The Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association has sent out a breakdown of the top point-earners on the Pennsylvania fair circuit in 2017.
Here is a list of the top pointearners, accrued on a 35-25-15-10-8-5-4-2 basis based on order of finish (9 for a rainout), during the 20-stop (some stops conflicting) Pennsylvania fair season during 2017.
TWO-YEAR-OLD TROTTING COLT
GRAPPLE HANOVER (265 points)
Trained by Wayne Long for owners William Kreutzer and Denton Barrett.
TWO-YEAR-OLD TROTTING FILLY
CRITICAL HANOVER (303 points)
Trained by Todd Schadel for owners Christine and Cody Schadel.
TWO-YEAR-OLD PACING COLT
VENIER HANOVER (410 points, most of any two-year-old)
Trained by Dave Brickell, who shares ownership with Mitchell York.
TWO-YEAR-OLD PACING FILLY
PRETTY PROUD (365 points)
Trained by Rich Gillock, who shares ownership with Barbara and James Richardson.
THREE-YEAR-OLD TROTTING COLT
PHOTO BOMBER (336 points)
Trained by Linda Schadel, who shares ownership with Tony Schadel.
THREE-YEAR-OLD TROTTING FILLY
ALL SET LETS GO (453, most of any horse at the PA fairs in 2017)
Trained by John McMullen Jr. for his family’s McMullen Stable LLC.
THREE-YEAR-OLD PACING COLT
CRUISERWILLWIN (352 points)
Trained by Todd Schadel, who shares ownership with Christine Schadel.
THREE-YEAR-OLD PACING FILLY
BELLA RAGAZA (443 points, most of any pacer)
Trained by Linda Schadel, who shares ownership with Roxanna Buffington.
All of 2016’s two-year-old fair champions were the leading point-winners in 2017 except PF Gemalous, who was third in points in 2017 (note: none of the four two-year-old championship winners in 2016 led their divisions in points last year).
FIVE LEADING DRIVERS
Chris Shaw – 64
Roger Hammer – 61
Todd Schadel – 32
Tony Schadel – 28
(tie) Wayne Long – 27
(tie) Steve Schoeffel – 27
FIVE LEADING TRAINERS
Roger Hammer – 55
(tie) Todd Schadel – 32
(tie) Jason Shaw – 32
Linda Schadel – 26
Dave Brickell – 25
(Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association)