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Bangor, Maine … Call it Lefebvre-palooza or maybe Graffam-obsession, but whatever the moniker, the fans at Bangor’s historic Bass Park feasted on the frenzy as harness racing driver Nick Graffam and trainer Michelle Lefebvre teamed up to emphatically serve up a five-course-banquet of winners on Sunday (October 18). Premier Star (1:59, $4.80), making her first […]
Bangor, Maine … The first real cold snap of autumn could do nothing to lessen the enthusiasm felt at Bangor Raceway on Saturday (October 17) as the Queen City oval played host to the $400,000-plus championship round of the Maine Sire Stakes sophomore set, a harness racing card co-headlined by the $20,000 final of the Fred […]
Bangor, Maine … Maine’s fabled agricultural fair circuit recently wrapped up its 2026 season with another successful harness race meet at the historic Fryeburg Fair, and as the mid-autumn foliage retains its vibrant hues, the horses readily moved back into commercial track form when Bangor Raceway kicked off its 11-day fall meeting on Wednesday (October 14). […]
Fryeburg, Maine … The historic stands at Maine’s Fryeburg Fair were packed to capacity on Saturday (October 10) as the harness racing fans turned out to cheer on the big horses when the field for the $15,000 renewal of the Mountain Skipper Invitational gathered at the iconic western-Maine venue. A select field of five invitational […]
Fryeburg, Maine … Driver Andy Harrington expertly worked the throttle of Massive Speed (Dude’s The Man) as they zoomed around the Fryeburg Fair oval on Friday (October 9) en route to establishing a new divisional harness racing track record for four-year-old geldings. The dashing duo stopped the tele-timer in a breathtaking 1:54.4 to eclipse the […]
FRYEBURG, ME – Maine’s previously unbeaten 3-year-old pacing filly Snowonthepines finally tasted defeat on Thursday (October 8), at the Fryeburg Fair, falling from grace by a whisker to Graceofspades (Western Maverick). It happened on an otherwise normal fair racing day in the first $17,209 division for sophomore distaff pacers, held before the regular card. Snowonthepines, […]
Fryeburg, Maine … David Ingraham ably proved that age is indeed just a number as the 64-year-old veteran teamster, the winner of 8056 lifetime contests, spun a cagily crafted hat trick performance during the Thursday (October 8) card at the Fryeburg Fair, and highlighting Ingraham’s three-peat performance, was a strategically brilliant masterpiece behind the aptly […]
Fryeburg, Maine … Cool Man Dude (Western Vintage) flaunted his season-long dominance at the Fryeburg Fair on Wednesday (October 7), swaggering to his 19th win of the 2026 harness racing season, while maintaining his razor-sharp edge and retaining bragging rights as the winningest pacer in all of North America thus far this season. In harness […]
Fryeburg, Maine … Ziggy Sky continues to take full advantage of unique circumstances this fall, extending his career well into his 15-year-old season, and remaining one of the most ferocious forces to be found in his classes along Maine’s historic fairground circuit. Bred in the purple, the veteran son of Stonebridge Regal, out of the […]
Fryeburg, Maine … The action at Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic, the historic Fryeburg Fair, will ratchet up to crescendo levels beginning on Tuesday (October 6), as harness racing will take center stage among the afternoon fairground offerings, featuring daily post times of 1:30 pm (EDT) throughout the much anticipated six-day meeting. “The entry box has […]
Bangor, Maine …. On a day filled with highlights from the Benson Merrill roster, the accomplishments of a workaday trotter earned the harness racing headlines from the Wednesday (October 16) card at Bangor Raceway, as Merrill’s venerable J S Peyton (Swan For All) hit pay dirt for the 55th time in his career. Taking full […]
Bangor, Maine …. The rains came early as morning dawned over Bangor Raceway on Sunday (September 13) and persisted on a stubbornly intermittent basis throughout the afternoon session of harness racing at historic Bass Park. The stone dust battled bravely against its determined liquid foe, holding firm to its customary fast-rated condition as the freshman filly, […]
Bangor, Maine …. Bangor Raceway roared back into action on Wednesday (September 9), kicking off a short, mid-September soirée at historic Bass Park, with a 14-race program which featured twin $8000 elimination harness racing legs of the lucrative Fred Nichols Memorial Pacing Series. Sweet Jeff IR and driver Nick Graffam, held in high esteem as […]
Windsor, Maine … Driver Kevin Switzer, Jr rose to the forefront of an extremely competitive card on Sunday (September 6j, scoring three winners over the course of the 12-race program while cementing his status atop the leaderboard as the 2026 edition of the Windsor Fair barreled into its final weekend of harness racing action. While […]
Windsor, Maine … Tenzing Bromac N (Bettor’s Delight) dominated an ultra-accomplished harness racing field of top-level pacers on Saturday (September 5), rolling to victory, in near record time, while claiming top honors in the $15,000 renewal of the Windsor Fair Invitational for the second year-in-a-row. In harness to driver Ron Cushing, the nine-year-old son of […]
Windsor, Maine … Ikon Vang DK (Southwind Frank) made his state-of-Maine debut a winning one at the Windsor Fair on Friday (September 4), scoring at first asking for new connections and earning top harness racing honors in the $6000 open-level trot at the mid-Maine agricultural exhibition. Ably piloted by driver Heath Campbell, Ikon Vang DK […]
Bangor, Maine …. Bangor Raceway will kick off their upcoming September and October harness racing meets with the formation of a new, lucrative pacing series to honor the memory of longtime track executive and industry leader, Fred Nichols. The series, written for pacers who are NW $4500 last 4 starts or with a Trackmaster rating […]
Windsor, Maine … In the harness racing equivalent of DiMaggio vs Williams, two mighty clean-up hitters slugged it out in the friendly confines of the Windsor Fairgrounds on Tuesday (September 1) as Kevin Switzer, Jr and McGwire Sowers traded jabs on the raceway, en route to recording twin grand slam performances over the course of […]
Windsor, Maine … Kevin Switzer, Jr held the hot hand on a warm late-summer afternoon at the Windsor Fair on Monday (August 31), scoring three driving wins over the well-manicured surface at the 138-year-old mid-Maine agricultural exhibition. Switzer’s three-peat began in relatively expected fashion as he confidently guided the undefeated Snowonthepines (1:59.2, NB) to her […]
Windsor, Maine … She’s Spicy added a touch of flavor to the second session of harness racing of the 2026 meeting at the Windsor Fair on Sunday (August 30), speeding round the lightning quick oval to establish a new divisional track record at the 138-year-old mid-Maine agricultural exhibition. At the behest of driver Ron Cushing, […]
Windsor, Maine … Like the fabled old gunslingers of our old west legends, Sheriff N (Bettor’s Delight) bravely held his ground and took no prisoners while coldly staring down his foes on Saturday (August 29), securing his 55th score of his veteran career while keeping the peace in a crowded rush to the finish line […]
Windsor, Maine … After a one week hiatus, Maine’s fabled harness racing circuit will once again kick into high gear as the 138th edition of the Windsor Fair becomes the center of attention for the New England horsey set. An enticing 12-race program, jam packed with competitive 8-horse fields, has been crafted for Saturday’s (August […]
Skowhegan, Maine … The excitement along Maine’s fabled fairground circuit reached a crescendo point on Saturday (August 22) as the “big horses” came to the historic mid-Maine racing venue for the always anticipated renewal of the $12,000 Walter Hight Memorial Invitational. Speed was on the minds of the assembled faithful as the accomplished six-horse Hight […]
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 […]
