• Gladwin County Fair
  401 State St.
  Gladwin, MI 48624
  Fair Phone: (989) 728-3841
  Contact Phone: (989) 435-7388
  Fair E-mail: GCF@Ejourney.com
  June 16, 2008- Certification Clinic @ 9:00 am
  June 16, 2008 - Youth Horse Race @ 3:00 pm

• Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Society
  Deanna Potter
  500 N. Mission Road
  Mount Pleasant, MI48858
  Fair Phone: (989) 773-3308
  Contact Home Phone: (989) 773-4880
  Contact Cell Phone: (989)-330-6393
  Contact E-mail: dpotter@delfield.com
  July 26, 2008 - Certification Clinic @ 3:00 pm
  July 26, 2008 - Youth Horse Race @ 4:30 pm (following live racing)
  
  
• Mecosta County Fair
  Fair Phone: (231) 796-0107
  Contact Phone: (231) 796-7567
  July 8, 2008 - Certification Clinic @ 1:00 pm
  July 8, 2008 - Youth Horse Race @ 2:00 pm

• Iosco County Agricultural Society
  Marla Tenbusch
  North M-65 Hwy
  Hale, MI48739
  Fair Phone: (989) 728-3841
  Contact Phone: (989) 756-4658
  July 24, 2008 - Certification Clinic @ 10:00 am
  July 24, 2008 - Youth Horse Race @ 4:00 pm

• Marquette County Fair
  Jesie Melchiori
  2 Miles South of CR480 on Hwy M-553
  Marquette, MI  49855
  Fair Phone: (906) 249-4111
  Contact Phone: (906) 942-7069
  Contact E-mail: Jmmelchiori@tds.net
  TBD - Certification Clinic @ 5:30 pm
  TBD - Youth Horse Race @ 7:00 pm

• Dickinson County Fair
  Shelly Gunville
  PO Box 192
  Norway, MI  49870
  Fair Phone: (906) 563-8840 John Gunville
  Contact Phone: (906) 563-5940 Shelly Gunville
  TBD - Certification Clinic @ 4:00 pm
  TBD  - Youth Horse Race @ 6:00 pm

• Championship Race
  Mount Pleasant Meadows
  500 N. Mission Road
  Mount Pleasant, MI48858
  August 23, 2008 - Registration @ 7:00 am Race @ 9:00 am

Purse Breakdown:

At the individual county races, the championship race for each division will be paid $75 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, $25 for 3rd.If qualifying heats are needed to get to the championship race of each division, the qualifying heats will be paid $25 for 1st, $20 for 2nd and $15 for 3rd.

• Example, if there is only enough participants in the pony division to have one heat, a qualifying heat is not needed, and the championship race will be paid out at $75 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, $25 for 3rd.
• However, if there is enough participants in the pony division to have two or more heats, each qualifying heat will be paid at $25 for 1st, $20 for 2nd and $15 for 3rd with the championship race paying $75 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, $25 for 3rd.

For More Information, Contact:

Deb Holton
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Fairs, Exhibitions and Racing Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-9775
Fax: 517-241-4217

or

Tammy Lewis
Great Lakes Quarter Horse Association
616-696-1032