Farmington, ME — Massive Speed got his ninth career victory at the Farmington Fair on Thursday (Sept. 19) in the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old male pacers, which was also his ninth consecutive score.
The unblemished record of Marc Tardif’s Massive Speed added another notch to his belt. The Dude’s The Man colt made every call a winning one as driver Walter Case Jr. rolled right to the top and never looked back. The top colt in his division won his non-wagering event by a length and quarter in 2:00.1, with a final quarter in :28.1. Gracies Tough Guy (David Ingraham) finished second; Cheatin Fate (Kevin Switzer Jr.) was third.
Trained by Marc Tardif for owner Leighton Property, Massive Speed was bred in Maine by Laurie Harding and increased his career bankroll to $71,658.
In the other division Valerie Grondin’s homebred Keenan Star grabbed his second lifetime victory in just his fifth seasonal outing. Driven by Heath Campbell, the son of Western Maverick looped the Farmington oval and left all would-be challengers in his wake. Winning in 2:01 by a measured length, he is also owned and was bred by Grondin. Jax Attack (Aaron Hall) finished second; Race Me Celtic (Bill Childs) was third.
The pair of non-wagering events of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings carried $19,000-plus purses.
The Maine Sire Stakes concludes at the Farmington Fair with harness racing Friday (Sept. 20) carrying all divisions of the Maine-bred trotters. The next stop will be the Cumberland Fair with Sire Stakes racing starting on Wednesday (Sept. 25) and culminating with the Freshman Finals on Saturday (Sept. 28).
For more information about the Maine Sire Stakes, go to their website at www.mainesirestakes.com.