Harness racing kicks off tonight
By George Starks
GREENVILLE-
Harness horse racing
will kick off tonight at the Great Darke County Fair with 10 races set
for the
opening night card.
Local
drivers like Jeff Nisonger,
Don Bolyard, Chris Hope and Gavin Bixler, just to name a few, big money
will be
up for grabs during the week.
The
big headliner will be the Gene
Riegle Memorial. Last year, the purse was at 10,000 dollars for the
inaugural
race. This year, promoters are looking at a 15,000 dollar purse and
possibly
more.
Post
time for tonight’s races will
be 7 pm. The following is tonight’s card.
Race
1- Pace
1.
Kingfishers Gold (Ty Van Rhoden)
2.
Blueridge Casino (Jeff Nisonger)
3.
Sadies Scooter (Scott McQuinn)
4.
All Marks Go (TBA)
5.
Raps Big Boy (Shawn Barker II)
6.
Cool Customer (Mary Dawson)
7.
Bar B Strad-A-Doe (Jack Dailey)
Race
2- Pace
1.
Honkey Tonk Angel (Eric Tharpes)
2.
Charley’s Fast Cat (Doug Rideout)
3.
Rosebud Tough Guy (Christopher Hope)
4.
Feel The Jolt (Mike Polhamus)
5.
Brush The Sand (Gavin Bixler)
6.
All Over The World (TBA)
Race
3- Pace
1.
My Last Chance (Jeff Nisonger)
2.
River Valley Prince (Tommy Dawson)
3.
Wood Den (Mike Polhamus)
4.
Dusto (Jack Dailey)
5.
Hankey L (TBA)
6.
Forevers A Deal (Shawn Baker II)
Race
4- Trot
1.
What The Sam Mill
(Bruce Sturgeon)
2.
My Big Flex (Kevin Beckstedt)
3.
Mystery Chip (Chad Leyes)
4.
Fred’s Lil Scraper (Ty Van Rhoden)
5.
Hope Hooray (TBA)
Race
5- Pace
OCRA-
2 Year Old Fillies
1.
Juicy Girl (Hugh Beatty)
2.
Sweet Caldonia (David Brumbaugh)
3.
Frisk Em Gator (Mary Burkhold)
4.
Come Along Sadie
(Jason Borowski)
5.
God Only Knows (Jeremy Smith)
6.
Brandi Mayree (TBA)
Race
6- Trot
Terry
Thomas Memorial
1.
North Parcc (Ty Van Rhoden)
2.
Tesla (Jack Dailey)
3.
We Belong Together (Theodore Gawron)
4.
Holdie L (TBA)
5.
Touch Of Grace (Mike Polhamus)
Race
7-Trot
OCRA-
3 year old Fillies
1.
Anything But Carry (Tami Hartman)
2.
Its Pay Day (Roy Burns)
3.
Diplomats Mistress (David Myers)
4.
Elizabeth J (TBA)
5.
St’s Esteem (Jeremy Smith)
Race
8- Trot
Terry
Thomas Memorial/Signature
Series
1.
Future Past (Larry Steenbergen)
2.
Herbie L (Roy Burns)
3.
JL Crossing Sea’s (Eric Tharps)
4.
Rewrite The Rules (Jack Dailey)
5.
Can’t Lose (Ty Van Rhoden)
Race
9- Pace
1.
Cam Direct (Christopher Hope)
2.
I Throw Fitz (Jack Dailey)
3.
Western Mandy (TBA)
4.
SS Sampson Power (Jeff Nisonger)
5.
Lima Ritch (Ty Van Rhoden)
6.
Veloce (TBA)
7.
Deb’s Family Circle (Phil Davie)
Race
10- Pace
1.
SBD First Blood (Doug Rideout)
2.
Request To Win (Mike Polhamus)
3.
JB’s Cutie (Shawn Barker II)
4.
Danny’s Man (Larry Steenbergen)
5.
Sadies Legacy (Eric Tharps)
6.
Great Scot (Bruce Sturgeon)
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