If you like seeing horses run in circles really fast, the harness racing takes place on Wednesday June 25th at 1 p.m. in the grandstand. The classes that will race will be Trot- 2 yr, Trot- 3 yr, Pace- 2 yr and Pace- 3 yr. There will not be a rain date. Harness racing has a big history at the fair. When looking at Frances Johnston's scrapbooks there were numerous articles about harness racing and it was the main form of entertainment before World War II and also the earliest. During the first fair local farmers brought their horses and would race them. I always catch a glimpse of the practice runs and if I'm lucky sometimes the races. Of course we've all seen horse racing on TV, but I am amazed at the speed of the horses and it is more thrilling in person. This is a great event for the family.
If you are interested in entering, the entry fee is $100 and the maintenance fee is $20. Wood shavings are only to be used instead of straw and entries will be accepted between 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. 72 hours before the race. The stalls will be available on a first come first serve basis and have to be cleaned before leaving the fairgrounds.
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