Due to inclement weather, the races on Thursday (Sept. 3) at Windsor (ME) Fair have been canceled.
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Bangor Raceway announces lucrative fall series
Bangor Raceway will kick off their upcoming September and October meets with the formation of a new, lucrative pacing series to honor the memory of longtime track executive and industry leader Fred Nichols.
Switzer and Sowers trade grand slams at the Windsor Fair
In the harness racing equivalent of DiMaggio vs Williams, two mighty clean-up hitters slugged it out in the friendly confines of the Windsor Fairgrounds on Tuesday (Sept. 1) as Kevin Switzer, Jr and McGwire Sowers traded jabs on the raceway, en route to recording twin grand slam performances over the course of the 10-race program.
Harness racing roars into action at the Windsor Fair on Saturday
After a one week hiatus, Maine’s fabled harness racing circuit will once again kick into high gear as the 138th edition of the Windsor Fair becomes the center of attention for the New England horsey set on Saturday (Aug. 29).
Switzer wins four while Hall scores three at Skowhegan State Fair
Two of Maine’s top-rated harness drivers dominated the action on the quickening mid-state oval on Friday (Aug. 21), combining to win 7 out of the eleven races carded at the Skowhegan State Fair.
Carl Wharton IV scores first career driving win at Skowhegan State Fair
Maine’s fabled fairground circuit has long served as the proving ground for aspiring harness racing drivers, providing a bevy of first win experiences for many of the sport’s top-rated teamsters.
Long shots tussle at Skowhegan State Fair
It’s not often that a post time favorite is not involved when an early speed duel erupts at a harness track but that was exactly the scenario that played out at the Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 18) when a a pair of 8-1 shots left the gate hard against each other, with neither showing any inclination toward relinquishing their desire for the front-end seat.
Doucette doubles at Skowhegan State Fair
James Doucette led a trio of drivers who scored twin wins at the Skowhegan State Fair on Monday (Aug. 17), joining fellow teamsters Nick Graffam and McGwire Sowers in making repeat visits to the winner’s circle in front of the 208-year-old agricultural exhibition’s voluminous stands.
Three track records fall at the Topsham (ME) Fair
Track conditions, which bordered on excellent throughout the meet, combined with what many have described as the finest card of harness racing ever to be programmed at the Topsham Fair, conspired to deliver both enthusiastically appreciated action and blazing new track records in the fair’s closing session on Saturday (Aug. 15).
Rau Ru wins sixth consecutive as Switzer wins four at the Topsham Fair
Jetson’s dog, Astro, may have coined the phrase “Rau Ru”, and Scooby Doo certainly made it his trademark, but there was no doubt as to who was the top-dog at the Topsham Fair on Thursday (August 13) as Rau Ru claimed his sixth consecutive win for owner/trainer Zach Vickerson.