Wattsburg

Pennsylvania Fair Racing

Formful Trotters and Pacers Race At Wattsburg Fair

August 25, 2025

The Pennsylvania fair circuit returned to the Erie County Fair in the northwestern part of the state for Sunday, Aug. 24 and Monday, Aug. 25 racing during the fair proper, after earlier hosting a “two...

Pennsylvania Fair Racing

Action Aplenty During Wattsburg Meet

August 27, 2024

The sophomore Stay Hungry gelding Rose Run Zeke came within a fifth of a second of tying the all-age record at the Erie County Fair in this northwest Pennsylvania borough, crossing the wire in 2:00.2 ...

Racing at York, PA Fair

Smooth As Silk Sets Wattsburg Trotting Record

Harness racing returned to the northwest corner of Pennsylvania on Saturday and Sunday, with the Erie County Fairgrounds in this borough hosting a two-day Sire Stakes meet, which resulted in the track...

Under Paid Threatens Wattsburg Mark

August 28, 2019

After a cool but sunny Monday (Aug. 26) of racing two-year-olds, the skies threatened the three-year-old action on Tuesday (Aug. 27) at the Erie County Fair in Wattsburg, Pa.

Wattsburg (Pa.) Fair Recap

August 29, 2018

As they have been for much of the summer on the Pennsylvania fair circuit, fillies, especially the trotting fillies, provided the majority of the notable achievements during the two-day meet Tuesday (...

Wattsburg (Pa.) Post Time Reminder

August 26, 2018

Horsepeople who intend to race at the Erie County Fair in Wattsburg (Pa.) this Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 28 and 29) are reminded that time each day is 11:00 a.m.

PA Fair Season Starts At Wattsburg

The weatherman did not help his chances of ever being a morning line odds-maker, as the 2016 Pennsylvania fair season kicked off in beautiful weather at the Erie County Fair in this city in northwest ...

PA Fair Season Opener Washed Out

It's not a good sign when you drive into a fairgrounds and one of the first things you see is the starting gate still attached to its trailer hitch.

'Fireball' Scorches PA Fair Record

On Sunday, June 16 at the Erie County Fairgrounds, Shesalilfireball certainly lived up to her name as she scorched the Wattsburg track for a Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes victory in 2:00.3. During a c...

Freshmen Lower PA Fair Records

August 28, 2012

Two-year-olds were in action at two venues in Pennsylvania on Tuesday (August 28), with drivers Wayne Long and Roger Hammer enjoying successful afternoons.

Update On Lineweaver

Longtime Pennsylvania Fair horseman Winston Lineweaver, who suffered a heart attack during the racing card at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania on Sunday, remains hospitalized in ...

First 'Beach' Starter Wins

Lifesarealbeach became the first Somebeachsomewhere baby to start in a pari-mutuel race on Sunday afternoon and she won her debut.

PA Fair Circuit Kicks Off

The 2012 season on the Pennsylvania County Fair Racing Circuit got underway on Saturday (June 16) in Wattsburg, the first time the Erie County oval hosted the season opener, featuring sophomores in Si...