Though the Oxford County Fair in Maine is located inland, the harness racing patrons who came to the races on Thursday enjoyed the view of Seaside. The daughter of Yankee Glide put on a trotting track record performance as she shattered the mark for 4 year old mares by more than 8 seconds as she replaced the record of Blueridge Saprisa's mark of 2:06 with her time of 1:57.4.

That time was also the fastest that any horse has trotted on this half mile oval as she bested the all time trot mark set by Pembroke Spice of 1:58.3 in 2009. Mark Athearn took this Don Richards trained mare right to the top and never looked back. She put up fractions of 28.3 - 58.0 - 1:27.2 and coasted home besting her closest rival by 4 easy lengths stopping the clock in 1:57.4. No Jokin, who came into the race with 5 straight victories, had to settle for second with Pembroke Heat Wave finishing third.

Seaside enjoyed stellar freshman and sophomore years. Her 2 year old season saw her bankroll $161,541, winning at the Red Mile in the International Stallion Stakes and the Bluegrass Series with which she recorded her fastest win, of the 7 that she had in 13 starts, in 1:54.4 . She also traveled north of the border winning the Champlain at Mohawk and complimented the year with wins in a Merrie Annabelle elimination then was victorious in the Acorn Stake, both at the Meadowlands. Owner Tom Dillon of Anson, Maine saw an even better 3 year old season for his New Jersey bred as she added another $370,904 to her card. A win in the Kentucky Futurity elims in a seasons best time of 1:53.3, then with a return to the final, that same day with a win in a time of 1:54, set up for her appearance in the Breeders Crown where she finished third behind the likes of Broadway Schooner and Elusive Desire.

Seaside came to the Oxford Fairgrounds showing a 1:53.2 best lifetime effort at the Meadowlands in July. The recipe in New Jersey was the same in Maine, go to the top and never look back. Her Oxford victory upped her lifetime earnings to $566,015.