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Jennie Ann (Lettherockbegin) and harness racing driver Rob Anderson were the lone mare in race eight on Sunday (Aug. 18) at What Cheer, Iowa, featuring Iowa-Registered 3 Years and Older Pacers. Assigned the rail, the seven-year-old Iowa veteran was unfazed by the competition. When the starting gates folded, Sneaknthruthenight (Mark Mintun) paced out to take […]
Friday (7/12) kicked off a big three-day weekend of harness racing excitement at the Keokuk County Fair, Iowa held at What Cheer. With carnival rides, foam party, cornhole tournament and other exciting fair activities, the crowd gathered each day at the track to cheer on their favorite horses and drivers. Driver/trainer Adam Hauser wowed the […]
As the fair season gets underway in Iowa, harness racing horses took to the track Saturday (6/1) at Humboldt, Iowa. The eleventh race featured Free For All trotters, as four Iowa favorites competed against each other. When the gate folded, the lone mare in the field, Lucy Jewel (James Gould) sprinted to the front. Also […]
Iowa harness racing held the season opener today (5/26) at What Cheer. Excitement coursed throughout the barn area all the way to the grandstand as Iowa freshmen made their track debut and sophomores returned for their second season. The highlight today belonged to the Free For All Pacers in race eight. As the field of […]
Fair racing is in full swing in Iowa, with new drivers gaining their first lifetime harness racing wins. At Monticello on Thursday (7/20), Kolton Hauser was given the assignment to drive Minnie Vinnie in race two, featuring three-year-old and older Iowa-Registered pacers. At the start of the race, Hauser and Minnie Vinnie pushed the gate […]
With full cards on both Saturday (Jul. 15) and Sunday (Jul. 16), harness racing fans at What Cheer saw multiple lifetime achievements accomplished by Iowa Registered freshmen and sophomores. On Saturday, five horses lowered their lifetime marks on a good track. Starting off the trend in race one for two-year-old pacing colts, Brother Buddy, owned, […]
Harness racing in Iowa is in full swing as two-year-olds make their debut, three-year-olds look to compete as sophomores and aged horses return as crowd favorites. On Wednesday (6/14) two-year-old pacers and trotters competed at Eldon, IA. As the evening card commenced, Fengshuiprosperity looked to make her second start a winning one. With trainer/driver Duane […]
Iowa Registered harness racing freshmen pacers and trotters competed Saturday (8/13), at What Cheer, on a full fourteen race card. Chicken N Dice (Millionaire Cam) looked to keep a perfect record as he took to the track in race four, Iowa Registered Pacing Two-Year-Old Colts and Geldings. With Will Roland holding the lines, Chicken N […]
Iowa bred horses took the harness racing track Tuesday (7/12) for an evening of racing at Bloomfield, Ia. In race one, the first division of two-year-old pacers, Juneparker (Will Roland) left from the rail to take the lead. With Marc Box Twenty applying pressure, Juneparker led the field around the track. Around the last turn, […]
Multiple lifetime marks were celebrated during the three-day weekend of harness racing at What Cheer, Ia. Helens Fantasy (Wilson Wyoming, Adam Hauser) had the three-hole in the opener for 2-Year-Old Iowa Registered Trotters, the first filly division. Turning her loose, Hauser had Helens Fantasy on top in 35.1 to the quarter. Up by eight lengths […]
On Sunday (7/3) sophomore harness racing trotters and pacers competed in multiple divisions of the Glenn & Lorraine Jenson Memorial Trot and the Mark & Ethel Insko Memorial Pace at Humboldt, IA, with fillies taking the prize. Secretive Kate (Macduffie) and driver Jason Telfer was looking for her second win of the season when she […]
Freshmen harness racing trotters and pacers took to the track in Eldon, Iowa on Wednesday (6/15). Cory Larson had the lines on first time starter, Marc Box Twenty (Marced Card), in race three, the second division of the Marvin Saner Memorial 2 Year Old Pace. As the gate folded, Marc Box Twenty quickly sprinted for […]
The first race featured the first Iowa consolation race on the card at What Cheer, Iowa on Saturday (9/18), with two-year-old harness racing trotting fillies taking the track. Secretive Kate (Jason Telfer) left quickly from the two-hole. Cutting the mile in 31, 1:02.3 and 1:33.3, Secretive Kate (Macduffie) made it no secret that she was […]
As the harness racing season begins to wind down, Iowa horses look to solidify their points standings as they race towards Championship weekend. The first race on Saturday (9/4) at What Cheer featured two-year-old pacing colts/geldings. As the gate folded, Night King (Rob Anderson) quickly took the lead, with He’s Special (Mark Mintun) dropping in […]
