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Topsham, Maine … Track conditions which bordered on excellent throughout the meet, combined with what many have described as the finest card of harness racing ever to be programmed at the Topsham Fair, conspired to deliver both enthusiastically appreciated action and blazing new track records at the Topsham Fair’s closing session on Saturday (August 15). […]
Topsham, Maine … The Jetson’s dog, Astro, may have coined the phrase “Rau Ru”, and Scooby Doo certainly made it his trademark, but there was no doubt as to who was the top-dog at the Topsham Fair on Thursday (August 13) as Rau Ru claimed his sixth consecutive win for owner/trainer Zach Vickerson. Aggressive off […]
TOPSHAM, ME – The Pine Tree State’s sizeable group of 2- and 3-year-old trotters found their Topsham Fair stop on Wednesday (August 12) much to their liking. Among the group of diagonally gaited Standardbreds is the current sophomore distaff leader, Hayden, who has won five of her six seasonal harness racing outings, as well as freshmen […]
Topsham, Maine … Price players had a field day at the Topsham Fair on Monday (August 10) as a pair of veteran harness racing drivers brought home a pair of upsets winners while a select shrewd few punters roared their approval and the remainder gasped in surprise. David Ingraham reasserted his reputation as “Double-digit Dave” […]
TOPSHAM, ME – The Pine Tree State’s glamour boys harness racing division swung into Topsham Fair on Monday (Aug. 10) with the group’s top 3-year-old male pacers competing for bragging rights and purse money in a pair of $15,000-plus divisions before the pari-mutuel card. In the first $15,209 early Maine Sire Stake race, driver Kevin […]
Topsham, Maine … McGwire Sowers held the hot hand on a steamy late summer Sunday afternoon (August 9), scoring four driving wins over the course of Topsham Fair’s well attended opening day harness racing card. Sowers flashed with flair on Sunday, teaming a pair of winners home from his wife, Autym’s, well-stocked roster, first with Smartys […]
TOPSHAM, ME – A true sign of summer is when the Maine Sire Stakes and harness racing in general makes its annual swing into the Pine Tree State’s agricultural fair circuit. Sunday (Aug. 9) the region’s 3-year-old filly pacers rolled into the historic Topsham Fair for a pair of $15,000-plus divisions of sidestepping action featuring the […]
Topsham, Maine … Tack trunks and stable hands are on the move once again this week as Maine’s legendary parimutuel fairground circuit makes its second stop of the 2026 season when the 172nd edition of the Topsham Fair swings open its gates on Sunday (August 9). Harness racing gets the jump over the traditional fairground […]
Topsham, Maine …. Driver Bruce Ranger provided the exclamation point to an exciting week of harness racing as the 171st meeting at the Topsham Fair came to a successful conclusion on Saturday (August 9) when the winner of 10,577 career races added three more top-tallies to his impressive credentials while also taking top honors in […]
TOPSHAM, ME – Maine’s freshmen filly pacers closed out the Topsham Fair on Saturday (Aug. 9) with two $11,000-plus harness racing divisions held before the regular card. In the first $11,623 division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies, the unbeaten Snowonthepines (Dude’s The Man) continued her blizzard of authority in a seemingly […]
TOPSHAM, ME – The Pine Tree State’s sophomore pacing sensation, Massive Speed (Dude’s The Man), eked out his sixth straight harness racing victory at the Topsham Fair on Thursday (Aug. 7) afternoon, with two of his colleagues trying valiantly to defeat him. Coming into the race with a five-race unbeaten streak is nothing new for […]
Topsham, Maine …. Kevin Switzer, Jr remained the talk of Topsham on Monday (August 4) as Maine’s top-rated teamster continued his carousal at the fairground oval, following up Sunday’s three-win performance with yet another hat trick on Monday. In fact, Switzer scored three consecutive top tallies on Monday, beginning with De Chirico (2:01.1-$2.60), who won […]
TOPSHAM, ME – A true sign of summer is when the Maine Sire Stakes and harness racing in general makes its annual swing into the Pine Tree State’s agricultural fair circuit. Monday (Aug. 4) the region’s 3-year-old filly pacers rolled into the historic Topsham Fair for two $11,000-plus divisions of sidestepping action. In the $11,802 pari-mutuel […]
Topsham, Maine …. Threes were definitely wild during Sunday’s (August 3) opening session of the Topsham Fair with harness racing drivers Kevin Switzer, Jr and Heath Campbell each throwing in hat trick performances while the mare, Juneparker (Millionaire Cam), secured her third consecutive trip down Victory Lane. Switzer benefited from the prowess of the razor […]
Topsham, Maine … With 7,883 lifetime harness racing wins amassed over a decades long career, driver David Ingraham certainly knows that there is more than one way to win a race. On Thursday (August 8) at the Topsham Fair, the veteran teamster demonstrated two. Driving hard from the gate, Ingraham aggressively secured a pocket journey […]
TOPSHAM, ME – The Pine Tree State’s 3-year-old harness racing pacers visited Topsham Fair in Topsham, Maine on Tuesday (Aug. 6) and Wednesday (Aug. 7) to compete in four $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes. When the dust settled over the historic oval, several of the series’ top performers continued their winning ways, with […]
Topsham, Maine … Harness racing driver Kevin Switzer, Jr was keenly spectacular on Tuesday (August 6), scoring three wins on Topsham Fair’s nine-race program, while proving himself the master at controlling tempo while simultaneously stacking the competition, like living chess pieces, across the raceway. Switzer’s sorties included a gate-to-wire gambit behind the Aaron Hall trained, […]
Topsham, Maine … Canbec Kingkazimir (Jereme’s Jet) knows a thing or two about winning harness races. The 14-year-old veteran harness racing pacer has held court at 23 racing ovals, reigning victoriously over 12 of them, in the process of amassing a record of 31 wins and $503,412 in career earnings. And as he demonstrated on […]
Topsham, Maine … Sunday’s (August 4) harness racing at the Topsham Fair have been postponed due to flooding at the fairgrounds caused by torrential downpours which passed over the state of Maine during the early hours of Sunday morning. In order to restore and maximize racing opportunities, the following schedule changes are now in effect: […]
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 […]
TOPSHAM, ME – A pair of $14,000-plus harness racing divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers closed out the 169th week of harness racing at historic Topsham Fair. The duo of early, non-wagering races kicked off the final, blockbuster card Saturday (Aug. 12), which was met with praise and applause for the […]
TOPSHAM, ME – Four $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year-old pacers went postward at Topsham Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 9) and Thursday (Aug. 10), with the popular attraction acting as a centerpiece of the week-long agricultural fair. Thursday’s harness racing card included two splits for freshmen pacing fillies, which saw […]
Topsham, Maine … Kevin Switzer, Jr was crowned King of the Midway on Wednesday (Aug. 9) as Maine’s harness racing circuit continued its transition to the pari-mutuel fair portion of the season. Making its first stop of the year at the venerable Topsham Fairgrounds, where Maine’s agricultural heritage has been celebrated for 169 years, Switzer […]
TOPSHAM, ME – Two $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies opened the festivities at Topsham Fair on Monday (Aug. 7), serving as the starter’s call for the annual Pine Tree State harness racing pari-mutuel fair circuit. Always popular attractions across the midways of New England, Standardbred trotters and pacers have […]
