Junior Rodeo to open Grandstand events at Fair

For the first time in recent history, the Phillips County Fair is holding a Youth Rodeo on Thursday, August 2, as the opening Grandstand Event.

Registration for the event closes on Thursday, July 26. Prizes per event entry vary.

The event which starts at 7 p.m. will include a Pony Race for kids aged 11 and under, and an Open Saddle Horse Race for kids aged 10-18 at 6 p.m.

“In the saddle horse race they will just race around the track once, for a half a mile,” Joey Kill Eagle the event's coordinator said. “We might have two (Pony races) on those races depending (how many) on miniature...