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SKOWHEGAN, ME – In the final day of Maine Sire Stakes harness racing at the Skowhegan State Fair on Saturday (August 22) freshman star The Gucci Man was the talk of the town as he took his division in a new 1:58.4 track record for 2-year-old colt pacers. The group of male rookie sidesteppers was […]
Skowhegan, Maine … Two of Maine’s top rated harness drivers dominated the action on the quickening mid-state oval on Friday (August 21), combining to win 7 out of the 11 races carded at the Skowhegan State Fair. The Switzer swagger began with a gate-to-wire romp with No Small Wonder (1:59.4, NB), putting a new lifetime […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – Maine’s growing family of 2- and 3-year-old trotters found their way to the Skowhegan State Fair on Thursday (August 20), with all the usual suspects up to their same tricks. Three of the four $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes were held before the regular card at Skowhegan, starting with the […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – Marc Tardif’s unbeaten 3-year-old pacing filly Snowonthepines (Dude’s The Man) continued her reign of supremacy as she put her unblemished harness racing record on the line at the Skowhegan State Fair on Wednesday (August 19) during a pair of $17,000-plus divisions for the fairer set. With the first division carded as an […]
Skowhegan, Maine … It’s not often that a post time favorite’s not involved when an early speed duel erupts at a harness track but that was exactly the scenario that played out at the Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (August 18) when a a pair of 8-1 shots left the gate hard against each other, […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – Maine’s glamour boys division rolled headstrong into the Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 18) with the set’s swift 3-year-old male pacers enjoying a purse increase to kick off the evening harness racing program. In the first $17,209 Maine Sire Stake race, which was held before the regular card, driver Kevin Switzer […]
Skowhegan, Maine … James Doucette led a trio of harness racing drivers who scored twin wins at the Skowhegan State Fair on Monday (August 17), joining fellow teamsters Nick Graffam and McGwire Sowers in making repeat visits to the winners circle in front of the 208-year-old agricultural exhibition’s volumenous stands. Doucette, a 26-year-old in the […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – A pair of $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies closed out the week of harness racing at the Skowhegan State Fair on Saturday (Aug. 16) with a baker’s dozen vying for their own piece of the pie. In the early $17,123 non-wagering event the Western Maverick filly Perfectly […]
Skowhegan, Maine …. The seven day race meet at the Skowhegan State Fair came to a glorious conclusion on Saturday (August 16), highlighted by the $15,000 renewal of the Hight Invitational, prominently featured on the highly competitive 13-race harness racing program. And prominent among the Hight invitees was Two Fold Cold (Deuce Seelster), a four-year-old […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – Six $16,000-plus harness racing divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year old trotters scampered through the Skowhegan State Fair on Friday (Aug. 15) with several of the diagonally gaited set taking new records in the process. In the featured $17,199 3-year-old filly trot the 5-1 second choice Pandemic Princess […]
Skowhegan, Maine …. Longevity does not always equal success and vice versa, but on those magical occasions when the two match up, exceptional things can happen. Such is the case with Grand Galop Semalu (Rock N Roll Heaven), a thirteen-year-old standardbred who has built his sterling reputation performing mostly on the the racetracks of Maine and […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – Undefeated Maine Sire Stakes star Massive Speed (Dude’s The Man) grabbed another harness racing victory in his $17,000-plus division for 3-year-old pacing colts and gelding at the Skowhegan State Fair on Thursday (Aug. 14), while also granting himself a new time badge in the process. In the first $17,437 early, non-wagering split […]
Skowhegan, Maine …. IB Notorious IR (Hasty Hall) proved a conspicuous pacer on Wednesday (August 13) at the Skowhegan State Fair, generating the fastest harness racing mile of the evening while glimmering under the bright lights of the mid-Maine agricultural exhibition. Handled aggressively by driver and co-owner, Drew Campbell, the Irish import rocketed off the […]
Skowhegan, Maine …. The prospects seemed brilliant for Ronaldo N (Alta Christiano). The veteran harness racing campaigner was set to make his first start for new trainer, Ryan Berry, under the bright lights of the Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (August 12), and the notoriously headstrong pacer, appearing fresh off a well-meant win, was made […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – Another round of $17,000-plus harness racing divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies dashed around the swift Skowhegan oval on Tuesday (Aug. 12) under the moon-lit twilight. In the first $17,427 early, non-wagering split for sophomore distaffs the speedy Chasing Dudes was sent out to an early pylon-protecting lead […]
SKOWHEGAN, ME – A pair of $17,000 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and gelding helped kick off a full week of harness racing action at the 207th year of the Skowhegan State Fair, with a particular divisional leader cushioning his point total at the historic venue. Claiming the title of the Nation’s […]
Skowhegan, Maine …. On a sultry Monday (August 11) afternoon at the Skowhegan State Fair, the water truck worked yeomen’s duty to dampen the stone dust, the lemonade stand and beer garden provided much needed libation, and the grass on the infield baked a deeper shade of brown. But a ten race harness racing program was […]
Skowhegan, Maine …. As the new week began, Maine’s harness racing fairground circuit transitioned from Topsham to Skowhegan but despite the change in venue a couple of constants remain; a mare named June Parker (Millionaire Cam) keeps winning races, and a driver named Kevin Switzer, Jr remains the hottest commodity in all of New England. Switzer, […]
The Maine Sire Stakes closed out the week of harness racing at the historic Skowhegan State Fair on Saturday (Aug. 18) with four $19,000-plus divisions of 2- and 3-year-old trotters rolling down the lively midway before and during the afternoon pari-mutuel card. Freshmen trotter Whatawonder (Whataworkout) extended his unbeaten streak and increased his career win […]
Skowhegan , Maine …. Hope springs eternal along the state-of-Maine harness racing circuit with most trainers and drivers hoping for an opportunity to win the marquee invitationals held at various racing venues around the state. When you stable horse like Ever Hoping A though, those hopes, more often than not, transform into reality. Ron Cushing, […]
Skowhegan, Maine …. “Horses for courses” has been a handicapping theory for generations now, used by old-school punters for ages at bullrings around the world. But even in this day of statistically driven and digitally delivered data, it still holds great merit. Pembroke Scorpio (Camluck) won for the seventh time of his career at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Skowhegan , Maine …. Harness racing driver Andy Harrington has carried over the momentum gained from his recent driving championship earned at last week’s Topsham Fair to remain one of the most relevant drivers competing at the latest stop along Maine’s fairground circuit, the Skowhegan State Fair. Harrington teamed back-to-back winners on Tuesday (August 13) […]
