Bangor, ME — Drew Campbell executed a faultless game plan on Wednesday (May 8) to score a classic hat trick at Bangor Raceway.

Campbell scored a pair of wins for trainer Eric Bickmore, kicking off the mid-afternoon matinee with a pocket sitting journey behind Muscle Gene (2:00.1-$12.40), pouncing to the wire 1-1/2 lengths the best, while securing the first win of the 2024 season for the 6-year-old son of Muscleprincetonian.

The Bickmore barn revisited winner’s circle glory later in the program when Campbell steered Whatchagonnadoboo (1:59.2-$7.00) through a determined gate-to-wire endeavor, securing the 24th career victory for the 7-year-old daughter of Artspeak.

Axion Hanover and Drew Campbell are joined in the winner’s circle by trainer Mark Harris and owner Gayle Harris. Holly Niles photo.

Campbell’s third win came from the lightning hot Mark Harris roster as he cajoled Axion Hanover (1:59.1-$10.60) from off the pace to nip his brother’s (Heath Campbell) front running Bandolito Blaze by three-quarters of a length at the wire. The score was the third training win of the young meet for Harris who currently resides in a three-way tie for second spot in the Bangor conditioner rankings.

In other Bangor news, driver Shawn Thayer and trainer Karl Butterfield hooked up to claim two more joint victories on Wednesday, catapulting Thayer to the top of the drivers’ leaderboard with five wins thus far this season while Butterfield leads all trainers with five conditioning wins from his roster.

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