Scarborough,
Maine
–
Track
records
continue
to
fall
as
the
year-long
speed
show
blazes
forward
at
Scarborough
Downs
--
for
the
fourth
time
already
this
season
track
historians
have
been
set
to
the
task
of
rewriting
the
record
books.
Up
Tempo,
a
3-year-old
star
of
the
Maine
Standardbred
Breeders’
Stakes
trotting
program
left
a
deep
impression
on
the
assembled
fan
base
on
Thursday
(July
17)
as
he
lined
up
behind
the
Scarborough
starting
gate
to
contest
a
$10,107
stakes
division.
He
set
sail
early
off
the
car
to
forge
dazzling
fractions
of
29.2
–
59.3
–
1:30.1
en
route
stopping
the
tele-timer
in a
breath-catching
2:00-4/5th,
thereby
setting
a
brand
new
career
speed
standard
and
claiming
his
3rd
consecutive
victory
in
MSBS
competition.
Up
Tempo
now
becomes
the
fastest
winner
on
the
trot
in
the
history
of
the
Maine
Breeders’
Stakes
program,
erasing
Ichiban’s
long-held
previous
mark
of
2:01.1
recorded
back
in
1999.
|
Up Tempo and
driver Gordon
Corey race into
the history
books on
Thursday as they
establish new
stakes and track
records at
Scarborough
Downs – photo by
EJS Photography. |
He
also
obliterated
the
Scarborough
Downs
track
record
for
3-year-old
geldings
of
2:01.3
which
had
been
held
since
1997
by
ImAGingerBreadMan
and
driver
Dominic
Watson.
Up
Tempo,
a
son
of
Boy
Band,
one
of
Maine’s
newest
trotting
stallions,
is
proudly
owned
by
Michael
Andrew
of
Gorham,
Maine
and
is
trained
and
driven
by
state
of
Maine
colt
specialist
Gordon
Corey.
“His
mother,
A
Virtue,
was
a
great
mare
and
has
produced
well”
owner
Michael
Andrew
said
“
She
produced
the
2006
Three–year-old
Maine
Stakes
champion
Forward
Momentum,
but
I
think
the
Boy
Band
blood
has
made
her
get
even
faster.”
“He
likes
to
race”
Andrew
continued
“He
doesn’t
like
other
horses
to
beat
him.
So
far
so
good
but
we’d
sure
like
to
repeat
a
mile
like
this
during
the
finals
in
October.”
The
Maine
Standardbred
Breeders’
Stakes
continue
throughout
the
summer
season
at
various
venues
in
the
state
of
Maine
and
culminate
with
finals
during
“Super
Stakes
Weekend”
on
October
11
and
12
at
Scarborough
Downs.
Stakes
action
returns
to
the
Downs
on
Saturday
(July
19)
as
the
MSBS
2-year-old
colt
pacers
make
their
2008
debut
with
three
divisions
racing
for
nearly
$28,000
in
purse
money.
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.