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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 …. Trainer Emily Burgess mounted an unrelenting assault on the Bangor Raceway winners circle on Wednesday (April 29), releasing three well-armored steeds on the unsuspecting opposition while deftly landing three precision salvos on the Queen City finish line. Burgess’ training triple began in sneak attack fashion as Scarlet Moon and harness racing driver […]
Bangor, Maine …. McGwire Sowers earned top billing during Bangor Raceway’s opening day festivities, scoring four driving victories over the course of the ten-race program, while firmly stamping his name atop the early season Bass Park harness racing leaderboard. All four winners came from familiar environments, hailing either from the well-conditioned roster that is aptly […]
Bangor, Maine …. The gates at historic Bass Park are prepared to swing open for the 133rd consecutive season as Bangor Raceway readies to welcome the faithful back to the track on Sunday (April 26) with post time slated for 11:45 a.m. (EDT). A competitive ten-race offering has been crafted by Bangor’s incumbent race secretary, […]
Bangor, Maine …. Bangor Raceway will play host to the $400,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes Sophomore Championships on Saturday (October 11) with post time slated for 3:00 pm (EDT). Co-featured on the harness racing card will be the $25,000 renewal of the Fred Nichols Memorial Invitational, Bangor’s marquee event of the season. A stellar field of […]
Bangor, Maine …. Following a month-long fairground frolic, Maine’s harness racing circuit will once again transition to commercial track status with Bangor Raceway set to launch its much anticipated extended fall meet beginning on Wednesday, October 8. Post time for Wednesday’s premier performance will be at 3:00 pm (EDT), with the same 3:00 post time […]
Bangor, Maine …. Rockn My Boxers (1:58.2-$5.00) hung the harness racing competition out to dry at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (June 29), gliding gate-to-wire for driver Aaron Hall, while providing one of two wins on the program for the Maine-native teamster. The four-year-old son of Pet Rock who is trained by Benson Merrill for owner […]
Bangor, Maine …. As the east coast heatwave dissolved into the Atlantic, harness racing returned to the torrid oval at historic Bass Park. And under the warm and breezy conditions, the re-homed Freehold Raceway water truck did yeoman’s duty to keep the dust at bay, but myriads of water could do nothing to dampen the […]
Bangor, Maine …. Profitable purses and extremely competitive fields produced big mutuel payoffs when the Moxie Pacing Series final and consolation were held at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (June 18), with the common denominator in the pricey payoffs being driver Shawn Thayer and trainer Richard Allaby. Dismissed at 14-1 odds, Allaby sent The Shining (Custard […]
Bangor, Maine …. There was no sibling rivalry in trainer Michael Huff’s harness racing barn on Sunday (June 1) night. No taunts of “I’m better than you are” or “Mom likes me best” could be heard being lobbed from stall to stall. Instead, shared pride and equity created an aura of family tranquility as sister […]
Bangor, Maine … After harness racing driver Nick Graffam won the first three races at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (May 7), powering his charges through daunting gate-to-wire barrages, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the headlines would prominently proclaim his name. But fellow teamster, McGwire Sowers, deftly defied the conventional consensus, scoring wins in four […]
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 […]
Topsham, Maine … Maine’s fairground circuit will hit its full stride during the month of August as the eyes of the Pine Tree State become focused on the 170th agricultural exhibition to be held at the venerable Topsham Fair. As is customary at Topsham, harness racing will offer an exciting precursor to the actual fair […]
Bangor, Maine … Chocolate Biskit (Village Jiffy) may be one of the favorite harness racing horses in the Deslandes Clan Stable but after three years on the sidelines, his path back to the races, much less the winner’s circle, pegged him, at times, as the longest shot on the board. Now a ten-year-old veteran, he […]
Bangor, Maine … The red and gold harness racing colors of Bruce Ranger and Nick Graffam brightened an otherwise gloomy day on Sunday (6-4) as the accomplished cousins courageously cavorted over the muddy surface at Bangor Raceway. Ranger kicked off a three-win day by guiding Little Macabee (2:03, $7.00) to his third consecutive victory for […]
Bangor, Maine … Powerful harness racing performances were the hallmarks of the day at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (July 6) as the two-year-old pacing divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes program made their seasonal debut, headlining a stellar 13-race program on a sunny yet blustery midsummer afternoon. Driver Nick Graffam, who with trainer Karl Butterfield […]
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), […]
Bangor, Maine … Maine Sire Stakes harness racing action made its long awaited 2022 debut on Wednesday (June 15) as the three-year-old colt pacing division took center stage at Bangor Raceway. Appearing in twin seven-horse splits and contested for purses of $11,924 each, the sophomore studs provided few surprises while racing generally true to form, […]
Bangor, Maine – While a well-earned pension is a thing to be celebrated by most folks, a few stubborn and select standardbreds turn up their noses at the very notion of mandatory retirement from harness racing at the conclusion of their 14-year-old season. Such is the case with Western Terror. Owned and trained by Lisa […]
