Harness: Charlie May to meet seven rivals in Gene Riegle Memorial

Charlie May will be back at the Darke County (Ohio) Fair on Wednesday night (August 21) to defend his Gene Riegle Memorial title. Driver Dan Noble will send Charlie May out of post eight in the $35,000 event.

The 6-year-old gelded son of McArdle is a 27-time winner and has earned more than $2.1 million. He comes into the 2024 edition of the Riegle off a fifth-place finish in Saturday's (August 17) $100,000 #SendItIn Invitational at Eldorado Scioto Downs.

The fan favorite established a new track mark of 1:50 in last year's Riegle.

Owner Don Tiger, in conjunction with Conrad Photo, will be distributing 100 win photos from Charlie May's memorable 2023 triumph.

The Gene Riegle Memorial undercard will feature the $20,000 Arnie Almahurst Trot, ten divisions of the Dr. H. M. Parshall Memorials for 2- and 3-year-olds, a leg of the Spring Haven Farm Ladies Drivers Series, a leg of the Terry Holton Youth Drivers Series and three divisions of the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association.

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To celebrate their big night, the Darke County Fair Board will be handing out their collectors' Gene Riegle Memorial glass, while supplies last.

The 16-race card will kick off at 7:00 p.m. (EDT).

Fans who can't attend this great evening of racing can watch all of the action thanks to the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Race #10 - $35,000 Gene Riegle Memorial Pace

Post Position – Horse (Driver/Trainer)

1. Low Rider (Ronnie Gillespie/Walter Haynes Jr.)
2. Kassagi (Kayne Kauffman/Dan O'Mara)
3. Captain Leblanc (Marc St Louis Jr./Russell Earley III)
4. Arbin (Alex Hawk/Earl Owings)
5. Hp Momentum (Austin Hanners/Todd Luther)
6. Great Seats (Wyatt Avenatti/David Avenatti)
7. Santana Hanover (Tim Deaton/Jason Irwin)
8. Charlie May (Dan Noble/Steve Carter)

--press release (Jay Wolf)--