Maine’s glamour boys division rolled headstrong into the Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 18) with the set’s swift 3-year-old male pacers enjoying a purse increase to kick off the evening program.
Category: Fairs
Still time to enter FFA Trot at Rock Springs (OH)
The FFA Trot at Rock Springs (Meigs County Fair) did not fill for Thursday (Aug. 20). The race has been carried over to Friday (Aug. 21).
Thai Hanover, Western Twister star at Washington (PA)
The Pennsylvania fair circuit commenced a very busy week with Fair Sire Stakes action on Sunday (Aug. 16) and Monday (Aug. 17) at the Washington County Fairgrounds, known as Arden Downs during its Grand Circuit heyday, in southwestern Pennsylvania, not far down the road from Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Dark Horse scores 50th career win at Skowhegan State Fair
The Skowhegan State Fair swung open its gates for the 208th consecutive season this week with harness racing taking center stage before the packed, voluminous stands on Sunday (Aug. 16). A 10-race program loaded with competitive combatants filled the outdoor paddocks, but it was a pacer named Dark Horse who stole the limelight while winning for the 50th time in his career.
Lifetime marks fall in Spartan Stakes
Six of the eight divisions of the $164,200 Spartan Stakes, held Saturday (Aug. 15) at the Midland County Fair, resulted in new lifetime marks for their respective winners.
Three track records fall at the Topsham (ME) Fair
Track conditions, which bordered on excellent throughout the meet, combined with what many have described as the finest card of harness racing ever to be programmed at the Topsham Fair, conspired to deliver both enthusiastically appreciated action and blazing new track records in the fair’s closing session on Saturday (Aug. 15).
The Gucci Man sets Topsham track record
It took three $15,00-plus dashes of Maine’s 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers to complete that division’s visit to Topsham Fair, closing out the week-long meet on Saturday (Aug. 15), with track records falling by the wayside.
Hartford Fair cancels Saturday race cards
The Hartford Fair in Croton, Ohio, has canceled both race cards scheduled for Saturday (Aug. 15).
Another Mile Again wins 100th Fox Stake
Another Mile Again went to the front and never looked back on Friday (Aug. 14) to win the 100th Fox Stake, for 2-year-old pacers, by a length over Gwtrigger in 1:54.3 over a sloppy track at the Indiana State Fair.
No Small Wonder is tops at Topsham
Maine’s 2-year-old filly pacers made their annual visit to the Topsham Fair on Thursday (Aug. 13) with freshmen pacing sensation No Small Wonder taking her fourth stakes win in a row.