Aug. 4 Queen Pageant and Little Miss and Mr. Aug. 5-6 Harness Racing and Parimutuel Wagering Aug. 5 Free Carnival (Must pick up armband at Farmers State Bank before close on 8/4/09) Aug. 7 NTPA Grand National Tractor Pull Aug. 8 Demolition Derby
HORSE RACING
Illinois' Fastest County Fair Track Hosts Pari-mutuel Wagering for Two Nights
The Brown County Fair will kick off TWO big nights of Harness Racing starting at 7:00PM on Wednesday, August 5 and concluding with a star studded 7:00PM program on Thursday, August 6. Purses have again been raised and the 2-day offering will be the richest in Brown County Fair history with over $150,000 in purses. The aged pace for Illinois conceived and foaled 4-year-old and up is the richest in Illinois County Fair History at an estimated $18,000. Through the cooperation of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Balmoral and Maywood Parks in Chicago and the Illinois Racing Board, the Brown County Fair will again offer pari-mutuel wagering. The Brown County Fair continues to be the only Illinois county fair offering pari-mutuel wagering.
Chosen a few years ago as one of the Nation's "Blue Ribbon Fairs" for its first class harness racing, the Brown County Fair will continue the tradition with its richest two nights ever in 2009.
Track Records
Trot: 2:00.1 - De Lady Sue Driven by S. Derousse
Pace: 1:53.4 - Taser Gun Driven by H. Walker (Illinois' Fastest County Fair Track Record)
