Scarborough, Maine –
Driver Shawn Gray
held the hot hand at
Scarborough Downs on
Thursday (June 19)
as the state of
Maine native
engineered a
dominate performance
on the local oval en
route to recording
five winners on the
ten-race program.
Gray got the midweek
card off to a
rousing start by
claiming victory in
the first three
consecutive contests
working out
aggressive
front-running
victories for
DoItAll (Jamie
Gerard Stable),
Cranmeadow Raven
(Kyle Gibbs Stable)
and Bush Delight
(Joseph Nelson
Stable).
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Driver Shawn
Gray glides past
the Scarborough
Downs finish
line with
Cranmeadow Raven
– the 2nd
of five winners
on the Thursday
evening card.
Photo by Derek
Davis |
He then expertly
coaxed a brand new
lifetime mark from
Ray Garnett’s
Frapper Joe (2:02)
which featured a
determined
first-over bid
before closing out
the skein of five
top-tallies with an
in-hand jiggy-jog
behind Best
Connection -- the
second of two wins
for trainer Kyle
Gibbs on the day .
“This is certainly
one of the most
impressive displays
of driving ability
we’ve witnessed this
season at the Downs”
said Scarborough
Marketing Director
Susan Higgins “We’ll
have to revisit the
history books to
find the last such
overpowering
performance but
Shawn’s five wins
tonight are surely
the most by one
driver on a single
card here in the
past two seasons.”
Shawn Gray ascended
on Thursday into
sole possession of
fourth place on the
Scarborough Downs
leader’s board with
33 seasonal trips to
the winner’s circle
and now stands only
five wins removed
from acquiring
top-three status.
The 34 year old
teamster, a constant
presence on the
state of Maine
harness circuit, now
claims1419 lifetime
driving victories
from a career that
spans twelve years.
Scarborough Downs
proudly features
live harness racing
every Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
evening at 4:15 pm
(EDT). The popular
Sunday matinees
feature a 1:30 pm
post time.
