Charlie May to defend title in Gene Riegle Memorial

Charlie May (McArdle) will be back at the Darke County Fair in Greenville, Ohio on Wednesday night (August 21) to defend his Gene Riegle Memorial harness racing title.

Driver Dan Noble will send Charlie May out of post eight in the $35,000 event.

The six-year-old gelding is a 27-time winner of 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 #senitin 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 photos, will be distributing a hundred win photos from Charlie May’s memorable 2023 win.

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

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

The 16-race card will kick off at 7:00 pm.

Fans who can’t attend this great evening of racing can watch all of the action thanks to the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association’s Facebook page and You Tube channel.

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

Post Position – Horse (Sire / Driver / Trainer)

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

by Jay Wolf, for the Darke County Fair