At the 2006 Ohio State Fair held July in Columbus,Ohio, Carriage Lane made victory passes in several divisons. Candace Meili and Last Cat Standing were victorious in the Amateur Park Pleasure Driving Championship and Qualifying Class. This striking pair continue to make their presence felt in the driving division.

Dirk Peterson debuted to victory aboard CH In My Heart. This new combination won the Amateur Three-Gaited class in decisive style. My California Girl and Betsy Thomas added their blue ribbon to the tack room in the Amateur Park Class and returned with a Reserve Grand Championship.

Carol Hillenbrand and her CH Just Special made their short stay in Ohio a victorious one as they won the Novice Show Pleasure Class. For Reference Only and Tracy Garcia repeated their 2005 win in the Adult Show Pleasure Championship.

That's Chicago and Tracy added two more blue ribbons to their impresive resume with repeat wins in the Ladies Three-Gaited Stake and the Amateur Three-Gaited Championship. Metro Heirea debuted to the Ladies Fine Harness blue, a repeat of 2005, with Mary Sally Aylward.

Carriage Lane enjoyed a successful week at the historic Illinois State Fairgrounds. The show was highlighted by the unanimous win of New York's Perfect Gift in the Junior Three-gaited division. Rudy and John's performance earned them the unique honor of "Best in Show", an award selected by the judging panel from all the show entries. It was an honor to receive this title. Betsy and all the Carriage Lane staff were thrilled. Betsy debuted to much talk with her new mare, My California Girl. This flashy pair will be fun to watch as they show throughout the year.

Swish and Carol Hillenbrand contiuned their winning ways with unanimous victories in the Amateur Five-Gaited Championship and qualifier classes.

Carol and CH Just Special again emerged victorious in the Show Pleasure qualifying class. Justin returned with the title of Reserve Grand Champion in the Show Pleasure Championship.

WCC Coco Loco successfully defended his title from Midwest 2005. He and John were named Grand Champion and Champion Open Fine Harness. Coco (CH The King of Highpoint x Coco G.S.) is proudly owned by Fritz and Candace Meili and their daughter, Corbin Smith. Fritz and Corbin were leading the cheers when Candace showed the blonde beauty Last Cat Standing to a reserve in the Show Pleasure Driving Class for drivers 39 and over. They returned with a top ribbon in the championship. This pair continues to improve!!

Locksley Hall, LLC was excited about the performance of The Rock Star. Rocky loves to show and was victorious in the UPHA Park Pleasure Classic. A new customer, Locksley Limited Co, scored a big win with the surprise return of CH In My Heart to the three-gaited division. "Mya" has long been a Carriage Lane favorite and has been successful for former owner Carol Hillenbrand in both Three-Gaited and Park, winning at the Kentucky State Fair and the top shows across the country. Now Mya teamed with John to win the title of Grand Champion Three-Gaited Horse at Midwest. Plans are for Mya to team with Dirk Peterson in the Amateur Gentleman's Division before joining the growing band of broodmares at Carriage Lane.

Tracy Garcia teamed with her celebrated star, That's Chicago, to earn a Reserve in the Amateur Over 15.2 class. For Reference Only, aka Doc, scored impressive ribbons in the always competetive Show Pleasure division.

John showed New York's Perfect Gift to a unanimous victory in the Junior Three-Gaited class. "Rudy" is owned by Betsy Thomas. Not to be outdone by the veterans, The Rock Star, debuted to an impressive and unanimous victory in the UPHA Park Pleasure Classic. "Rocky" made both his mother, CH Reedann's Phinery, and his owners, Locksley Hall, LLC (aka Dirk and Anthony), very proud.

The pleasure division maked the debut performance of new team, CH Just Special and Carol Hillenbrand. "Justin" and Carol scored a unanimous victory in their qualifying class and were named Reserve Grand Champions. Tracy Garcia and her "favorite", For Reference Only, made two good shows and earned top ribbons in world-class competition. CH In My Heart received a reserve title in Park in her 2006 debut.