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.