County Fair Report (07/012/10)

Posted Monday, July 12, 2010

      County Fair Report

  The Jersey County Fair at Jerseyville concluded Sunday afternoon with three more Mid-Western Racing Association stakes and driver-trainer Graham Ross, Jr. posted his third winner of the seven contested events in the two days of racing when he steered No Mind Reader to a winning debut in the MWIRA 2-Year-Old Trot by a romping 22-length margin in 2:06.3. Ross shares ownership of the home-bred son of Physic Spirit with breeders Ron and Deloris Phillips and John Carver . . . Larry and Karen Walker’s April Brook stayed hot, notching her third consecutive triumph in the MWIRA sophomore pace division with a new lifetime mark of 1:59.4. The Mark Walker trainee was six lengths the best for driver Mark Walker . . . The 3-Year-Old Colt division saw Carol Graham’s Enra race first over when he took his four straight victory in 2:03 flat with Tom Graham Jr. . . . Racing at the Fairview Fair, which concluded Monday, had no less than 13 events on its program with a trio of Free For All Paces going to Princess Abgail (Darry Birch) in 2:04.1, Fort Hamilton (Shawn Nessa) in 2:02 and the seven-year-old mare Tinkers Damn (Michael Knicley) in 2:01.1 . . . The three Free For All Trot winners were Good Ride Cowboy (Tannor Splittier) in 2:03.2, King La Conch (Buddy Simpson), a 26-length romp in the park in 2:02, and Lane’s Game (JD Finn) easily in 2:04 . . . Buddy Simpson also brought home the two-year-old Somecam in the seventh race maiden event with a 2:04.3 mile. . . Antonio Love also had a driving double, first winning with the state-bred 2-year-old filly Fox Valley Vanita (2:06.2) in a maiden race for Curtis Rice, and later with the second season mare Scent Sensation (2:08.4) in the first division condition trot for owner Sally Watts and trainer Tom D Tetrick.

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Sunday, July 11 Results

FIRST: FIRST: MWIRA 2-Year-Old Trot, Purse $3,246:
Winner (Driver)    Time (Track Fast)
No Mind Reader (Graham Ross, Jr.)  2:06.2
Trainer: Graham Ross, Jr.  Owners: Ron and Deloris Phillips, John Carver and Graham Ross, Jr.

SECOND: MWIRA 3-Year-Old Filly Pace, Purse $1,733:
April Brook (Tom Walker)   1:59.4
Trainer: Mark Walker. Owner: Larry and Karen Walker.

THIRD: MWIRA 3-Year-Old Colt Pace, Purse $1,703:
Enry (Tom Graham, Jr.)   2:03
Trainer: Tom Graham. Owner: Carol Graham.

FOURTH: Free For All Pace, Purse $750:
Sailors Sky (Ronnie Gillespie)  1:58.3
Trainer: Roshun Trigg.  Owner: World Class Racing.

FIFTH: Free For All Pace, Purse $750:
Blue Strike (Ronnie Gillespie)  1:56.4
Trainer: Roshun Trigg. Owner: Ronnie Gillespie.

WAYNE COUNTY FAIR at FAIRFIELD

Sunday, July 11 Results

FIRST: Free For All Pace, Purse $300:
Horse (Driver)     Time (Track Fast)
Princess Abigail (Darry Birch)  2:04.1
Trainer: Darry Birch. Owners: Gene and Dakota Birch.

SECOND: Free For All Pace, Purse $300:
Fort Hamilton (Shawn Nessa)   2:02
Trainer: Shawn Nessa. Owner: Angie Nessa.

THIRD: Free For All Pace, Purse $300:
Tinkers Damn (Michael Knicley)  2:01.1
Trainer: Michael Knicley. Owner: Randall Denham.

FOURTH: Free For All Trot, Purse $300:
Good Ride Cowboy (Tannor Splittier) 2:03.2
Trainer: Tannor Spilttier. Owner: Karla Schubert.

FIFTH: Free For All Trot, Purse $300:
King La Conch (Buddy Simpson)  2:02
Trainer: Clay Simpson. Owner: Anthony and Buddy Simpson.

SIXTH: Free For All Trot, Purse $300:
Lane’s Game (J D Finn)   2:04
Trainer: J D Finn. Owner: Mary Jeffers.

SEVENTH: Maidens, NW $1,500, Pace, Purse $300:
Somecam (Buddy Simpson)   2:04.3
Trainer: Clay Simpson. Owner: Thomas Cave.

EIGHTH: Maidens, NW $1,500, Pace, Purse $300:
Fox Valley Vanita (Curtis Bradford)  2:06.2
Trainer: Curtis Rice. Owner: Curtis Rice.

NINTH: Maidens, NW $1,500, Pace, Purse $300:
Fox Valley Noble (Antonio Love)  2:11
Trainer: James Collier. Owner: James Collier.

TENTH: NW $2,500, Trot, Purse $300:
Scent Sensation (Antonio Love)  2:08.4
Trainer: Tom Tetrick. Owner: Sally Watt.

ELEVENTH: NW $2,500, Trot, Purse $300:
Queen Tammy (C. Alan Finn)  2:10
Trainer: C. Alan Finn. Owner: Timothy Wiessing.

TWELFTH: NW $2,500, Trot, Purse $300:
Lucky Lizzy (Randall Finn)   2:12.4
Trainer: Randall Finn. Owner: Rickie Clay.

JERSEY COUNTY FAIR AT JERSEYVILLE