Category: Fairs

Leading part-time driver Hunter Lofthus grabbed another victory in the $4,700 Maine Amateur Driving Club series at Cumberland Raceway on Sunday (Sept. 29), showing his fellow reinsmen that patience is a virtue.

Maine’s $300,000-plus 2-year-old finals witnessed two unbeaten youngsters remaining as such, with a few surprises in the other divisions Saturday (Sept. 28) on the closing day of the 152nd Cumberland Fair.

Three $19,00-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotters and pacers went postward on Friday (September 27) at the Cumberland (Maine) Fair, with the usual suspects cementing their place in the divisional hierarchy.

First Tracks Cumberland welcomes the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old Pine Tree State-bred harness horses on Saturday (Sept. 28), the final day of the 152nd Cumberland Fair.

It is part of Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes tradition that the horse accumulating the most points based on order of finish (“A” division races) at the 19 stops on the circuit be awarded a special blanket noting the achievement, and made with the stable colors, at the Pennsylvania Fair Banquet, held in conjunction with the USTA District 7 (Pennsylvania) meeting.

After track conditions and weather forced multiple postponements of the Great Lakes Stakes, the 2024 Michigan fair harness racing circuit came to a close Thursday (Sept. 26) when the Great Lakes Stakes highlighted a 22-race marathon card at the Western Michigan Fair, in Ludington, Mich.

Mocha On The Rocks overpowered his foes to take the $6,000 featured pace on Tuesday (Sept. 24) at the Cumberland (Maine) Fair.

Bettors had a big day at the Cumberland (Maine) Fair on Monday (Sept. 23) with five of the eight races resulting in double-digit win ticket payouts.

Harness racing at the 152nd annual Cumberland Fair kicked off on Sunday (Sept. 22) with former Maine Sire Stakes champion Wolverina bringing all the Graffam connections together once again to pay homage to one of their own.

The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series concluded its 2024 season on Tuesday (Sept. 17) at the Delaware County Fair in Delaware, Ohio.