The Jayland Trotting Association will conduct its annual harness racing equipment sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland. The event will be held in Bubp Hall located directly behind the grandstand with all proceeds going to the maintenance of the half-mile track at the fairgrounds. In addition to […]
Hand Dover Dan draws rail for Governor’s Cup Championships
Hand Dover Dan, last year’s champion two-year-old trotting gelding and winner of the Governor’s Cup Championship for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings, is back to try and add the three-year-old trotting title to his credentials. The sophomore son of Dover Dan has drawn post one in the $25,000 Championship slated as Race 7 on the […]
Doug Rideout scores win 3,000 on ISFC
Doug Rideout, the reigning driving champ on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC), scored his 3,000th career win at Portland Saturday, Aug. 6. Rideout scored the milestone behind his standout freshman trotting gelding Mr. Knowitall in the sixth race of the day. Rideout placed Mr Knowitall right on the lead for the gate to wire […]
Jayland Trotting Association to hold sale
The Jayland Trotting Association, based at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Ind., will once again hold an equipment auction Saturday, Feb. 5. The event will begin at 10 a.m. The event will include harness racing equipment and other items association with racing. The event, slated for Bubp Hall, located behind the grandstand, will be […]
Last stop on first ISFC at Portland Saturday
The first session of the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) will come to a close Saturday, Aug. 7 with 17 races slated at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland. Two and three-year-old pacers and trotters will have one final shot at collecting points to try to get into the Governor’s Cup Championships set for the […]
ISFC heads to Portland
The Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) will hold its next session at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Ind. Wednesday, July 7. A total of 17 races are slated to begin at 11 a.m. Two-year-old filly pacers will kick off the program with two divisions followed by two divisions of two-year-old colt and gelding pacers. […]
HHYF Camp headed to Portland
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) recently announced its summer schedule for one-day camps in 2021, and the series will make a stop at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Ind. The camp is set for Thursday, August 5 and will be the second stop on the six-camp series. The Jay County Fairgrounds will welcome […]
Jay County Fairgrounds to offer equipment sale
The Jay County Fairgrounds will be the site of a Standardbred equipment sale Saturday, Feb. 6. The sale will be conducted by Loy Real Estate and Auction of Portland, Ind. and will begin at 10 a.m. at the Marion and Irene Bubp Hall, located behind the grandstand. The sale company will accept consignments beginning Friday, […]
Indiana legend Jerry Landess passes away
There was only one Jerry Landess and anytime one thinks about Indiana Standardbred racing, Jerry Landess was included in the conversation. The longtime native of Portland, Ind. passed away Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the age of 90. Born Feb. 24, 1030, Landess was a 1948 graduate of Portland High School and married his wife, Mary, […]
Myers Stable scores five wins at Portland
The Jack Myers Stable was on a roll Saturday, Aug. 8 as Indiana Sired Fair Circuit action continued at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Ind. Under the direction of trainer Jack Myers and driver Alex Udell, the stable won five races on the program. The win streak began in the second race of the […]