A quartet of $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for trotters opened the 205th year of the Skowhegan State Fair, with several of the divisional leaders cushioning their point totals at the historic venue. Claiming the title of the Nation’s Oldest Consecutively running Agricultural Fair, Skowhegan has been operating annually since 1818.
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It’s My Show steals the show with world record at Red Mile
On Monday (Aug. 14) Red Mile hosted 11 second round sire stakes divisions for freshman and sophomore colts and fillies of both gaits. It’s My Show returned to his winning ways in style in the $80,000 second round leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Series for 3-year-old male pacers with a world record mile for geldings in 1:46.4. Date Night Hanover recovered from a costly break in her last engagement to win the $80,000 division for 2-year-old trotting fillies.
Dalious, Columbo triple Monday at Harrington
Live racing returned to Harrington Raceway Monday (Aug. 14) with driver Bart Dalious and trainer Joe Columbo each winning three races on the card.
Fields set for Sun Stakes Saturday card
Harness racing’s top-ranked stars, No. 1 Sylvia Hanover and No. 2 Confederate, will headline this weekend’s loaded Sun Stakes Saturday card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, where a total of $2.3 million in purses will be offered for the day.
Noble wins two in Buckeye Stallion Series at MGM Northfield Park
It was a busy night of Buckeye Stallion Series action at MGM Northfield Park on Sunday (Aug. 13). Nine $20,000 races were contested as five divisions of 2-year-old colt pacers and four divisions of 3-year-old colt trotters went to the gate. Dan Noble was the only driver or trainer to record two wins.
Perlucky gets every call in Wiseman Memorial final
The Sunday night (Aug. 13) program at Running Aces was highlighted by the 2023 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot final which saw a talented and accomplished field of nine square-gaiters line up to battle for $35,000 in purse money. Brad Irvine had the controls on Perlucky and they took full advantage of the rail draw.
Plus One equals three wins for Switzer at Skowhegan
Kevin Switzer Jr. continued his assault on Maine’s fairground circuit on Sunday (Aug. 13) as the lightning hot teamster wrangled three more wins during the opening day of the Skowhegan State Fair.
Stockade Seelster returns to winning ways in OSS
The 3-year-old pacing colts touched down in Ottawa Sunday night for a C$157,200 Ontario Sire Stakes Gold division at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and Stockade Seelster was victorious in an impressive effort from the outside post position.
Devan Miller captures ninth leg of Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
The Attica Fair at Attica, Ohio, hosted the ninth leg of the 2023 Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series on Wednesday (Aug. 9). Devan Miller picked up her second victory in the series by piloting Billy Badger N to the winner’s circle after a mile in 2:00.2.
T C I, Security Protected capture PASS legs at Pocono
T C I and Security Protected scored in divisions of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes held on Sunday (August 13) night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Each of the two races for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings carried a purse of $78,680.