Call it Lefebvre-palooza or maybe Graffam-obsession, but whatever the moniker, the fans at Bangor’s historic Bass Park feasted on the frenzy as driver Nick Graffam and trainer Michelle Lefebvre teamed up to emphatically serve up a five-course-banquet of winners on Sunday (Oct. 18).
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Maine sophomore finals provide thrills and chills
On a brisk but sunny autumn afternoon at Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway, in Bangor, Maine, four $100,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes finals on Saturday (Oct. 17) delivered some chalk and an upset in the culmination of the annual series for Pine Tree State-bred 3-year-old trotters and pacers.
Massive Speed wins Fred Nichols final at Bangor
The first real cold snap of autumn could do nothing to lessen the enthusiasm felt at Bangor Raceway on Saturday (Oct. 17) as the Queen City oval played host to the $400,000-plus championship round of the Maine Sire Stakes sophomore set, a card co-headlined by the $20,000 final of the Fred Nichols Pacing Series.
Maine 3-year-old finals set for Bangor Saturday
Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway in Bangor, ME hosts the $400,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes Finals on Saturday (Oct. 17) with four 3-year-old Pine Tree State-bred events.
Switzer triples as Bangor Raceway opens fall meet
Maine’s fabled agricultural fair circuit recently wrapped up its 2026 season with another successful harness race meet at the historic Fryeburg Fair, and as the mid-autumn foliage retains its vibrant hues, the horses readily moved back into commercial track form when Bangor Raceway kicked off its 11-day fall meeting on Wednesday (Oct. 14).
Maine’s Glamour Boys cruise through Bangor
Two $17,000-plus divisions of 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings in the Maine Sire Stakes convened under sunny skies on Wednesday (Sept. 16) at Bangor Raceway before the regular card.
Marauding in the mud at Bangor Raceway
The rains came early as morning dawned over Bangor Raceway on Sunday (Sept. 13) and persisted on a stubbornly intermittent basis throughout the afternoon session of harness racing at historic Bass Park.
Seven is heaven for No Small Wonder
A pair of divisions of freshman female pacers splashed into Bangor Raceway on Sunday (Sept. 13) for the Maine Sire Stakes, with the unbeaten rookie No Small Wonder increasing her winning streak to seven.
Sweet Jeff IR wins squeaker as Bangor Raceway reopens
Bangor Raceway roared back into action on Wednesday (Sept. 9), kicking off a short, mid-September soirée at historic Bass Park, with a 14-race program that featured twin $8,000 elimination legs of the lucrative Fred Nichols Memorial Pacing Series.
Upsets abound for Maine trotters at Bangor
All the usual suspects invaded historic Bass Park on Wednesday (Sept. 9) for four $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year-old trotters, but when the dust settled two previously unbeaten horses had finally tasted defeat.