Old News - April/May 2007
Racing Under Saddle is Back! (15-May)
Racing Under Saddle horse & rider qualifying will be held at the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn, Wisc. on Saturday, May 26th at 11:00am. This will be an opportunity to take the written examination as well as have your horses and the riders observed by our Presiding Judges for safety. Per our adopted guidelines, in order to race at any RUS event, the rider must pass the written examination and have participated in a schooling/qualifying exhibition. May 26th will be the first and only qualifying opportunity prior to the first race in Monroe on June 10th. Other qualifiers will be held at Elkhorn on June 30th and July 28th...but don't wait until the last minute! Questions/comments/concerns can be directed to WHHA President Gabe Wand at (608) 574-5468 or gabewand@yahoo.com.
Visit the NEW RUS section of our website here!
First Race Meet Coming Up Quick! (11-May)
The first race meet on the condition book is June 10 (less than a month away!) in Monroe, Wisc. during a church festival. Condition books are at the printer and should be all mailed out by Wednsday. If you would like to make sure you get a condition book, please email wiharnessnews@yahoo.com or call 608-772-5600.
Milestones (30-April)
A few horses have reached milestones in the past week:
- Tattler's Jet (owned by Dave Carter) reached $125,000 in earnings on 4-28 with a win at Jackson
- Maverick Muffler (owned by Gregg Nebgen) reached $50,000 in earnings on 4-26 with a 3rd at Maywood
- Dynamic Bubba (owned by Robert Grismore) made his 140th career start on 4-19 at Maywood
In-Training Reports (16-Apr)
Got a new horse in the barn? WHHA wants to know! Please send any updated in-training reports for the May issue of the Wisconsin Harness News to wiharnessnews@yahoo.com. Please include horse's name and owner's name.
Crafty Sailor Makes 300th Start (16-Apr)
Crafty Sailor, a 14 year old gelding by Sailor Boy, just raced his 300th time on April 15th at Raceway Park in Michigan. Trained by Gene Miller he trotted to a fifth place finish in 2:02.1. The previous week, on April 6th, Crafty Sailor won his 106th race in 299 starts at Northville in 2:04. Crafty Sailor and his owner,
WHHA member Dave Carter of Eau Claire, Wisc., was awarded the James Laird Memorial Award for Excellence in 2005. Lifetime the horse has made just over $124,000 and took a mark of 1:57.1 at 9 years old at Prairie Meadows.
New Race Meet & Website (11-Apr)
Thanks to the Elkhorn Trotting Club, there will be a co-sponsored meet at the Walworth County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 30th. This will be a regular race meet (just like their July 28th meet). For more information, check out the ETC's new website here.
Midwest Horse Fair Coming Up Soon! (10-Apr)
It's that time of year!!! I hope everyone will be able to make it up to the Midwest Horse Fair. The WHHA will be representing the Standardbred again this year on April 20th, 21st, & 22nd. We are located in Barn 9 this year, and our schedule is as follows:
Friday, April 20th - Parade of Breeds (11:55am)
Saturday, April 21st - Demonstration (8:10am); Parade of Breeds (11:55am)
Sunday, April 22nd - Demonstration (8:10am); Parade of Breeds (12:15pm)
As always, we would love to have you assistance in the Barn area helping answer questions and promote the sport we all know & love! Please stop by for an hour or two if you can help out and relieve some of the folks that will be there from Thursday-Sunday.
If you have ordered a raffle calendar, we will have them there for you to pickup! Since we cannot officially "sell" them at Horse Fair because we didn't buy a raffle license, we can only distribute those who would preorder (or I guess I can you out behind the old Oak Tree . . . haha).
For information on this TOTALLY AWESOME raffle, contact Becky Swinehart at (608) 728-1818 or e-mail calendar@wiharnessracing.com. See everyone at the Midwest Horse Fair!
Cheers!
-Gabe
WHHA Raffle Calendar Available (1-Apr)
Don't forget that the WHHA raffle calendars are now available!
Cost: $20.00
What you Get: A 12 month Color Calendar with Harness Racing Photos; 56 chances to win a cash prize of $25, $50, or $100. We draw 4 names Each Saturday beginning June 16th and ending September 15th.
Most prizes are $25, with $50 & $100 drawings on 2 separate days. Draw days are noted on calendar.
Each time you win, your name goes back in the hat so YOU CAN WIN MORE THAN ONCE!
Only 500 calendars are printed--pretty good odds.
Order 10 or more calendars and sell them to your friends and pay no shipping! Order less than 10 calendars and pay UPS shipping (per rules on the raffle license, all calendars must be shipped UPS, no USPS).
For more information, contact Becky Swinehart or Susan Schroeder at calendar@wiharnessracing.com or call 608-868-4874.
