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HOT HANDS OF THE YEAR |
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Jason Bartlett Most wins in Maine with 392, with driving titles at Bangor Raceway, Scarborough's Fall Meet, Skowhegan, Union, Windsor, Oxford, Cumberland, and Fryeburg Fairs |
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| (1) Jason Bartlett - 42% | (4) Drew Campbell - 6% | (7) Ryan Hall - 3% |
| (2) Heath Campbell - 12% | (5) Gary Mosher - 5% | (8) Greg Bowden - 3% |
| (3) Shawn Gray - 7% | (6) Chris Long - 4% | (9) Charlene Urquidez - 3% |
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HOT HOOVES OF THE YEAR |
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PERCEE ANGUS Four year old mare paced the fastest mile for mares of all ages ever in Maine at Scarborough in 1:55.1. She also won 14 races during the year in Maine |
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| (1) PERCEE ANGUS - 14% | (4) POP N PAULA - 12% | (7) PEMBROKE TOUCH - 4% |
| (2) SNAP DANCER - 13.5% | (5) YANKEE ANTHEM - 8% |
(8) (tie) HIGHWAY HANOVER
/ KDK BELLAGIO / PAPA O / SOMOZA / WRITTENINTHESTARS - 3% |
| (3) THE BOY N - 13% | (6) STARS PHOTO - 5% | |
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HOT BARN OF THE YEAR |
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Valerie Grondin Leading trainer in the state of Maine with 120 wins and a .434 UTRS which was second nationally for trainers with 300-499 starts. Leading trainer in the 2006 Maine Sire Stakes with 34 wins, 3 of those in the finals; $293,422 earned in the Maine Sire Stakes. |
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| (1) Valerie Grondin - 25% | (4) Heidi Rohr - 7% | (7) Drew Campbell - 3% |
| (2) Shawn Gray - 15% | (5) Randy Bickmore - 6% | (8) Laura Searway - 3% |
| (3) Kyle Gibbs - 8% | (6) Gary Mosher - 6% | (9) Joseph Nelson - 3% |
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2006 Race of the Year |
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CHEWY GROSS winning the Paul Bunyan Invitational at Bangor Raceway. Driven by Drew Campbell for trainer Jamie Smith and owner Martin Scharf, CHEWY GROSS went wire to wire with fractions of :26.4, :55.1, 1:24.1 and finished the mile in 1:53.4. This was the fastest mile of 2006, and the third fastest mile ever recorded in Maine. |
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| (1) CHEWY GROSS... - 39% | (3) PERCEE ANGUS state record for Mares in 1:55.1 at Scarborough... - 17% | (5) WHITLOCK N winning at Scarborough in 1:54.4 - 8% |
| (2) KDK BELLAGIO / PERCEE ANGUS dead heat in 1:57.1... - 18% | (4) HIGHWAY HANOVER trotting in 1:58.0 at Scarborough ... - 11% | (6) ARTCHIE ANDREWS capturing the Hight Invitational at Skowhegan... - 7% |
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"MID-LEVEL" DRIVER OF THE YEAR |
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Charlene Urquidez 24 wins, 17 seconds and 17 thirds from 127 starts for a .308 UDRS, seven of those wins coming from Farmington Fair week. |
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| (1) Charlene Urquidez - 17% | (4) (tie) John Beckwith / Kevin Switzer, Jr. - 7% | (8) (tie) Mark Athearn / Dirk Duncan - 4% |
| (2) Brent Thayer - 9% | (6) Donald Richards - 6% | (10) John Davidson - 4% |
| (3) Robert Dinning - 9% | (7) Kim Ireland - 5% | |
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"MID-LEVEL" TRAINER OF THE YEAR |
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Kyle Gibbs 41 wins 15 seconds and 15 thirds from 121 starts for a .449 UDRS including 12 race winner KDK BELLAGIO and 11 race winner BEST CONNECTION |
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| (1) Kyle Gibbs - 11% | (4) Sonia Bartlett - 6% | (7) Judson Merrill - 5% |
| (2) Kevin Switzer - 7% | (5) Stanley Whittemore - 6% | (8) (tie) Joseph Nelson / Lisa Saindon - 5% |
| (3) Heidi Rohr - 7% | (6) Scott Blackler - 5% | (10) Allie Hiscock - 4% |
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FAVORITE FAIR OF THE YEAR |
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Windsor Fair
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| (1) Windsor Fair - 34% | (4) Skowhegan Fair - 7% | (7) Union Fair - 4% |
| (2) Fryeburg Fair - 24% | (5) Oxford Fair - 6% | (8) Northern Maine Fair - 4% |
| (3) Cumberland Fair - 11% | (6) Farmington Fair - 6% | (9) (tie) Blue Hill Fair / Topsham Fair - 2% |
