One horse set a divisional track record and several others burnished their credentials during the only four-day stop on the Pennsylvania fair circuit, the Clearfield County Fair in central Pennsylvania.
In the last race of the meet, the sophomore Artspeak colt Terry A Hanover, a 2020 Pennsylvania Fair Championship winner, paced in 1:58.1 to reduce his divisional record, set by Star Of Terror in 2017, by four-fifths of a second. Owned by Christine Schadel and Caitlin Solt, Terry A Hanover is trained and was driven by Todd Schadel.
Tiamogonedancen, a daughter of A Rocknroll Dance and a 2020 Fair champion who so far is the quickest performer on this year's circuit at 1:55.2, won her division for “A” pacers in 1:59.4 for driver Dave Brickell and trainer Mitchell York, tying her for the lead with four fair wins this year. In the next race, her contemporary Tonianne became the first horse to record three 2:00 fair miles by winning in 1:59. The Andy Miller Stable Inc. and Louis Willinger own the high-flying filly, who is under the care of Todd Schadel on the fair circuit.
On the trotting side, the track’s all-age mark of 2:01.2, set by Stickler Hanover last year, was threatened by a pair of 2:02 winners: the Bar Hopping colt Top Me Off, the fastest fair trotter this year at 1:58.3, a 2020 Fair champion, and now a four-time winner on the circuit who won for Christine Schadel and her husband along with Rick and Regina Beinhauer; and the Donato Hanover colt By A Hoff Hanover, owned by the Schadels along with Timothy Hayes and Dr. Megan Moschgat.
One two-year-old who had a chance to further brighten her time in the spotlight was the Betting Line pacing filly Bettor Strait N Up, who came to Clearfield with four fair wins and had a chance to notch five before anyone else had gotten four in the “A” ranks. But she had to settle for second behind Gottaluvit Hanover; as it is, she is now joined by Tiamogonedancen and Top Me Off as four-time “A” fair winners.
The Buster DiSalvo trophy is given annually to the meet’s leading driver. The honour went to Todd Schadel, who guided 10 winners to Victory Lane.
The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit now divides into racing at two sites in opposite corners of the state and 347 miles apart. There will be racing at the Greene County Fair in Waynesburg, Pa., this coming Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 10-11), along with Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 11-12) racing at the Wayne County Fair in Honesdale, Pa.
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