She’s Spicy breaks 12-year-old track record

Windsor, Maine … She’s Spicy added a touch of flavor to the second session of harness racing of the 2026 meeting at the Windsor Fair on Sunday (August 30), speeding round the lightning quick oval to establish a new divisional track record at the 138-year-old mid-Maine agricultural exhibition. 

At the behest of driver Ron Cushing, She’s Spicy overcame the distinct disadvantage of scoring from post seven on the track where the eight-horse trails, leaving alertly alongside Brutalizer (Andy Harrington) as the field navigated the first turn. Gaining the lead just past the quarter-pole, She’s Spicy extended out to a comfortable lead, striking reasonable and even fractions (:29.4/:58.4/1:28.4) en route to establishing the new standard for aged distaff trotters in 1:58.2.

The effort supplanted the longtime held benchmark of 1:58.3, set by Loveswept and driver Drew Campbell in 2014.

“The way this track is built, it’s hard to come from behind” Cushing remarked, “So I left with her, thankfully Andy let me go, and we kept rolling. I got to drive her at Monticello a couple of weeks back and got parked with her but she’s got a little gate speed and this week I got out out front a little more than I had planned, but that’s a good mile – a good mile. 

A five-year-old daughter of Uncle Peter, She’s Spicy is trained by Tammy Sowers for Morrison Racing Stables. 

Paying $5.60 to win, the effort marked her sixth victory of the season.

Cushing continued to hold the hot hand throughout the mid-to-late portion of Sunday’s card, sandwiching a pair of wins around his track record performance, first charging gate-to-wire with Seriously Feared (1:56.4, $6.40), putting a seasonal mark on the six-year-old Fear The Dragon gelding for trainer Norman Black and owner Sherman Clary, Jr.

“He raced really good for me in Skowhegan so I was kind of excited for him today” Cushing explained, “He had the outside but he handled it well. He came from off the pace last week so he’s kind of a versatile horse but he’s strong and sometimes he tries harder than he’s supposed to. Today he did it the right way.”

Cushing concluded his hat trick with a win from an entry from his wife, Heidi’s roster, when Mansome (1:55.1, $5.40) sprinted down the highway to secure his third win of the season for owner Bruce Weinstein. 

“He’s a comeback horse all the time” Cushing explained, “He had a career-ending type of injury in the field in January but the owner loves him so we had another surgery, gave him the time off, and here we are. He’s a tough old horse but he’s still young at heart though.” 

Harness racing resumes at the Windsor Fair on Monday (August 31) with post time scheduled for 2:00 pm (EDT). The ten-race betting card will be preceded by a non-wagering Maine Sire Stakes event scheduled for 1:30 pm. 

As is the norm, harness racing will be the featured afternoon attraction at Windsor throughout the 10-day late-summer agricultural exhibition. Saturday and Sunday post times are set for 1:00 pm (EDT), weekday posts (with the exception of the dark Wednesday on September 2) slated for 2:00 pm, while the traditional Labor Day program provides the grand finale beginning at 1:00 pm. 

Senior citizens (60+) will be afforded $5 admission to the fair on Monday (August 31) and again on Thursday (September 3) while veterans will received free admission on Thursday (September 3) with military ID.

For the complete harness racing schedule at the Windsor Fair, please visit www.windsorfair.com/events/harness-racing/

The live video feed of all the harness racing action at Windsor Fair can be enjoyed online at www.youtube.com/@Mainefairharnessracing , programs may be found at www.trackmaster.com, while wagering for the races at Windsor will be available both on track and online on the Hollywood Races site at www.hollywoodraces.com

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Mike Sweeney for Windsor Fair