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2024 Demolition Derby
When: Sun, Aug 11th, 2024 at 3:00PMTickets: $15 General Admission | $25 Preferred Seating (TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY)
Entry: Registration to participate in the Demolition Derby is day of event, on-site only. For details, click here to visit the Derby Dog website.
Rules:
- 2024 Power Wheels
- 2024 Street Stock Full Size - $1000/$400/$200
- 2024 Stock Mini-Van/Trucks/SUV - $1000/$400/$200
- 2024 Street Stock Compact - $1000/$400/$200
- 2024 Windshield - $800/$300/$100
- 1/2 Car - Point Series
More info at DerbyDogDemo.com/cuyahogafairderby
Horse Show
When: Saturday, Aug 10th at 8:00amShow Bill, Entry & Sponsorship Forms: Click Here
Please join us at our annual horse show for riders young and old! Our class for the youngest group is for children 6 and under. Classes are offered for many different types of riders including Academy Riders – children and adults who show horses they take riding lessons on, Youth classes – riders 18 years and younger competing to win the Youth High Point Award, English classes – for both Hunt and Saddle seat riders, Western classes, and the crowd favorite Costume class – where horse and rider participate in very creative costumes. We offer many qualifying classes for the American Saddlebred World Championship horse show at the Kentucky state fair in Louisville, Kentucky. See a rare Cuyahoga County Horse show and as a bonus enjoy the FAIR!
Harness Racing
When: Tuesday, Aug 6, 2024 at 4:00PMRace Info: Coming Soon
Tickets: FREE Admission
Please join us for Harness Racing action with Pari-Mutuel wagering (betting) on 9 or more races. Pick your favorite horse by name, driver colors or the horse that catches your eye. Fans come from near and far to enjoy some of Ohio’s best 2- and 3-year-olds competing. Northfield Park regular announcer Ayers Ratcliff paints a picture of the action packed one-mile races, including exciting stretch drives for the WIN. We look forward to seeing you, your family, and friends for an exciting evening of racing action, and family fun at the FAIR!
So long as the track is safe for racing, this is a rain or shine event!
And if you're attending the Cuyahoga County Harness Races on Tuesday, August 6th, be sure to visit with MGM Northfield Park's Bob Roberts from 2:00PM-4:00PM at the Grandstand for Handicapping 101, in which Bob will offer insights on how to read a race program, while providing pari-mutuel wagering tips.
Bob Roberts is a native Clevelander who grew up in Willowick. He knew he wanted to be a sportswriter when his father took him to an Indians game and he asked who those guys were typing on a countertop behind home plate in the upper deck of old Municipal Stadium.
"They're sportswriters," said his dad. "That's their job."
Roberts began his career at the Mentor Morning Monitor before heading over to The Willoughby/Lake County News-Herald where he was named sports editor in 1970 at the age of 22. Roberts was hired by The Cleveland Press in 1973 and returned to The News-Herald when the Press folded in 1982. The Cleveland Plain Dealer hired Bob in 1985 and he remained there for over 20 years before accepting a buyout in 2006.
Roberts has won numerous awards. They include best harness story in North America, best Preakness story, a Golden Quill for feature writing in western Pennsylvania, and more than 10 state-wide writing awards in Ohio.
