Harrisburg, PA — The harness racing bureau of the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission has compiled the top point earners in each of the eight divisions of the Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes series summer, which was contested over 20 stops among the state’s half-mile ovals.
The highest earners of points to declare in on Tuesday (Oct. 1) at The Meadows will get to compete for $25,000 in their respective Fair Sire Stakes Championships on Oct. 5.
The horses who earn the most points in each of the eight divisions of competition (2- and 3-year-olds of each gait and sex) also get the reward of a cooler, lettered with their accomplishment and fashioned in the stable’s colors. These banquets are annually given at the Fair Banquet, and these horses will be honored on Jan. 18, 2020, at the Bedford Springs (Pa.) Omni Hotel and Resort.
The eight blanket winners for the 2019 Pennsylvania fairs are:
2-Year-Old Male Trotter: Penance (g, Father Patrick-Yankee Etta), trained by Bob Rougeaux III for Brocious Racing Stable Inc.
2-Year-Old Female Trotter: Lindy Pretty Lady (Explosive Matter-Dreamgirl Lindy), trained by Bob Rougeaux III for Brocious Racing Stable Inc. (top point winner among all fair contestants)
2-Year-Old Male Pacer: Life’s Marvalous (g, Delmarvalous-Life’sarealbeach), trained and owned by Roger Hammer. (top point winner among all males)
2-Year-Old Female Pacer: RT Don’t Speak (Artspeak-Carousel Frame), trained by Bob Rougeaux III for Brocious Racing Stable Inc.
3-Year-Old Male Trotter: Andovers Asset (g, Andover Hall-Lively), trained by Linda Schadel and owned by Linda and Tony Schadel.
3-Year-Old Female Trotter: RT Gloria De Dios (Muscle Massive-RT Sun Poco), trained by Bob Rougeaux III for Brocious Racing Stable Inc.
3-Year-Old Male Pacer: Stranger Things (g, Western Terror-Southwind Prairie), trained by Steve Schoeffel for owners Virginia and Kathy Schoeffel and James Reuther.
3-Year-Old Female Pacer: Crew Sock Hanover (Well Said-Chantal Hanover), trained by David Brickell and owned by David Brickell and Mitchell York. (top point winner among all 3-year-olds)
In other statistics emerging from the fair season:
Six divisional track records were set during the summer. The all-time track record for the Butler Fairgrounds was lowered to 2:00.1 by Crew Sock Hanover.
Crew Sock Hanover was also the fastest performer at the Pennsylvania fairs this season with a 1:56.1 triumph at Gratz. On the trot, the gelding Vulcan Hanover trotted in 2:00.2 at Bloomsburg, the fastest mile ever by a 2-year-old on the state fair circuit. That time was equaled at Bloomsburg by the 3-year-old Andovers Asset for the year’s fastest trot.
There were 23 sub-2:00 miles during the season, with the four magic miles turned in by Find One More leading that category.
Penance led all competitors in “A” Fair Sire Stakes victories with nine, while Andovers Asset, Dream Dancing and RT Gloria De Dios recorded eight wins apiece. All these horses led their divisions in points, except for 2-year-old pacing filly Dream Dancing.
The top five drivers and trainers on the 2019 Pennsylvania fair circuit were:
Drivers
Todd Schadel – 55
Shawn Johnston – 45
Kyle Bolon, Roger Hammer – 38
Eric Neal – 29
Trainers
Todd Schadel – 62
Roger Hammer – 48
Bob Rougeaux III – 30
Dave Brickell, Gary Johnston – 25