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CUMBERLAND, ME – The rich $324,426 Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) sophomore harness racing finals are in the books with 4-5 favorite Deal With It Roman (Western Maverick) taking the $81,079 MSBS 3-year-old colt & gelding pace in a lifetime best 1:57.3 at historic Bass Park on Saturday (Oct. 15) night. Driven by Walter Case Jr. […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Three divisions of 3-year-old pacers competed over the weekend at Fryeburg Fair, looking for their places in the lucrative $240,000-plus Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) sophomore harness racing finals on Oct. 15th at Bangor. Saturday’s (Oct. 8) lone $18,654 MSBS 3-year-old colt and gelding pace witnessed Bandolito Blaze (Western Maverick) flash some early speed […]
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 […]
BANGOR, ME – Katahdin Mark (Noble Venture) returned to form and maintained his lofty perch atop the Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) point standings with another harness racing victory Saturday (Sept. 17) at Bangor’s historic Bass Park. Scoring from post two in the $18,489 MSBS 3-year-old colt and gelding trot, trainer/driver Gary Hall put Katahdin Mark […]
WINDSOR, ME – Pickmepickme (Western Maverick) is getting all the attention she desires as the 2-year-old harness racing pacing filly picked up her fifth consecutive Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) victory for owner/trainer/breeder Marc Tardif on Sunday (Sept. 4) at Windsor Fair. The Tardif Taskforce (Marc and Peggy) sent three fillies into two $17,800-plus MSBS divisions […]
WINDSOR, ME – The talented team of trainer Valerie Grondin and driver Heath Campbell took Windsor Fair by storm on Friday (Sept. 2) as the dynamic duo swept both $18,000-plus divisions of the Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for 3-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings. The ‘pace car’ in the division, Use Yah Blinkah (Western […]
WINDSOR, ME – Luke McGook (Rock N’ Roll World), the handy Maine-sired freshman harness racing pacer with the funny name got some redemption on Monday (Aug. 29) at Windsor Fair, reasserting himself as the top dog in the division with a victory, and placing last week’s only career loss in the rear-view mirror. One of […]
WINDSOR, ME – Both three-year-old divisions of Maine-sired harness racing trotters took home the top prize for their owners/breeders on Saturday (Aug. 27) at the Windsor Fair, giving credence to the credo, “It pays to breed and race in the Pine Tree State!” With purses at an all-time high, and the summer fair weather perfect, […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Trotting-bred Standardbreds in the Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) are the opening act at the historic Windsor Fair on Saturday (Aug. 27) with four $18,000-plus harness racing divisions before the regular card. ‘A family tradition since 1888’ boasts the Windsor (Maine) fair poster, featuring 50 acres of amusement and all the sights and […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – The Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) wrapped up their week-long harness racing meet at the Skowhegan State Fair, with the Glamour Boys vying for two $18,000-plus divisions on Saturday (Aug. 20). In the first division, Use Yah Blinkah (Western Maverick) scored with a wire-to-wire effort to grab the lion’s share of the $18,002 […]
Skowhegan, Maine – The 204th edition of the Skowhegan State Fair opened its weeklong exhibition on Sunday (August 14). Tabbed as the oldest continuously held state fair in the United States, it’s stalls and halls were teaming with livestock and agricultural displays, but as the infield parking lots filled to capacity under outrageously blue skies, […]
