Category: Fairs

Two divisions of Maine-sired sophomore pacers highlighted the Friday (Sept. 29) program at the Cumberland Fair, with the speedy side-steppers performing in their penultimate legs of the rich Maine Sire Stakes.

Once again, First Tracks Cumberland welcomes the $200,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old Pine Tree State-bred harness horses on Saturday, being held on the final day of the 151st Cumberland Fair.

Up-and-coming reinsman Winter Asher-Stalbaum won the swiftest race of the day with Zack Vickerson’s Beach Fire K in 1:55.1 on Tuesday (Sept. 26) at Cumberland Fair.

Walter Case Jr. and Drew Campbell each won three races on Monday (Sept. 25) during the second day of racing at the Cumberland Fair, giving the veteran reinsmen victories in two-thirds of the racing card.

The 151st annual Cumberland Fair opened Sunday (Sept. 24) with teamster Ron Cushing taking a pair of the Coastline pop-up splits with horses trained by Dakota Jackson.

An overflow crowd packed the historic grandstand at Farmington Fair on Saturday (September 23) as the final session of their 182nd season of harness racing got underway under pale blue, early autumn skies.

Everything old seemed new again on Friday as veteran reinsmen, Walter Case, Jr and Bruce Ranger, hooked up in an epic display of skill, grit, and determination in the opening event at the Farmington Fair.

The Down East faithful will transition from Farmington to the 151st annual Cumberland Fair on Sunday (Sept. 24) with ten harness races programmed at the iconic Southern Maine oval.

Andy Harrington held the hot hand on Tuesday (Sept. 19) as the driver in the familiar blue and red colors scored four wins from the ten race card at the Farmington Fair.