Northern Maine Fair Track Record Book Being Rewritten
Bill MacDonald, Webmaster
August 6, 2010
The record book at The Northern Maine Fair has quite a few new
pages in it after this week of racing. The track has been super
fast and at last count, ten new records have been established.
The story of the week comes from Pembroke Spice capturing the
all age track record for trotters which was a state track record
(for more see here)
As a precursor to that feat, the race before saw Bullville Sue
tie the all age trotting mark of 2:00.1. Bullville Sue is owned
by Samantha Warrington, trained by Mike Hitchcock and was driven
by The Redcoat Greg Bowden
Scott MacKenzie claimed his first track record Thursday night
as he drove Wayne & Chris Johnson's All Reved Up to a mile in
1:58.1. It was a new record for Four Year Old Pacing Geldings.
The Maine Sire Stakes participants had their share of track
records also. On Wednesday, Willin Dylan got his second track
record in a row as the three year old gelding trotted in 2:00.1
for driver/trainer Ivan Davies. Willin Dylan is owned by Douglass
Hutchins.
Current Chip also grabbed her second track record in as many
legs as she trotted in 2:03.0 with Mark Athearn in the sulky.
Current Chip is owned by Thomas Dillon and Walter Hight and
trained by Donald Richards.
Stonehollow Goblin rewrote the books for trotting two year old
fillies as Kevin Switzer steered her to victory in 2:06.0. Stonehollow
Goblin is owned by Thomas Smith and trained by Dana Childs.
Cyber Cast gave Tom Dillon and Walter Hight their second track
record of the week as Cyber Cast trotted the mile in 2:07.2
in a leg of the two year old trotting colts stakes race. He
is trained by Donald Richards and was driven by Mark Athearn.
Earlier this week, Mr Nice Guy paced the fastest mile ever at
the Aroostook County oval as he took a mark of 1:55.2 with Kim
Ireland in the sulky for owner Lew Hayden and trained by Wendy
Ireland. Forever Finesse took a new mark for pacing four year
old horses as Mike Downey steered him to a mile in 1:59.1 for
owner Donald Porter.
American Village, owned by Kyle & Robert Gibbs tied the mark
for aged mares on Monday Night in 1:57.2. She is trained by
Steve Vafiades and was driven by Shawn Gray.