Friday, August 8th, 2008
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Dean Ward, a local harness race competitor, prepares his horse, "Miss Double Punch," for a spin around the track in preparation for Sunday afternoon's race at the Mercer County Fair in Celina.

Related online story:
The distinguishable smell of horses fills the speed office at the Mercer County Fairgrounds, where Jerry Bollenbacher and his helpers busily answer phones and greet harness racing drivers. [More]
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