Maine’s growing family of 2- and 3-year-old trotters found their way to the Skowhegan State Fair on Thursday (Aug. 20), with all the usual suspects up to their same tricks.
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Snowonthepines is a filly for all seasons
Marc Tardif’s unbeaten 3-year-old pacing filly Snowonthepines continued her reign of supremacy as she put her unblemished record on the line at the Skowhegan State Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 19) during a pair of $17,000-plus divisions of Maine Sire Stakes for the fairer set.
Glamour boys scorch Skowhegan
Maine’s glamour boys division rolled headstrong into the Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 18) with the set’s swift 3-year-old male pacers enjoying a purse increase to kick off the evening program.
No Small Wonder is tops at Topsham
Maine’s 2-year-old filly pacers made their annual visit to the Topsham Fair on Thursday (Aug. 13) with freshmen pacing sensation No Small Wonder taking her fourth stakes win in a row.
Freshmen frolic at Bangor Fair
For the first time this season the Pine Tree State-bred 2-year-old male pacers ventured away from Cumberland and found themselves under the bright lights of Bangor Raceway’s Fair meet on Wednesday (August 5) for three $15,000 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
‘Art’ and ‘Al’ take Pine Tree Opens at Cumberland
The final program for the Spring-Summer meet at First Tracks Cumberland on Sunday (Aug. 2) saw Arts Flight and Big Al M take their respective $12,000 Pine Tree Opens with records falling as the curtain closed on another successful harness racing season.
Pine Tree Opens highlight Cumberland finale
The final weekend of the spring-summer harness racing meet at Cumberland Raceway features five $14,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes divisions over the Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 1-2) cards, along with a pair of $12,000 Pine Tree Opens.
Party At Seven seeks Cumberland repeat
Leading conditioner Michelle Lefebvre sends Party At Seven into the $6,400 featured overnight race on Friday’s (July 17) 13-race card at Cumberland Raceway, looking for his second consecutive victory. The full program also carries two divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotters.
Campbell-Grondin sweep Maine trots at Bangor
The husband and wife team of driver Heath Campbell and trainer Valerie Grondin enjoyed a sweep of both of the $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (July 15) with a pair of sophomore trotters.
Youngsters shine Friday at Cumberland
With their seasonal hopes on the line, the Maine faithful sent this year’s group of freshmen sidesteppers out onto Cumberland Raceway on Friday (July 10) for three $14,000 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings.