WEEK IN REVIEW - 2006
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Week Thirty Nine (12/18/06 - 12/24/06)
HOT HANDS - Greg Bowden
| Three wins and two seconds from eleven starts including 15-1 POINT WELL TAKEN and 45-1 TSM ELECTRICELWOOD |
HOT HOOVES - MY FOOLISH DREAM
| Becomes season leader for three year old filly trotters by beating the best trotters in 2:01.1 |
HOT BARN - Mark Harris
| Two wins and a second for the weekend, eight wins and a .432 average for Scarborough's fall meet. |
Week Thirty Eight (12/11/06 - 12/17/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| Nine wins, five seconds and three thirds tops all drivers for the week |
HOT HOOVES - WHITLOCK N
| After a break behind the gate, WHITLOCK N comes from the back to take the winner's over in a remarkable 1:57.0 and a last quarter of :28.4 |
HOT BARN - Shawn Gray
| From 5 Starts, two winners and three seconds. |
Week Thirty Seven (12/4/06 - 12/10/06)
HOT HANDS - Drew Campbell
| Five wins, three seconds and six thirds over the abbreviated weekend. |
HOT HOOVES - POLO PAREE
| Has won four out his five races in the state of Maine since arriving from Saratoga, including the last three in a row, this week in 2:00 |
HOT BARN - Emile Shaw
| Gets two winners over the weekend with A PLACE TO KISS and THREE CENT PIECE in his first trip out of his new barn. |
Week Thirty Six (11/27/06 - 12/3/06)
HOT HANDS - Greg Bowden
| Grabs four winners for the weekend. |
HOT HOOVES - FISHER KING
| Five victories and one second out of his last six starts in $2500 claimer ranks. |
HOT BARN - Randy Bickmore
| Five starts come out of his Cumberland barn and four visit the winner's circle |
Week Thirty Five (11/20/06 - 11/26/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| From 18 starts, hits the board 15 times with 8 winners, 4 place and 3 show for a 623 UDRS |
HOT HOOVES - ALLAMERICAN WAGER
| Wire to wire victory in 1:58.3 Saturday and a personal best for this year in Maine |
HOT BARN - Joseph Rankin
| Two winners out of the Cornish barn with LUCKY FLOWER and HARLEY DAVID |
Week Thirty Four (11/13/06 - 11/19/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| From 24 starts, hits the board 18 times with 8 winners, 7 place and 3 show for a 537 UDRS |
HOT HOOVES - RIPOGENUS
| After switching barns and losing the sire stakes competition, RIPOGENUS has reeled off four straight wins including a new lifetime mark of 1:59.0 this week. |
HOT BARN - Douglas Gray
| Brings home two winners with BID HANOVER and newly claimed MONDO HANOVER. |
Week Thirty Three (11/6/06 - 11/12/06)
HOT HANDS - Shawn Gray
| Seven winners over the weekend, including four on Saturday afternoon. |
HOT HOOVES - SOMOZA
| Five in a row, this time in $8,000 optional claimers setting a new lifetime mark in 1:58.0. Next week he'll have to go up against THE BOY N and RICH CAMELOT who went toe to toe this week in 1:57.4 |
HOT BARN - Kyle Gibbs
| Sends two starters to the winner's circle from three starters. Barn has retained consistency that was shown earlier in the season. |
Week Thirty Two (10/30/06 - 11/5/06)
HOT HANDS - Brent Thayer
| Brent Thayer had three wins and three seconds in ten starts including the final of Bangor's Dazzling Damsel Late Closer Final. |
HOT HOOVES - RICH CAMELOT
| A 1:56.3 clocking in the open class at Bangor Friday night is the second fastest mile ever in the State of Maine during the month of November. |
HOT BARN - Craig Hall
| Leaps to the top of the Scarborough Trainer Standings with six wins from nine starts, including SOMOZA who has won four in a row. |
Week Thirty One (10/23/06 - 10/29/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| Thirteen wins on the week including six wins on Friday at Scarborough. |
HOT HOOVES - SNAP DANCER
| Wins the winners over trot for the second week in a row, has won six of her last nine starts which started with an all age track record at Topsham back in August |
HOT BARN - Michael Hitchcock
| Three wins and four seconds at Bangor this week, leading trainer at Bangor with 13 wins for the meet |
Week Thirty (10/16/06 - 10/22/06)
HOT HANDS - Leigh Fitch
| Seven wins over the last two weeks, with a three bagger on Saturday has Leigh third in the driver standings at Scarborough |
HOT HOOVES - TWIN B CANDY
| After taking a break in the summer, this classy mare has come back with a vengeance three wins and two seconds including this week victory in the fillies and mares winners over division Sunday in 1:59.0 |
HOT BARN - Laura Searway
| Has a big day at Scarborough Saturday with 3 winners, a .556 UTRS for the week after getting 3 wins over last weekend. |
Week Twenty Nine (10/9/06 - 10/15/06)
HOT HANDS - Gary Mosher
| A win, two seconds and a fourth in the sire stakes brings earnings of $78,027 for the day. |
HOT HOOVES - POP N PAULA
| What more can you say about a two year sire stakes career that produced 20 wins and 2 seconds in 22 starts and earning of $135,851 |
HOT BARN - Scott Blackler
| Sends A SHE BISCUIT to the winners circle in the 3 year old filly division after sending KEY TO LAHART to the winners circle for the 2 year old fillies in September |
Week Twenty Eight (10/2/06 - 10/8/06)
HOT HANDS - Chris Long
| Saw limited action at Fryeburg Fair, but still impressed with 6 wins a second and a third in 12 starts. |
HOT HOOVES - PEMBROKE TOUCH
| Even though he started back late in the season, PEMBROKE TOUCH has run the table in all six divisions of the 3 year old colt pacing division of the MSBS, and is looking as the one to beat in the Finals next week, unless his stablemate has something to say about it. |
HOT BARN - Shawn Gray
| From four starts, two wins and two seconds, including Mountain Skipper Invitational winner THE BOY N |
Week Twenty Seven (9/25/06 - 10/1/06)
HOT HANDS - Ryan Hall
| First year driver captures his first two pari mutual wins at Cumberland Fair |
HOT HOOVES - WORK OUT
| John Baker's new addition was one-fifth off the long standing track record at Cumberland in 1:57.2, won the Farmington Invitational last week over a muddy track and tied the all age Oxford track record two weeks back in 1:56.0 |
HOT BARN - Stanley Bubier, Jr.
| From four starts, one second and three wins including 9 time winners IRON CITY LO and R U REDY BLUEGRASS |
Week Twenty Six (9/19/06 - 9/24/06)
HOT HANDS - Charlene Urquidez
| Thirteen starts at Farmington resulting in seven wins and a third for a .564 UDRS |
HOT HOOVES - FRANCO CROUPIER N
| Three wins during the week at Farmington Fair, setting a seasonal mark of 1:59.2 |
HOT BARN - Rick Cushing
| Ten starts, six wins and a third, stable has been on fire last four weeks with 30 starts, 13 wins, 2 seconds and 5 thirds |
Week Twenty Five (9/12/06 - 9/18/06)
HOT HANDS - Brewster Burns
| Takes both legs of the Maine Amateur Driving Series at Oxford Fair |
HOT HOOVES - SLATED FOR SUCCESS
| Sets a new trotting track record at Oxford fair in 1:59.1 |
HOT BARN - Randy Bickmore
| Two wins, a second and a third in five starts. |
Week Twenty Four (9/5/06 - 9/11/06)
HOT HANDS - Heath Campbell
| Seven wins, a .485 UDRS and $69,000 earned, two wins and a second in the stakes finals |
HOT HOOVES
- PEMBROKE MATRON
Runner-Up - PERCEE ANGUS
| PEMBROKE MATRON, wins 5 out of 8 legs plus the final
Sunday for the two year old filly trotters including a track record at
Bangor Raceway. PERCEE ANGUS becomes the fastest mare in the state, one of the top contenders for hot hooves of the year. |
HOT BARN - Gary Mosher
| Seven starters out of the barn, three wins and four seconds, including PERCEE ANGUS |
Week Twenty Three (8/28/06 - 9/4/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| An amazing 27 wins during the week capturing the Windsor Fair driving title |
HOT HOOVES - BUNNY'S STAR
| Steps onto the Windsor oval and gets three wins, timed in 2:00.1, 1:59.4, and a lifetime mark of 1:59.3 |
HOT BARN - Roderick Cushing
| 5-1-3 during the week, with wins in the Claim to Fame Late Closer legs. |
Week Twenty Two (8/21/06 - 8/27/06)
HOT HANDS - Heath Campbell
| Twelve wins with a .391 UDRS |
HOT HOOVES - POP N PAULA
| Back on the winning ways at the Union Fair after tasting defeat for the second time in her life at Skowhegan, where she suffered her first loss last year |
HOT BARN - Valerie Grondin
| Seven wins at Union Fair with over $20,000 earned. |
Week Twenty One (8/14/06 - 8/20/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| Awarded the Skowhegan driving title, 16 wins during the week. |
HOT HOOVES - EPITOME
| Become the season leader for aged trotting horses in his 2:00.3 trip at Skowhegan State Fair |
HOT BARN - Joseph Nelson
| Four wins and a third out of six starts at Skowhegan State Fair |
Week Twenty (8/7/06 - 8/13/06)
HOT HANDS - Chris Long
| Grabs the driving title at Topsham Fair; has thirteen wins this week between Topsham and Scarborough |
HOT HOOVES - WHAT AM I WORTH
| The classy veteran won Wednesday night at Scarborough in 1:57.1 making him the fastest 14 year old ever in Maine. |
HOT BARN - Gary Mosher
| Put two horses on the Season's Leader list with PERCEE ANGUS and DAMADIAN. |
Week Nineteen (7/31/06 - 8/6/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| Ten wins during the week at Scarborough, Presque Isle and Topsham |
HOT HOOVES - LLYR
| Has won the winners over class at Scarborough Downs the last two weeks, this week in 1:57.4 and last week in 1:57.0 |
HOT BARN - Wesley Brown, Jr.
| Has his best week of the year at his favorite place, Presque Isle, with 6 wins, 3 seconds and 4 thirds and a UTRS of .474 |
Week Eighteen (7/24/06 - 7/30/06)
HOT HANDS - Robert Dinning
| This young driver gets two wins this week. Robert is sporting a .366 driving average for the year so far, and starting to make a name for himself. |
HOT HOOVES - STAR'S PHOTO
| In the past two weeks, has won the two most prestigious trotting races in Maine, this week winning the $35,000 Joe Ricci Memorial at Scarborough Downs and last week capturing the $10,000 Anah Temple trot at Bangor Raceway. |
HOT BARN - Chester Carter
| Scores two victories this week at Scarborough Downs, one Wed nite with Lindon's Luey and Sun with Magic Kat. |
Week Seventeen (7/17/06 - 7/23/06)
HOT HANDS - Todd Whitney
| The C.K.G. Billings series comes to Maine and one of our home boys wins all three divisions held, two at Scarborough on Saturday and one with the pacers on Sunday at Bangor |
HOT HOOVES - HIGHWAY HANOVER
| Captures the winners over trot at Scarborough on Friday night in 1:58.0, establishing a track record for aged trotting geldings and the fourth fastest trot ever in Maine (that's including GREYHOUND's 1:57.0 at OOB's Kite Track). |
HOT BARN - David Crochere
| Eight starters for the week and four hit the winners circle. Dave is currently sitting fifth in the trainer standings statewide and fourth at Scarborough. |
Week Sixteen (7/10/06 - 7/16/06)
HOT HANDS
- Brent Thayer
Runner-Up -
Chris Long
Runner-Up - Leigh Fitch
| Brent Thayer gets the nod for getting two wins and three
thirds in six starts for a .611 average. Last week he had two wins and
three seconds in eight starts. I would be amiss if I didn't mention Chris Long's eight wins over the week, and congrats to Leigh Fitch for 4 wins in 15 starts for a .400 UDRS. |
HOT HOOVES - MORTY
| Gets the big upset in the Bangor Open class and sets a new lifetime mark of 1:56.1, erasing his old mark of 1:58.0 |
HOT BARN - Valerie Grondin
| Big day at Scarborough Downs Sunday capturing two sire stakes wins and the Hank Fenno Series Final, earnings of $14,098 for the day. |
Week Fifteen (7/3/06 - 7/9/06)
HOT HANDS - Drew Campbell
| Hits the winner's circle 8 times during the week, hits the board 24 of 31 starts and has a .473 driving average |
HOT HOOVES - WRITTENINTHESTARS
| Records the second sub two minute mile on the trot at Scarborough Friday night in 1:59.4 |
HOT BARN - Lester Dancer
| Three starter from the barn all make the winners circle, SUPERFREAK, ARMBRO RAPTOR & SONIC SCOT |
Week Fourteen (6/26/06 - 7/2/06)
HOT HANDS - Chris Long
| Thirteen wins over the week with a 0.454 driving average. |
HOT HOOVES
- YANKEE ANTHEM
Runner-Up - WHITLOCK N
Runner-Up - JAWS
| YANKEE ANTHEM wins the Fillies & Mares Open at Bangor on
Tuesday Night in 1:56.1, then returns on Friday night and beats the boys
in the Open out of the seven hole over a sloppy track in 2:00.2 WHITLOCK N sets the fastest mile of the year at Scarborough in 1:54.4 JAWS gets his fifth win in a row in the claiming ranks at Bangor |
HOT BARN - Allie Hiscock
| Captures two sire stakes winners Sunday at Bangor, five starters during the week, four hit the board, a .578 UTRS and $13,358 earned. |
Week Thirteen (6/19/06 - 6/25/06)
HOT HANDS - Dirk Duncan
| Last week he was 11-3-1-3 and this week he was 12-4-2-0 for a 0.420 UDRS over the last two weeks after sporting a 0.198 UDRS for the beginning of the Bangor Meet. |
HOT HOOVES - HE'S AH CORKER
| Establishes seasonal trot record as he records 2006's first sub-two minute mile on the diagonal gait in 1:59.1 at Scarborough Friday Night. |
HOT BARN - Valerie Grondin
| Invades Scarborough Sunday with three winners including one division of the sire stakes after going 7-2-2-1 during the week at Bangor. |
Week Twelve (6/12/06 - 6/18/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| Sixteen wins over the week including six wins Friday night at Bangor Raceway, three wins Saturday at Scarborough and a driving double Sunday at Bangor. |
HOT HOOVES - MAIN STAGE
| Two Year Old Colt Trotter has set a new track record every time he sets foot on Bangor Raceway, the last time in 2:03.3 out of the eight hole and sitting last at the quarter pole and "swooping" them up the backside second time around. |
HOT BARN - Robert Marston
| Twelve starters, three wins, three seconds and a third including LLYR who captures Scarborough's Future Stars Late Closer. Mr Marston is also sitting at the top of the trainer standings at Scarborough and is second statewide with his eyes on the top spot. |
Week Eleven (6/5/06 - 6/11/06)
HOT HANDS - Kevin Switzer
| Ten wins during the week dominating at Scarborough with 8 and invading Bangor Tuesday Night with 2 wins. A .407 average. |
HOT HOOVES - HE'S AH CORKER
| Wins the Open Trot at Bangor over a very good field of trotters in 2:01.2 |
HOT BARN - Kyle Gibbs
| Sends out four starters and all four enter the winners circle with sub-two minute miles, three of them are winners of 4 races this year, making the pinnacle list, one is a season leader and new track record holder at Bangor Raceway (KDK BELLAGIO). |
Week Ten (5/29/06 - 6/4/06)
HOT HANDS - Greg Bowden
| Greg had a rough start to the season, but has been progressively improving, and then exploded this week with 6 wins and a .367 UDRS. |
HOT HOOVES - THE BOY N
| Wins the Open at Bangor Raceway in 1:55.4 and ties the third fastest race ever in Bangor's history. |
HOT BARN - Heidi Rohr
| Three win and a third from five starters generates a .667 UTRS. |
Week Nine (5/22/06 - 5/28/06)
HOT HANDS - Brian Nelson
| Eight wins during the week including four on Wednesday and three on Sunday. |
HOT HOOVES - RUPERT RUPERT
| A second winning trip at Bangor in 1:56.2. The only other horse to have multiple sub 1:57.0 winning miles in the same year was LANDMARK HONOR and he did it in July. RUPERT RUPERT accomplished the feat in May and also at night. |
HOT BARN - Wendy Ireland
| Puts two trotters on the Season's Leader list with impressive miles from HE'S AH CORKER and CLASSIC ANDY |
Week Eight (5/15/06 - 5/21/06)
HOT HANDS - Chris Long
| Seven wins, seven seconds, and seven thirds resulting in a .401 UDRS. |
HOT HOOVES - PAPA O
| For those in the grandstand or paddock last year during the first race on opening day at Skowhegan Fair, they saw something few will forget as a accident in the first turn resulted in a confused and riderless PAPA O take a nosedive into the auto tunnel. We were amazed when we saw him emerge from the tunnel on his own accord thinking he should have broke his neck or back when he took the fall at full speed. Fast forward to the day when we saw a Kentucky Derby winner lose his shot at a triple crown because of injury, PAPA O returned to the winners circle at Scarborough Downs. |
HOT BARN - Michael Graffam
| Two starters put behind the gate and gets both to the winner's circle with new lifetime marks |
Week Seven (5/8/06 - 5/14/06)
HOT HANDS - Jason Bartlett
| Nine wins at Bangor Raceway, seven wins at Scarborough Downs, and capturing his 1,000 career win. |
HOT HOOVES - EYES A FLASHING N
| Captured his sixth win this year in Maine. |
HOT BARN - Jamie Gerard
| Three wins, one second and one third while checking up five starters |
Week Six (5/1/06 - 5/7/06)
HOT HANDS - Kevin Switzer
| On fire this week with driving doubles on Friday and Sunday, and a four-bagger on Kentucky Derby Saturday |
HOT HOOVES
- KEYSTONE MARGARITA
Runner-Up - BLUERIDGE PLAYER
| Keystone Margarita's win streak of five, setting a seasonal mark of 2:00.1 on Sunday, just edges Blueridge Player who captures the fastest mile in the State so far in 1:56.1 at Scarborough |
HOT BARN - Randy Bickmore
| Seven starters and six of them reach the winner's circle, including Blueridge Player. |
Week Five (4/24/06 - 4/30/06)
HOT HANDS - Ronald Cushing
| Takes advantage of driver exodus to Bangor and collects 7 wins on the week in Scarborough. |
HOT HOOVES - KDK BELLAGIO
| Dead heats with Percee Angus in 1:57.1 in Bangor's fastest dead heat in history, plus captures a win at Scarborough on Wednesday. |
HOT BARN - Kyle Gibbs
| Four wins from five starts over the week, was 3 for 3 during Bangor's opening weekend. |
Week Four (4/17/06 - 4/23/06)
HOT HANDS - Chris Long
| Five wins and two seconds on Wednesday, nine wins for the week, and a .463 UDRS |
HOT HOOVES - THE BOY N
| Wire to wire in 1:56.2 in the winners over class Saturday night. |
HOT BARN - Drew Campbell
| One win and three seconds from four starts for this week; sitting fourth in trainer standings with 6 wins and 4 seconds in 12 starts, and, oh yeah, he can also drive! |
Week Three (4/10/06 - 4/16/06)
HOT HANDS - John Beckwith
| Four wins out of six starts, it's nice to see the black red and white back in the sulky |
HOT HOOVES - PERCEE ANGUS
| She surprised everyone last week in the fillies & mares winners over, but this week she proved herself in the wire to wire win. |
HOT BARN - Richard Robertson, Jr.
| Three wins and a third from five starts get week's high UTRS of .667 including undefeated UN-REAL DESIRE |
Week Two (4/3/06 - 4/9/06)
HOT HANDS - Brent Thayer
| Mr. Thayer delivers with two wins and a second in four drives. |
HOT HOOVES - UN-REAL DESIRE
| For the second week in a row, has captured the winners over, this week in 1:57.2 |
HOT BARN - Richard Bartlett
| Twelve out of thirteen starters hit the board, with six winners, three of them are season's leaders. |
Week One (3/31/06 - 4/2/06)
HOT HANDS - Shane Taggart
| One of four drivers with four wins over the first weekend, a .359 UDRS |
HOT HOOVES - SNAP DANCER
| Captures the winners over trot in 2:00.0 |
HOT BARN - Shawn Gray
| Four wins in seven starts and averaged over $1,000 per start. |