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Hall and Gerard double up at Bangor Fair

By Mike Sweeney ·

Bangor, Maine …. Maine’s agricultural fairground circuit kicked off its two-month late-summer harness racing run on Wednesday (July 30), hosting its first parimutuel harness racing session of the 2026 season with a well received nine-race card at Bangor State Fair’s historic Bass Park.  Driver Aaron Hall and trainer Jamie Gerard held some of the hottest […]

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Hall dominates with five wins at Bangor

By Mike Sweeney ·

Bangor, Maine …. Driver Aaron Hall dominated the action at Bangor Raceway on Friday (June 26), scoring five commanding harness racing victories over the course of the nine-race program, while inching to within one victory of notching his 1000th career driving win. Hall’s five wins came in sequential order, beginning with a pair from his […]

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Aaron Hall gets a grand slam

By Chris Tully ·

CUMBERLAND, ME – Driver Aaron Hall is making his ascent toward the top of the harness racing leaderboard at Maine’s Cumberland Raceway as the 32-year-old teamster won four races on Saturday (May 30), including the $7,000 feature. Hall wasted little time getting his grand slam afternoon underway by winning the second half of the daily […]

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Hall hauls in two wins

By Mike Sweeney ·

Bangor, Maine …. On an overcast afternoon and with a moisture laden front bearing down, driver Aaron Hall came to the forefront of the early harness racing  action at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (May 6), ducking the drizzle, while scoring twin wins over the course of the eight-race card. Wariner (2:01.4, $3.20) was first to […]

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Cumberland’s Au Revoir Showcase Saturday

By Chris Tully ·

CUMBERLAND, ME – World Champion harness racing pacer Lucan Hanover (Western Ideal) leads an all-star cast of 14-year-old pensioners as First Tracks Cumberland hosts the fourth annual Au Revoir Retirement Showcase slated for Saturday (Dec. 21) of closing weekend, which runs from Friday (Dec. 20) through Sunday (Dec. 22).  In addition, several pop-up series finals sprinkled […]

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Aaron Hall wins five on Bangor’s closing day

By Mike Sweeney ·

Bangor, Maine …. Driver Aaron Hall provided the fireworks on Wednesday (November 6) as Bangor Raceway brought down the curtain on its record breaking 2024 harness racing meeting, scoring five wins on an ultra-competitive 13-race program, under the bright lights of historic Bass Park. Hall’s five-pack performance included three  rousing gate-to-wire victory marches while driving horses […]

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Aaron Hall hammers a grand slam at Bangor

By Mike Sweeney ·

Bangor, Maine …. Perhaps channeling the LA Dodgers’, Freddie Freeman, who slugged one out to clear the bases in World Series action on Friday night, Aaron Hall went yard at historic Bass Park on Saturday (October 26), plating four of his own at Bangor Raceway to lead all drivers in winners circle appearances. Hall’s four-win […]

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Another big day for Hall at Skowhegan State Fair

By Mike Sweeney ·

Skowhega , Maine …. Harness racing driver Aaron Hall carried full momentum into Thursday (August 15) night’s card at the Skowhegan State Fair as the Pine Tree circuit regular reinsman continued to build his reputation as a force to be reckoned with at Maine’s fairground ovals. Hall sparkled under the bright lights of Skowhegan on […]

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Deal With It Roman conquers Skowhegan State Fair

By Mike Sweeney ·

Skowhegan , Maine …. Deal With It Roman (Western Maverick-Deal With Life) reached speeds unknown on Wednesday (August 14) night at the Skowhegan State Fair as he shaved nearly twoseconds off his previous lifetime best while scorching the “Skow-Town” oval with the capable hands- of driver Aaron Hall holding the lines in 1:55.1. Dismissed at […]

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Hall hot at Bangor

By John Berry ·

Bangor, Maine … Aaron Hall held the hot hand at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (May 12), teaming three winners down Victory Lane while hitting the board in five out of seven driving opportunities on the Mother’s Day card. Hall launched his hat trick quest in the very first dash, parlaying a perfect pocket trip into […]

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Hall takes both Cumberland features

By Chris Tully ·

CUMBERLAND, ME – Harness racing driver Aaron Hall grabbed both trotting race features at Cumberland on Sunday (Nov. 19), one for his dad Craig Hall and the other from his own stable. Hall began his victorious afternoon in the $4,400 fourth race sending his own charge Namesmuscle (Muscle Mass) out to secure the lead from […]

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Aaron Hall wins three at Bangor Raceway

By Mike Sweeney ·

Bangor, Maine – Harness racing driver Aaron Hall was quick to recognize a developing Bangor Raceway track bias which was heavily favoring front-end speed on Sunday (October 29) and promptly joined the pike-route craze to deliver three winners down the storied stretch at the Queen City’s historic Bass Park oval. Hall’s winners included Golden Tree […]

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Aaron Hall three-peats at Skowhegan State Fair

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Skowhegan, Maine … Aaron Hall’s star shone brightest of all under the sparkling lights at Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 15) as the talented teamster dazzled the fans with a three-win harness racing performance during Maine’s first evening card of the 2023 harness racing season. Hall kicked-started his three-peat with an insistent gate-to-wire score […]

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Senior Citizens frolic at Bangor Raceway

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Bangor, Maine  – “Youth is wasted on the young.” There is some debate as to whether the adage is attributable to George Bernard Shaw or Oscar Wilde but whichever titan of Irish literature first constructed the idiom, there are a pair of superannuated harness racing trotters at Bangor Raceway who pay it no mind. Wednesday’s […]

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14-year-old shows heels to younger rivals

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Bangor, Maine – On a day when the sophomore harness racing pacing stars of the Maine Sire Stakes program were pegged as the marquee attraction, it was a grand fourteen-year-old veteran who stole the headlines at Bangor Raceway. Natural Beeeze (Nuclear Breeze-Izzy Inc), rather than easing into well-earned retirement, seems intent on going out on […]

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New owner Josie Hall is jazzed up about Jazzville

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CUMBERLAND, ME – Josie Hall is no stranger to harness racing.  Having been married to trainer/driver Aaron Hall for the last five years, the daily routine of the Standardbred is quite familiar.  However, the title ‘Josie Hall: Horse Owner,’ is something completely new and exciting for the life-long Maine resident. “It all started when our racing partner Mike […]

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500 driving wins for Aaron Hall

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Bangor, Maine … Aaron Hall recorded his 500th career harness racing driving victory at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (5-24) in much the same fashion as he began his piloting vocation more than a decade ago, teaming winners for his father, trainer Craig Hall. Hall notched the milestone score with Generation Sissie (Artist’s View, 2:00.4 – […]

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Spring Fling Final one of three for Aaron Hall

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CUMBERLAND, ME – Harness racing driver Aaron Hall drove three winners on the Friday (April 28) program at First Tracks Cumberland, but the day must have seemed a lot like a roller coaster ride from start to finish. The 29-year-old Maine native began his hat trick by guiding his own charge Namesmuscle (Muscle Mass) to […]

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Humor Me all smiles in Cumberland

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CUMBERLAND, ME – Upper-echelon harness racing pacing mare Humor Me (Bettor’s Delight) laughed all the way to the bank on a brisk Friday (Nov. 18) afternoon, taking the $4,600 featured Fillies and Mares conditioned pace at First Tracks Cumberland. Driven by Aaron Hall the 4-5 post time wagering favorite blasted out for the lead from […]

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Hall double highlights holiday action

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Bangor, Maine … Harness racing driver Aaron Hall held the hot hand at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (July 3),  scoring twin victories over a lightening quick track as the Independence Day holiday weekend shifted into high gear. Hall aggressively asserted his presence on Sunday with an insistent drive to the early lead behind Casimir Overdrive (Tigerama), […]

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