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                              Hawkinsville, The Harness Horse Capital of Georgia

Horsemen and horsewomen have been travelling to Hawkinsville, Georgia for over 94 years to train their horses in the winter. The Pulaski County Fair has hosted harness racing since 1894. Each winter trainers arrive with their Standardbreds from stables in the north to take advantage of the mild weather and good grazing land.

The Hawkinsville Training Centre hosts the Harness Horse Festival on the first Saturday in April. The sweet smell of barbecued meat mixes with the pungent aroma of horses. Golf carts shoot around the grounds, slowing occasionally to avoid children running this way and that while adults check their programs for the races scheduled to run on the facility’s rich, red dirt track. 

Enjoy the Virtual Tour below.