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FARMINGTON, ME – The two divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies closed out the Farmington Fair on ‘Jug Day’ Thursday (Sept. 18), with the undefeated filly harness racing phenom Snowonthepines wrapping up her successful tour of the Pine Tree State summer circuit. Driver Kevin Switzer Jr. was back in the sulky […]
FARMINGTON, ME – Five $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year old trotters were contested on Wednesday (Sept. 17), with many of the usual suspects reminding harness racing fans that they are at, or near, the top of their class. In the $17,476 Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting colts and […]
FARMINGTON, ME – Massive Speed (Dude’s The Man) , the Maine-bred unbeaten sophomore pacer, added another notch to his belt at the Farmington Fair on Tuesday (Sept. 16) in one of the two $17,000-plus harness racing divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes. In the first $17,212 non-wagering division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old […]
FARMINGTON, ME – It’s still six weeks until Halloween, but when the 184th Farmington Fair opened on Monday (Sept. 15) fans were treated to a Real Horrorshow…Maine’s freshmen pacing sensation won his eighth consecutive stakes race. In the first $17,124 harness racing division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings driver Kevin Switzer […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Gowestyounggrace (Western Maverick) and Mrs Foxy Roxy (Deuce Seelster) both took their respective $19,921 harness racing divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (September 25) at the Cumberland (Maine) Fair. It was the ninth straight victory and tenth on the season for Gowestyounggrace who has been unstoppable […]
Farmington, Maine …. So Rock N’ Roll (Western Maverick) added yet another harness racing track record to his quiver of honors when he blasted around the oval at Maine’s Farmington Fair on Saturday (September 21) in the $15,000 Farmington Fair Invitational, tripping the tele-timer in a sterling 1:54.4 to become the fastest four-year-old gelding to ever […]
FARMINGTON, ME – Leanne Marie (Artistic Fella) made the Cushings’ trip to the Farmington Fair a memorable one as their 2-year-old harness racing pacing filly prevailed in a close finish on Tuesday (Sep 17) in the Maine Sire Stakes. Leaving from post three the daughter of Artistic Fella settled into third position for harness racing […]
Farmington, Maine …. The fountain of youth has apparently been located, secreted somewhere along the grounds of Maine’s Farmington Fair, and a herd of 14-year-old harness racing horses seem to have been drinking liberally as of late. After three sessions of harness racing at the western Maine venue this week, six 14-year-olds, all in the […]
FARMINGTON, ME – Maine’s top 3-year-old pacing filly, Gowestyounggrace (Western Maverick), picked up her eighth consecutive victory on Monday (September 16) at Farmington when the 183rd annual Farmington Fair welcomed the Maine Sire Stakes for a full week of harness racing. Leaving from pylon position, the only question that remained after the start was ‘how fast’ […]
Bangor, Maine …. The first IPad hit the market in the year 2010, Avatar was the number one box office hit, Adele earned song of the year honors with Rolling In The Deep, Downton Abbey premiered on PBS, and Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their royal engagement. A whole new crop of standardbred horses […]
Bangor, Maine …. Harness racing has its share of stars patrolling the major venues of our sport, and they, rightfully so, garner the vast majority of the headlines when the daily press releases are disseminated. But the sport depends upon the workaday racehorse, who makes his thirty starts per year, and night after night fills the undercards […]
BANGOR, ME – When the 183rd annual Farmington Fair welcomes the Maine Sire Stakes for a full week of harness racing on Monday (September 16), the top 3-year-old pacing filly in the state, Gowestyounggrace (Western Maverick), will be looking for her eighth consecutive victory. Owner-trainer-breeder Fred Ward Jr., along with his with his wife Sharon, […]
Farmington, Maine – An overflow crowd packed the historic grandstand at Farmington Fair on Saturday (September 23) as the final session of their 182nd season of harness racing got underway under pale blue, early autumn skies. Cheers came early and cheers came often but the biggest cheers were reserved for the $10,000 Farmington Fair Invitational, […]
Farmington, Maine … Everything old seemed new again on Friday (Sept. 22) as veteran reinsmen, Walter Case, Jr and Bruce Ranger, hooked up in an epic display of skill, grit, and determination in the opening harness racing event at the Farmington Fair. Case, with 11,303 career wins, and Ranger, with 10,190 top tallies, have long […]
Farmington, Maine – Harness racing driver Kevin Switzer, Jr just seemed to have one of those days on Wednesday (September 20). It was a day when he could do no wrong, every move he made was correct, and every opportunity taken produced rewards. It was the type of day that history teaches us is best […]
FARMINGTON, ME – Two $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers closed out the harness racing meet at the Farmington Fair on Wednesday (Sept. 20), with a couple of the usual suspects finding the winners circle once again. In the first and fastest $14,692 split Colt Bennett (Rock N’ Roll World) […]
Farmington, Maine … Kevin Switzer, Jr and Bruce Ranger, two of the leading teamsters along the New England harness racing circuit, dominated the action during the opening session of the 182nd year of racing at the Farmington Fair on Sunday (Sept. 17). Ranger’s winning mounts included Kreacher (Pet Rock, 1:59-$6.80), who won for the third […]
FARMINGTON, ME – Maine-bred Standardbred harness racing helped open the historic Farmington Fair on Sunday (Sept. 17) with two $14,000-plus divisions for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings. The Farmington, Maine Agricultural Fair is now in full swing and harness racing is the center of attraction at the historic 182nd annual event. Situated in Franklin County […]
Farmington, Maine – Rock Diamonds N (Rocknroll Hanover-Dancing Diamonds) glistened in the late afternoon sunshine at Farmington Fair on Saturday (Sep. 24), charging through the stretch to post a flawless harness racing victory in the inaugural running of the $12,000 Ted J. Wing Memorial Invitational. Returning to the scene of his track record performance, a […]
Farmington, Maine – Harness racing driver Walter Case, Jr held the hot hand on a chilly afternoon as the legendary driver paraded three winners in front of the historic stands at Farmington Fair on Friday (September 2). Included in Case’s tally was the fastest split of the weeklong fairground meeting as he piloted Dakota Jackson’s […]
Farmington, Maine – The members of the Farmington Fair track crew were the heroes of the day on Monday (September 19) as the guys with drag trucks and shovels turned what could have been a complete washout into a productive day of harness racing at the western Maine agricultural exhibition. Maine, like many parts of […]
FARMINGTON, ME – The Farmington, Maine Agricultural Fair is in full swing and harness racing is the center of attraction at the historic 181st annual event. Situated in Franklin County (Maine), Farmington has a whopping 47 properties or districts listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Live harness racing action was contested at Farmington on Sunday […]
Farmington, Maine … Harness racing driver David Ingraham held the hot hand during the first session of racing at the Farmington Fair on Sunday (September 18) as the first of Maine’s “Big Three” fall agricultural exhibitions got underway for its 181st season. The Ingraham rampage began early in the program as the career winner of […]
