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Harness Races at the Logan County
Fair
[August 03, 2026]
On the first day of the Logan
County Fair, Sunday, August 2nd, the annual harness races were held
on the fairground’s dirt track. The shaded portion of the grandstand
was full of people there to watch the event.
The races were originally scheduled to start at noon but due to the
rain the previous day, were pushed back two hours for track
preparations. The announcer, Josh Carter, gave much of the credit
for the track being ready to Superintendent of Speed Dave Irwin, who
Carter said was out at 6:30 that morning trying to fix the muddy
track.
There were eleven races in total,
with an approximately fifteen-minute break between each race.
Between the races, a water truck and a tractor would go around the
track and smooth it out. The previous racers would get off the
track, while the new racers would get on.
Each race started with a mobile
starting gate, a white car with arms attached, leading the racers to
the starting line. The arms of the gate would then be pulled in, and
the riders and their horses would complete two half-mile laps.
At the end of each race, the winner
and their families would all stand on the track for a photo.
Some races were a bit of a blow
out, while others were extremely close. Several races ended with the
second-place rider just barely pulling in front for the victory.
While the audience cheered for every race and racer, the cheers for
the close races were notably louder.
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Results:
Race 1 (Topline 2 year old pace):
- 1st: Connor Prather with You Light Up
- 2nd: Jamaica Patton with Red Eye Boss
- 3rd: Jacob Roedl with C Saskatchewan
Race 2 (Topline 2 year old trot):
- 1st: Isaac Love with Help Me Out
- 2nd: Jacob Roedl with Showstopingirl
- 3rd: Mike Brink with Fantastic Rosie
Race 3 (Topline 3 year old and up pace):
- 1st: Rick Schrock with Fox Valley Lava
- 2nd: Marcus Detweiler with I Understand
- 3rd: Cole Prather with Shes Brookes Star
Race 4 (ISA 2 year old filly pace):
- 1st: Connor Prather with Deba Roo
- 2nd: Freddie Patton Jr with Dashing Val
- 3rd: Mike Cox with Homestead Vengence
- 4th: Rick Schrock with Clios Liquidity
Race 5 (ISA 2 year old colt pace):
- 1st: Freddie Patton Jr with Touchof Turbulence
- 2nd: Alexander Cante with Fox Valley Whisper
- 3rd: Rick Schrock with Hezapromisekeeper
Race 6 (ISA 2 year old filly trot):
- 1st: Nike Brink with Lousiren
- 2nd: Freddie Patton Jr with Shady Maple Dream
- 3rd: Jerome Daniels with GRC Mandy
Race 7 (ISA 2 year old colt trot):
- 1st: Connor Prather with Rolex Complex
- 2nd: Jamaica Patton with Milkshake
- 3rd: Rick Schrock with Johny Hawkinsville
- 4th: Douglas Graham with Wild On Waldorf
- 5th: Curt Grummel with Alloys Superstar
- 6th: Jerome Daniels with CL Bonfire
Race 8 (ISA 3 year old filly pace):
- 1st: Mike Cox with Fox Valley Polaris
- 2nd: Jerome Daniels with Trevors Redhotgirl
- 3rd: Freddie Patton Jr with Super Sage
- 4th: Connor Prather with San Antonio Storm
Race 9 (ISA 3 year old colt pace):
- 1st: Connor Prather with Conagher
- 2nd: Rick Schrock with Smoknthmsomestars
- 3rd: Jamaica Patton with Itsmrflossintime
- 4th: Mike Brink with Trailerpark Trevor
Race 10 (ISA 3 year old filly trot):
- 1st: Cole Prather with Chknlitesandchrome
- 2nd: Mike Cox with No Flies On Me
- 3rd: Curt Grummel with Sunburnt Senorita
- 4th: Jerome Daniels with TVs Tia Wind
Race 11 (ISA 3 year old colt trot):
- 1st: Chris Brown with Lous Lottery
- 2nd: Isaac Love with Lou’s Tru Lou
- 3rd: Freddie Patton Jr with Class Comedian
Harness Races at the Logan County Fair photo slideshow
[Matt Boutcher] |
