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Bangor, Maine … 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 harness racing driver Nick Graffam and trainer Michelle Lefebvre teamed up to emphatically serve up a five-course-banquet of winners on Sunday (October 18). Premier Star (1:59, $4.80), making her first […]
Bangor, Maine … The first real cold snap of autumn could do nothing to lessen the enthusiasm felt at Bangor Raceway on Saturday (October 17) as the Queen City oval played host to the $400,000-plus championship round of the Maine Sire Stakes sophomore set, a harness racing card co-headlined by the $20,000 final of the Fred […]
BANGOR, ME – Three $17,000-plus divisions of freshmen male pacers rolled into Bangor Raceway Saturday (September 12) for the Maine Sire Stakes with one previously unbeaten colt being tested and ultimately finishing second. The swiftest $17,328 Pine Tree State-bred event took place before the regular card at historic Bass Park, and pitted the top point earner […]
Bangor, Maine …. Bangor Raceway will kick off their upcoming September and October harness racing meets with the formation of a new, lucrative pacing series to honor the memory of longtime track executive and industry leader, Fred Nichols. The series, written for pacers who are NW $4500 last 4 starts or with a Trackmaster rating […]
BANGOR, ME – Maine’s glamour boys harness racing division rolled back into the Queen City on Thursday (July 30) for the Fair meet at Bangor Raceway. A baker’s dozen of 3-year-old colt pacers competed in two $15,000-plus divisions for purse money and bragging rights as the early pari-mutuel term comes to an end and Maine’s fun […]
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 […]
Bangor, Maine …. Enthusiasm was in abundance at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (July 19) as the 25 day spring/summer meet came to its glorious conclusion while heralding unheard of heights in practically every business category imaginable. All time records were set in handle generation over the period as the 2026 average daily handle (ADH) spiked […]
Bangor, Maine …. Summertime temperatures have been on the sizzling side of the thermometer in Maine this season but no one has felt the heat quite like the competition that has been forced to line up behind the gate with the blazing hot Twin B High Tech. From the last week in June through Wednesday’s […]
Bangor, Maine …. Mansome (Somebeachsomewhere) looked every bit the part while making his seasonal harness racing debut at Bangor Raceway on Sunday as driver Ron Cushing confidently campaigned his charge, with push button accuracy, fresh off a pair of encouraging morning works at Monticello and Pocono. Assigned the outside post against a sharp and recently […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – While some punters discount horses starting from the far outside, even the dreaded 8-hole could not stop the undefeated Snowonthepines from conquering her fellow 3-year-old Maine-bred pacing fillies on Sunday (July 12) at Bangor Raceway. With regular driver Kevin Switzer Jr. back in the bike for the $15,968 lone division of the […]
BANGOR, ME – Maine’s glamour boys division rolled back into town on Wednesday (July 8) at Bangor Raceway for two $15,000-plus divisions for 3-year-old colt pacers, with Real Horrorshow returning to the scene of his lone defeat three weeks ago. Now that the Pine Tree State-bred star has returned to form, track management allowed just […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Snowonthepines (Dude’s The Man), the unbeaten 3-year-old Maine-bred pacing filly, was barred from the wagering in just her third harness racing start of the year at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (July 1), a track decision that had little effect on the outcome. With regular driver Kevin Switzer Jr. out of town, Bruce […]
Bangor, Maine …. The players came out to play at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (July 1) as an all time record handle of $246,172 was pushed over the counters at historic Bass Park while harness racing driver Aaron Hall and trainer Jamie Gerard teamed up to score a rare double grand slam combination over the […]
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 […]
BANGOR, ME – Unbeaten 3-year-old Maine-bred pacing filly Snowonthepines has continued to display her dominance over her divisional rivals, winning all by herself on Wednesday (June 24) at Bangor Raceway. Touting an unblemished record going into her $15,209 Maine Sire Stakes event, last year’s undisputed Maine 2-year-old pacing filly champion has continued that reign of […]
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BANGOR, ME – Just like in the filly division of the Maine Sire Stakes, there is an undefeated colt named Real Horrorshow who makes his seasonal bow in one of two $15,000-plus divisions for 3-year-old colt pacers on Wednesday (June 17) at Bangor Raceway. Real Horrorshow, last year’s undisputed Maine 2-year-old pacing colt champion steps […]
Bangor, Maine …. With only 97 miles separating the city of Bangor from the Canadian entry point of St Stephen, New Brunswick, it’s of little surprise that the action at Bangor Raceway should take on a bit of an international harness racing flavor. Richard Allaby, who hails from St John, is currently the leading […]
Bangor, Maine …. Driver David Ingraham utilized identical strategies to notch a pair of wins during the twilight card at Bangor Raceway, grinding down the competition with persistently powerful first-overall salvos, and becoming the only driver to double-up in the win column on Wednesday (June 3). Ingraham’s outer-rim rampages have now resulted in consecutive victory […]
Bangor, Maine …. Walter Case, Jr came to the forefront at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (May 27) as the veteran harness racing teamster engineered three winning journeys, featuring an eye-popping mutuel return in the first $5200 leg of Bangor’s pop up Trackmaster Trotting Series. Nine horses drew into Wednesday’s trotting series, necessitating a trailer on […]
Bangor, Maine …. Bangor Raceway is pleased to announce a pair of lucrative pop up pacing series with first legs set commence on Sunday (May 31) for a purse of $5200, second legs scheduled for Friday (June 5) for a $6200 purse, and with harness racing finals set to be contested on Friday (June 12) […]
Bangor, Maine …. Driver Andy Harrington emphatically stamped his impression on the compact eight-race program at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (May 24), hitting pay dirt early while jogging to an in-hand score in the opener before persevering by a whisker thin margin in the finale. Guiding Downeast Spirit ($4.80) strategically off the car in the […]
Bangor, Maine …. JK Objection (American Ideal) rolled to his third consecutive harness racing win on Wednesday (May 20) at Bangor Raceway with driver Heath Campbell plying the strategy behind the Valerie Grondin owned and trained pacer. Heavily backed and bristling at the gate, Campbell seemingly allowed the fan favorite his head from the get-go, […]
Bangor, Maine …. Threes were wild as springlike conditions made their first seasonal appearance at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (May 17). Temperatures climbed into the low-80’s, the emerald green grass of the Bass Park infield was festooned with multitudes of dazzling yellow dandelions, and the fans sat in shirtsleeves as the harness racing action heated […]
