a.m. all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Racing: Sunday, Sept. 14: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Monday, Sept. 15: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Charting: All race days
Special Notes: Owners must present SSN and current address to receive a
check. Do not leave entries on voicemail. Stalls available Saturday, Sept. 13, at
noon. In anticipation of stall shortage, only horses racing on assigned day will be
permitted on grounds.
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To comply with federal IRS regulations, all owners’ social security or federal
identification numbers must be furnished to the race secretary at time of
declaration to start. If you telephone your declaration in, please be sure you
have this correct information available.
2014 Fair Finals
Preference given to horses with at least five fair starts in 2014, from highest
pointearners to lowest, with ties broken by Fair Sire Stakes money won, then
to horses with fewer than five starts, highest pointearners to lowest. Qualifying
standards are those of the host track.
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2014 Fair Equine Health Requirements
1. All Pennsylvania equines must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
(CVI) issued after May 1, 2014.
Non-Pennsylvania equines must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within the 30 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition. If an
animal comes from a state where Vesicular Stomatitis has been identified, or
a bordering state, the CVI shall include a statement verifying that “all animals
identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection have been examined and
found to be free of VS. During the past 90 days, these animals have neither been
exposed to VS nor located within 10 miles of a state where VS has been
diagnosed.”
2. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases.
3. An Animal Owner or Caretaker’s Verification of Veterinarian-Client-Patient
Relationship (VCPR) form must accompany each animal and presented upon
arrival at the exhibition.
4. All equine animals must test negative for EIA by an official test within the 12
months prior to the opening date of the exhibition. A copy of the official test
results must accompany each animal to its final destination. Foals less than 6
months of age accompanied by a dam that meets the above requirements are
exempt from EIA testing requirements. If the foal is not accompanied by the
dam, a copy of the dam’s test results must accompany the foal to its final
destination.
5. A current rabies vaccination administered by a licensed veterinarian is
required for animals 3 months of age and older. All vaccine label directions must
be followed, and all rabies vaccinated equine animals must either be
accompanied by a rabies vaccination certificate or the vaccination information
must be included on the CVI. If a rabies vaccination certificate is provided, the
certificate must contain a legible name and contact information of the
veterinarian who administered the vaccine and his or her signature. A copy of
the rabies vaccination certificate is acceptable.
6. If an equine has resided in Texas or New Mexico for a cumulative total of 30
days or more within the 6 months preceding the date of entry into Pennsylvania,
that animal must be test-negative for Piroplasmosis on a competitive enzymelinked “c-ELISA” test, or a department-approved equivalent test, with the test
occurring within the 30 days preceding entry into Pennsylvania. The written
laboratory test report, confirming compliance with the requirement described
above, shall accompany the equine in transit to a destination within
Pennsylvania and the date of test and results shall be written on the CVI.
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Juniata County Fair
Juniata County Fairgrounds
302 West 6th St.
Port Royal, PA 17082
Race Secretary: Sue Pontius
Contact: 717.527.4414 (office) or 724.388.2516 (cell)
Directions: From Harrisburg, take 322W to Port Royal exit; take Rt.75S and
continue to go straight past blinking light; make a right onto 8th St. in Port
Royal. Fairgrounds is on the right.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Sunday, Aug. 31. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday
Noon on Wednesday
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Racing: Tuesday, Sept. 2: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Wednesday, Sept. 3: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Special Notes: Racing on clay; no cinders. Note new post times.
York Fair
York Fairgrounds
334 Carlisle Road
York, PA 17404
Race Secretary: Don Young, 717.845.7811 (race office)
717.848.2596 (fair office)
Directions: I-83 to exit 22; at second light, Rt. 30W to Rt. 74 exit.
Box for Draw: All days drawn on Sunday, Sept. 7. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 10:30 a.m. all days
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Stoneboro Fair
Fair Sire Stakes Conditions
Stoneboro Fairgrounds
2381 Mercer Road
Stoneboro, PA 16153
The Sire Stakes fund encourages horsemen to breed and buy top-level stock in
Pennsylvania. The fund offers a rich series of races for two- and three-year-olds
that meet “Pennsylvania-eligible” conditions.
Race Secretary: Jodi (Uber) Martin
Contact: 724.977.2953
Directions: On Route 62: Take exit 121 or 130 from I-79 or take exit 24 from I-80.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Thursday, Aug. 28. Box open from 7-10 a.m.
Post Time: 10 a.m. on Friday and noon on Sunday
The fund is administered by the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission with
guidance from the Standardbred Breeders Advisory Committee.
1. These events are subject to the authority of the Pennsylvania Harness Racing
Commission and the applicable rule of the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture.
2. Each competitor must have been sired by a registered stallion standing in
Pennsylvania for the year of conception.
Number of Starters on Gate: 4
Racing: Friday, Aug. 29: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Sunday, Aug. 31: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Special Notes: No entries left on voice mail. W-9s for all owners must be handed
in before check will be distributed (all through mail in 2014). No stall
reservations: first come, first served. If you are not racing the horse that day that
horse must be moved to afford a stall to a racing horse.
3. All races are to be one-mile dashes. Horses must show an acceptable line at a
pari-mutuel track with timer, generated on or after May 25, within the following
time standards (including variant; no hmt allowance):
*2:10 for 2YO trotters
*2:06 for 2YO pacers
*2:08 for 3YO trotters
*2:04 for 3YO pacers
This line would qualify horses of either age to race the entire fair season, subject
to the horse being put on a fair judges list or otherwise prohibited.
4. Charting will be done at several fair tracks throughout the season, but will
be allowed only at tracks designated in this fair guide. If a horse does not meet
qualifying standards, the horse must qualify at a pari-mutuel track during
regularly-scheduled, multi-horse races.
5. All 2YO and 3YO fair starters must have two full days off between starts. Example: a horse raced on a Monday cannot race at a fair until Thursday.
6. It is the trainer’s responsibility to enter only horses eligible to race. If a horse
is entered and subsequently determined to be not eligible and thus scratched,
the entry fee must still be paid. “Double entering” may result in fines.
Bedford County Fair
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7. Material in this book notwithstanding, the presiding judge, after consultation
with the horsemen and fair management, has the final word on how many starters or trailers can be raced safely on a given fair track. If a race is split, a method
of division from the Pennsylvania Harness Commission Rules and Regulations
will be adopted.
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Erie County Fair
8. The presiding judge will meet with a designated horseman’s representative
and the race secretary before the day’s first race to determine a track variant,
which will then be announced. The variant can be adjusted and re-announced
during the day if weather changes necessitate.
9. All Sire Stakes events will be raced in separate colt and filly divisions.
10. Fair Sire Stakes starting fees of $50 will be payable to the host track and
added to the purse. Nominating and sustaining payments are to be sent to the
PA Sire Stakes.
11. The purse will be distributed as follows: 50-25-12-8-5 if five starters or more;
50-25-15-10 if four starters; 60-30-10 if three starters; 65-35 if two starters; and
100 in case of walkover.
12. The point system used towards determining championship horses will be
35-25-15-10-8-5-4-2, per the order of finish. A rainout will generate a horse 9
points. A horse who is an official starter but does not finish on his or her own
accord will get zero points. Must have a minimum of five starts to be eligible for
the championship.
Erie County Fairgrounds
13993 Rts. 8 and 89
Wattsburg, PA 16442
Race Secretary: Cheryl Bender
Contact: 814.739.2232 (office) or 814.384.3742 (cell); clbendu@yahoo.com
Directions: From I-90, south on Routes 8 and 89 between Lowville and Wattsburg.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Monday, Aug. 25. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 11 a.m. all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 4
Racing: Tuesday, Aug. 26: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Wednesday, Aug. 27: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Special Notes: Stalls reserved by mail to Cheryl Bender (13583 Brown Ave.,
Wattsburg, PA 16442). No late entries accepted. Must provide SSN or Tax ID.
Indiana County Fair
13. Should circumstances prevent the racing of any event, purse monies will be
pro-rated among owners of horses set to race in a division at the time of
declaring off. Horses do not have to be on the grounds, but the entry fee must be
paid before a check is released.
14. Any horse who is “double-entered” at any two tracks (including fair and parimutuel) and then scratched from a fair race will be liable for both the starting
fee at both fairs if involved ($50 each to the two) and a $100 fine, both payable
before the horse may start again at a fair.
15. A judge may put a horse on a “fair judges list” for unsatisfactory performance, and will specify the number of days before the horse can go to a parimutuel track to attempt to requalify. The list will be made available from the
commission office under normal circumstances, and all judges will have phone
numbers and e-mails when possible for any judge who may have to draw before
the commission office would reopen.
For more information call The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission
717.346.0426.
Indiana County Fairgrounds
700 Carter Ave.
Indiana, PA 15920
Race Secretary: John McMullen
Contact: 724.463.7000 (office) or 724.549.5328 (cell)
Directions: From Rt. 422 or Rt. 119: take Wayne Ave. exit, follow Wayne Ave. to fairgrounds, and turn right onto Carter Ave.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Sunday, Aug. 24. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: Noon all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Racing: Tuesday, Aug. 26: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Wednesday, Aug. 27: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Charting: All race days
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Special Notes: No stall reservations, first come, first served. All attempts will be
made to ensure horses racing have a stall.
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Crawford County Fair
Quaker State Early Closer Event Conditions
Crawford County Fairgrounds
13500 Leslie Road
Meadville, PA 16335
ELIGIBILITY: 2YO and 3YO sired by a Pennsylvania stallion or wholly owned by
a resident(s) of Pennsylvania at the time of nomination.
Race Secretary: Kathy Harvey
Contact: 814.333.1233 (office) or 724.622.4101 (cell)
Directions: From I-79, exit 147, through Meadville to North St. Turn right (one
block), turn left on Rt. 86 to Leslie Road, turn right. Fairgrounds is on right.
Box for Draw 1: Monday and Tuesday drawn Aug. 16. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Box for Draw 2: Wednesday and Thursday drawn Aug. 17. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: Noon all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Racing: Monday, Aug. 18: 2YO trotters, Fair Sire Stakes and Quakers;
Also: Free-For-All Pace, purse $900
Tuesday, Aug. 19: 2YO pacers, Fair Sire Stakes and Quakers;
Also: Free-For-All Trot, purse $900
Wednesday, Aug. 20: 3YO trotters, Fair Sire Stakes and Quakers;
Also: NW $6,000 Life pace, purse $900
Thursday, Aug. 21: 3YO pacers, Fair Sire Stakes and Quakers;
Also: NW $6,000 Life trot, purse $900
TO START: Horses must show a satisfactory charted line in 2014 without a break
in accordance with the following time standards: 2YO trot, 2:20; 2YO pace, 2:15;
3YO trot, 2:15; and, 3YO pace, 2:10. Time allowances for track conditions will be
given.
COLTS AND FILLIES: Shall race separately, if five or more of each sex declared
in the race. One exception: if there are nine entries and the split is five and four,
race will be divided by sex.
LARGE FIELDS: The presiding judge, after consulting with the horsemen and
fair management, has the final word on how many starters and trailers can be
raced safely on a given fair track. All classes will race one heat only.
PURSE: Each class: One division, $1,900 plus added money. Two divisions, $950
each, plus added money. Three or more divisions, $1,900 divided equally plus
added money.
CHANGE OF GAIT: Transfer to be made at the time of declaration to start at
each meet; that fair’s portion of added money to follow the horse.
WEATHER AND TRACK: If existing conditions prevent the scheduling of any
event by the last advertised day of the meet, fair management shall divide the
purse, plus applicable added money, equally among those horses declared in at
the time of cancellation, but no purse check shall be released until the starting
fee of $25 is paid.
UNNAMED HORSES: Entries not specifying the horse’s registered name will be
refused.
MONEY DIVISION: Five starters, 50-25-12-8-5; four, 50-25-15-10; three, 50-3020; two, 65-35; one, walkover.
ENTRIES CLOSE: March 15, 2014
NOMINATION FEE: $50 per horse, due March 15, 2014. A copy of the horse’s
registration paper must accompany the nomination fee.
SUSTAINING PAYMENT: $50 per horse, due May 15, 2014.
Make checks payable to: Quaker State Fair Circuit, and mail to:
Gratz Fair, Dauphin County
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Sue Brickell
Quaker State Events
893 Nashville Road
Rochester Mills, PA 15771
724.388.2516
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Bloomsburg Stake #70 Conditions
Sponsor: Bloomsburg Fair To Be Raced At: Bloomsburg Fair, Bloomsburg, PA
For: Foals of 2013
To Be Raced As: 2YO trotters and 2YO pacers in 2015
3YO trotters and 3YO pacers in 2016
Separate Colt and Filly Divisions
Nominations: Due May 15, 2014. Fee is $10. A supplemental payment for this
stake for foals of 2012 of $100 may be made on or before Dec. 1, 2014.
Added money: The Bloomsburg Fair will add $800 from the Bloomsburg Fair and
$950 from additional sources, if received, to each of the eight divisions. There
will be no deduction for promotion, clerical or any other expenses. The horsemen
will race for every dollar paid in plus the $14,000 added by the Bloomsburg Fair
and the additional sources, or the $6,400 from the Bloomsburg Fair if the
additional funding is not received.
Future Payments: On 2YO in 2015 On 3YO in 2016
March 15, 2015 $25 March 15, 2016 $50
May 15, 2015 $50 May 15, 2016 $75
Specify color, gait, sex, sire and dam with March 15, 2014 payment. If any of
these are not given with the March 15, 2014, payment, they will be subject to
return.
Washington County Fair (Arden Downs)
Washington County Fairgrounds
2151 North Main St.
Washington, PA 15301
Race Secretary: Audre King
Contact: 724.627.6911 (office) or 724.977.3652 (cell)
Directions: From Washington, follow North Main St. to fairgrounds at Arden.
From Pittsburgh, follow I-79-S to exit 41, then right on Racetrack Rd. From I79-N, exit 40; turn left at stop light, then to stop sign and right to fairgrounds.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Saturday, Aug. 9. Box open 8-11 a.m.
Post Time: 10 a.m. both days
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Racing: Monday, Aug. 11: all 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Tuesday, Aug. 12: all 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Special Notes: Stalls must be vacated by 8 a.m. on the day following races.
Starting Fee: $50 due 10 a.m. the day of the race.
Dayton Fair
Future Eligibility: The $10 nomination fee carries your yearling until March 15,
2015, when a $25 payment is due, plus another $50 payment on May 15, 2015,
to race as a 2-year-old. Any 3YO nominated that did not race as a 2YO is carried
to March 15, 2015 when a $50 payment is due, plus a $75 payment due May 15,
2016, to race as a 3YO.
Dayton Fairgrounds
104 Fairground Road
Dayton, PA 16222
Race Secretary: Trish Adams; 814.257.9933
Payment Distribution: The amounts of the nomination fee of yearlings will be
divided equally between 2-year-old trotters and pacers and 3YO trotters and
pacers. All subsequent payments will be divided by age, sex, and gait.
Directions: From Route 85, 6 miles to Route 839N
Racing Conditions: The races for 2YO and 3YO horses will be one heat. If more
than eight declare in any division of this stake, the association reserves the right
to divide the purse equally and race one heat for each division. In the event of
rain, the association reserves the right to postpone any division and divide the
purse among all horses entered. Horse eligibility papers must show a charted
line with no breaks behind a starting gate with the following standards:
Post Time: Noon all days
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2YO Pace – 2:08
2YO Trot – 2:12
3YO Pace – 2:06
3YO Trot – 2:10
Box for Draw: Draw all days Monday, Aug. 11. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Racing: Wednesday, Aug. 13: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Thursday, Aug. 14: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Charting: All race days
Special Notes: Owners must present SSN or tax ID number to collect earnings.
Non-racing horses must vacate stalls for racing horses if needed.
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Honesdale Jaycees
Wayne County Fairgrounds
270 Miller Drive
Honesdale, PA 18431
Money Division: The purse shall be equally divided, and with five starters paid
off as follows: winner 50%, second 25%, third 12%, fourth 8%, fifth 5%.
Race Secretary: Jeff Firmstone
Contact: 570.253.2395 (office) or 570.470.1875 (cell)
If fewer than five start, the award shall be distributed as follows:
4 starters: 50 – 25 – 15 – 10%
3 starters: 60 – 30 – 10%
2 starters: 65 – 35%
1 starter: 100%
Directions: One mile north of Honesdale on Route 191.
In case of a tie, trophy will be awarded to the horse with the best time.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Tuesday, Aug. 5. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 4 p.m. on Wednesday
Noon on Thursday
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Racing: Wednesday, Aug. 6: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and FFA Pace, purse $2,000
Thursday, Aug. 7: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and FFA Trot, purse $1,000
Charting: All race days
Gait: Must be specified on all March 15 payments. If entry changes gait any time
after it has been entered, it may be transferred to race at which gait it has
adopted at next payment and all subsequent payments shall follow that gait.
Cashiers check or money order (preferred payment) to the Bloomsburg Fair
Stake #70.
Mailing Address:
John H. Flick
The Bloomsburg Fair
P.O. Box 479
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
A returned check will automatically disqualify a horse.
Special Notes: The Wayne County Fair will not be responsible or liable for any
accidents to any person, property loss by fire, theft, storm, or any other cause.
Race office opens at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Greene County Fair
Greene County Fairgrounds
107 Fairgrounds Road
Waynesburg, PA 15370
Race Secretary: Audre King, 724.977.3652
Directions: From I-79-S, exit 14; turn right and go through two lights.
Fairgrounds is on right.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Tuesday, Aug. 5. Box open 8-11 a.m.
Post Time: Noon all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Racing: Thursday, Aug. 7: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Friday, Aug. 8: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
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Charting: All race days
York Fair, York County
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Dayton (Two-Day Event)
Dayton Fairgrounds
104 Fairground Road
Dayton, PA 16222
Race Secretary: Trish Adams, 814.257.9933
Directions: From Route 85, 6 miles to Route 839N.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Thursday, June 12. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Wayne County Fair
Wayne County Fairgrounds
270 Miller Drive
Honesdale, PA 18431
Race Secretary: Jeff Firmstone
Contact: 570.253.2395 (office) or 570.470.1875 (cell)
Directions: One mile north of Honesdale on Route 191
Box for Draw: Draw for all days on Saturday, Aug. 2. Box open 7:30 -10 a.m.
Post Time: 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 14
1 p.m. on Sunday, June 15
Post Time: 11 a.m. both days
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Racing: Saturday, June 14: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes
Sunday, June 15: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes
Racing: Sunday, Aug. 3: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Monday, Aug. 4: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Special Notes: Owners must present SSN or tax ID number to collect earnings.
Special Notes: The Wayne County Fair will not be responsible or liable for any
accidents to any person, property loss by fire, theft, storm, or any other cause.
Race office opens at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014.
Meadville Sertoma
Crawford County Fairgrounds
13500 Leslie Road
Meadville, PA 16335
Race Secretary: Kathy Harvey
Contact: 724.695.0726 (entries) or 724.622.4101 (race days)
Directions: From I-79, exit 147, through Meadville to North St. Turn right (one
block), turn left on Rt. 86 to Leslie Road, turn right. Fairgrounds is on right.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Thursday, June 19. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 1 p.m. all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Racing: Saturday, June 21: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes
Sunday, June 22: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes
Charting: All race days
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Bloomsburg Fair, Columbia County
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Bedford Fair Continued
Big Butler Fair
Butler County Fairgrounds
1127 New Castle Road
Prospect, PA 16502
Race Secretary: Jake Hoover
Clerk: Sue Brickell
Contact: 814.623.9011 (office) or 814.623.9507 (cell); bushwoodcircle@yahoo.com
Box for Draw: All days drawn Saturday, July 19. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 11 a.m. all days
Race Secretary: Trish Adams
Clerk: Sue Brickell
Contact: 724.865.9968 (office) or 724.388.5451 (cell)
Starters on Gate: 6
Directions: Take I-79, exit 29; then Route 422E (approx. 5 miles).
Racing: Monday, July 21: all 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Tuesday, July 22: all 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Box for Draw: All drawn on Wednesday, June 24. Box closes at 10 a.m. Special Notes: Clay track. No stalls available; race from trailers. No harness horses
on grounds before 7 a.m. either day.
Clearfield Fair
Clearfield County Fair and Park
Park Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
Race Secretary: Ron Neeper
Contact: 814.768.7568 (office) or 814.765.2981 (cell); neeperr@dishmail.net
Directions: From I-80-W, exit 120, then Rt. 879S to Rt. 322W; follow signs. From
I-80-E, exit 111, then Rt. 153S; follow signs.
Box for Draw 1: Sunday and Monday drawn Friday, July 25. Box closes at noon.
Box for Draw 2: Tuesday and Wednesday drawn Saturday, July 26. Box closes
at noon.
Post Time: Noon all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 4
Post Time: 9 a.m. all days
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Racing: Thursday, June 26: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Friday, June 27: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Dayton Horsemen/Stargazers Relay for Life
Dayton Fairgrounds
104 Fairground Road
Dayton, PA 16222
Race Secretary: Trish Adams, 814.257.9933
Directions: From Route 85, 6 miles to Route 839N
Box for Draw: All days drawn Thursday, July 3. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Post Time: 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 5
1 p.m. on Sunday, July 6
Racing: Sunday, July 27: 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker State trotters
Monday, July 28: 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker State pacers
Tuesday, July 29: 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker State trotters
Wednesday, July 30: 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker State pacers
Number of Starters on Gate: 5
Charting: All race days
Special Notes: Owners must present SSN or tax ID number to collect earnings.
Special Notes: No stalls will be reserved. After 8 a.m. Friday, stalls are $10 per day.
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Racing: Saturday, July 5: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes
Sunday, Jul. 6: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes
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Gratz (Two-Day Event)
Lycoming County Fair
Gratz Fairgrounds
601 East Market St. (Rt. 25)
Gratz, PA 17030
Lycoming County Fairgrounds
1 East Park St.
Hughesville, PA 17737
Benefiting: Upper Dauphin Medic 6, Gratz Fire Company and the Gratz Fair
Scholarship Fund
Race Secretary: Trish Adams
Contact: 570.584.4990 (office) or 724.388.5451
Race Secretary: David Wiest, 717.365.3144 (office), ddwiest@epix.net
Directions: From I-80, take I-80W for 12 miles, then Rt. 405 for 3 miles.
Directions: From Harrisburg: Rt. 22/322W to Rt. 225N to Rt. 25E. From Pottsville, Rt. 209S to Rt. 25W.
From Sunbury: Rt. 147S to Rt. 225W to Rt. 25E. From I-81, Exit 112 to Rt. 25W.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Monday, July 14. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Box for Draw: All days drawn Friday, July 11. Box closes at 10 a.m.
Number of Starters on Gate: 4
Post Time: 11 a.m. all days
Racing: Wednesday, July 16: All 3YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Thursday, July 17: All 2YO Fair Sire Stakes and Quaker States
Number of Starters on Gate: 6
Racing: Saturday, July 12: all 2YO Fair Sire Stakes
Sunday, July 13: all 3YO Fair Sire Stakes
Charting:
All race days
Special Notes: Owners must present SSN and current address to receive a check.
Do not leave entries on voicemail. Stalls available Friday, July 11 at noon. In
anticipation of stall shortage, only horses racing on assigned day will be
permitted on grounds. Race office is open July 10 from 7 -9 a.m.
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Washington Fair, Washington County
Post Time: Noon all days
Special Notes: Track will be closed at noon on Monday, July 14. Alcoholic
beverages are prohibited on the Lycoming County Fairgrounds.
Bedford Fair
Bedford County Fairgrounds
108 Telegraph Road
Bedford, PA 15522
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