Maine’s 2- and 3-year-old trotters wrapped up the meet at Topsham Fair on Saturday to compete in four $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes, with trainer Valerie Grondin capturing three-quarters of the events.
Category: Fairs
So Rock N’ Roll sets track record at Topsham Fair
The 170th edition of the Topsham Fair wound down in grand fashion on Saturday as an overflow crowd packed the historic grandstands to pay witness to an epic accomplishment as So Rock N’ Roll blazed to a new track record in the annual $10,000 Topsham Fair Open.
Ingraham doubles up at Topsham Fair
With 7,883 lifetime wins amassed over a decades long career, driver David Ingraham certainly knows that there is more than one way to win a harness race. On Thursday (Aug. 8) at the Topsham Fair, the veteran teamster demonstrated two.
Washington (PA) Fair meet to be livestreamed
The Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association will be live streaming the two day fair meet from the Washington County Fair.
Good action at Honesdale (Pa.) — before the rain
The rains that have been plaguing harness racing all over in the last couple of weeks made their way to the Wayne County Fair, in this Honesdale, Pa., on Thursday (Aug. 8), forcing cancellation of the 3-year-old Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes action and also a free-for-all trot. But Wednesday (Aug. 7) produced plenty of quality action from 2-year-olds, and a track record-equaling mile in the free-for-all pace.
Maine Fairs simulcast available nationwide
A coalition of Maine harness racing fairs, referred to as Great Pine Racing, will usher in a new era with the initial season of interstate broadcast of their racing product.
Friday racing canceled at Owego (NY)
Due to the forecast for heavy rain, the Friday (Aug. 9) fair program at Owego, N.Y., has been canceled.
Maine’s sophomore pacers pounce at Topsham
The Pine Tree State’s 3-year-old pacers visited Topsham Fair in Topsham, Maine on Tuesday (Aug. 6) and Wednesday (Aug. 7) to compete in four $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
Miami County Fair (OH) draw information
The Miami County Fair in Troy, Ohio, is accepting entries for racing on Monday (Aug. 12) and Tuesday (Aug. 13).
Sloppy conditions for freshmen in Buckeye Stallion Series
Pouring rain did not dampen the third leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-old colt pacers and filly trotters on Tuesday evening (Aug. 6) at the Champaign County Fair in Urbana. Despite a weather delay, a total of 11 $20,000 divisions went behind the gate.