Sunday’s (Aug. 4) races at the Topsham (Maine) Fair have been postponed due to flooding at the fairgrounds caused by torrential downpours early Sunday morning.
P Chico wins Tioga trotting feature
P Chico and driver Bruce Aldrich Jr. captured the $10,000 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 3).
Cheatin Fate defies the odds, wins Maine Sire Stakes
Marc and Peggy Tardif’s Maine-bred colt Cheatin Fate won his first Maine Sire Stakes on Saturday (Aug. 3) at Cumberland Raceway.
Ever Hoping A sets track record at Cumberland
Ron Cushing’s Ever Hoping A set a Cumberland Raceway track record in Saturday’s (Aug. 3) $25,000 Pine Tree Invitational, which was also the loftiest purse of the year at the iconic Southern Maine oval.
Zapaca and War Of Will score feature wins at Vernon
Zapaca (Steeven Genois) and War Of Will (Leon Bailey) took the co-features at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Aug. 3).
Stranger Things, Power And Grace take Batavia features
A pair of $13,500 Open Handicaps — one on the pace and one on the trot — highlighted the Saturday (Aug. 3) card at Batavia Downs and both events provided exciting finishes.
Meadows cancels final race Saturday
During race 12 at The Meadows on Saturday evening (Aug. 3), a heavy rainstorm moved through the area. Race 13 on the program was canceled as the drivers deemed the racing surface unsafe and refused to drive.
Matt Kakaley clicks for six Saturday at Pocono
Matt Kakaley reclaimed the lead in the Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania drivers derby with a six-win performance on Saturday afternoon, including a sweep of the three $17,000 featured trots, whose times went down as the track condition was rerated to a lesser condition.
Todd Schadel sweeps sophomore stakes at Honesdale
The Todd Schadel stable made a sweep of the four “A” sections of the Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes for 3-year-olds raced Saturday afternoon (Aug. 3) at the fairgrounds near the northeast corner of the state, including setting the all-age track trotting mark of 1:59.3 with the filly Loveyoubunches.
George C. Tackley, 64, dies
George C. Tackley, 64, of Syracuse, N.Y., died July 21, 2024, peacefully and with dignity after fighting a courageous two-year battle with cancer, with his fiancée Wendy Saulsbury Storrier by his side.