Skowhegan, Maine … Driver Kevin Switzer Jr held the hot hand at the fairgrounds on Monday (August 15), scoring three wins during Skowhegan State Fair’s second session of harness racing and, in the process, claiming top dog status in the drivers’ standings during the early portion of the weeklong meet. Switzer launched his attack on […]
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, […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Maine-sired 3-year-old male pacers, otherwise known as the ‘Glamour Boys’ division, closed out the week of pari-mutuel harness racing at the Topsham Fair, with Use Yah Blinkah (Western Maverick) making it two-in-a-row for driver Heath Campbell and trainer Valerie Grondin. The gelding took a new mark of 1:57 on Aug. 3 at […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Three divisions of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stake (MSBS) for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings headlined the action at Cumberland on Saturday’s (July 3) holiday weekend 11-race card. Call Me Maverick returned to his home track after suffering a broken equipment, second place finish during the previous leg at Bangor, and rewarded […]