The Pennsylvania fair circuit made its last regular-season stop for a 'Two-Day Sire Stakes Event' at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Honesdale, Pa., on Tuesday (Sept. 29) and Wednesday (Sept. 30).
R Speed Of Light took more than two seconds off an 11-year-old track record for rookie trotting fillies with a 2:04.4 clocking. Trainer-driver Todd Schadel co-owns the daughter of Sebastian K S and Ruffleshaveridges with his wife, Christine, as well as Rick and Regina Beinhauer.
In the next race, the Artspeak-Subtle Charm pacing gelding Seth Hanover paced in 2:01.1 to reduce his division’s Honesdale mark by two-fifths of a second for his co-owners, driver Dave Brickell and trainer Mitchell York.
All four of the fair circuit’s freshman leaders won on the Tuesday card. In addition to R Speed Of Light and Seth Hanover, trotting gelding Top Me Off and pacing filly Catie Faye Hanover won their respective events.
Wednesday’s conditions did not turn out to be so optimal for speed production, but the Well Said gelding Nome Hanover won in 2:00 for trainer-driver Todd Schadel, who also shares ownership with Timothy Hayes and Dr. Megan Moscheat.
Roger Hammer, Todd Schadel and Tony Schadel earned three driving wins apiece over the two-day meeting.
The leading point winners in each of the eight divisions now prepare for their $25,000 Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes finals, which will be held at The Meadows on Oct. 12.
(Meadows Standardbred Owners Association, Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen Association, and Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association)