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HOT HANDS OF THE YEAR |
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W. Drew Campbell With 263 wins statewide, Drew captured the driving title for the state plus driving titles at Scarborough's January and Fall Meets, and Farmington Fair. Drew also captured his 2,000 career driving win this summer. |
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W. Drew Campbell - 18.9% (2) Shawn Gray - 17.8% (3) Robert Dinning - 14.1% (4) Heath Campbell - 8.1% (5) Gary Mosher - 6.4% |
(6) Joey Mosher - 5.4% (7) Charlene Cushing - 4.7% (8) Stephen Mahar - 4.4% (9) Christopher Nye - 3.7% (10) Greg Bowden / Wallace Watson - 2.7% |
(12) Mark Athearn - 2.4% (13) John Beckwith / Leigh Fitch Kevin Switzer, Jr. / Shane Taggart - 1.7% (17) Jason MacDougall / Kevin Switzer - 0.7% (19) Michael Cushing / Kim Ireland - 0.3% |
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HOT HOOVES OF THE YEAR |
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KEROGEN A winner of 12 races on the Maine circuit, KEROGEN, dominated the trotting ranks, setting three track records throughout the state. |
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(1) KEROGEN - 11.6% (2) RUPERT RUPERT - 11.3% (3) MAINEIAC MATT - 8.2% (4) COMMITMENT - 7.9% (5) CC BAG A LUCK - 6.8% (6) TREBUCHET - 6.2% (7) TERRY'S STAR DRAGON - 5.5% |
(8) - BAD BOY BILLY
- 4.8% (9) LIKEABATOUTAHELL - 3.8% (10) KANALLA BELLA - 3.4% (11) BADLANDS PRIDE / JOES THE BEST / YANKEE ANTHEM - 2.7% (14) KEYSTONE NATALIE / SHADY SABRINA / TROTTIN TARZAN - 2.1% |
(17) CHEWY GROSS / IDEAL
CONDITIONS / MONDO HANOVER / RAIN TRAIN - 1.7% (21)FOREIGN AUTHORITY / SHEEZA SHADY LADY / SPEED CHIP - 1.4% (24) BARENIT / C'MON TOWNERS JAZZ / DEADLYSATISFACTION / RAVENS TURY / TOP SPOT - 0.7% (28) DINK ADOO / FOUR STARZ PRINCE / SKITSOFRANTIC / VEEBAS ROSE / WESTERN DEXTER - 0.3% |
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HOT BARN OF THE YEAR |
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Michael Graffam Graffam's sire stakes participants visited the winners circle 31 times with 5 starters in the finals and 2 winners. Mike was leading trainer in the sire stakes and was ranked 2nd in purse earnings statewide. |
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(1) Michael Graffam -
14.5% (2) Randy Bickmore - 10.5% (3) Valerie Grondin - 7.8% (4) Shawn Nye - 6.8% (5) Heidi Rohr - 6.4% (6) Gordon Corey - 5.7% (7) W. Drew Campbell - 5.4% |
(8) Kyle Gibbs / Michael
Hitchcock - 4.1% (10) Joey Mosher - 3.4% (11) Steven Vafiades / Fred Ward, Jr. - 3.0% (13) Joseph Nelson / Kevin Switzer - 2.7% (15) Gary Mosher - Philip "Bo" Sowers - 2.4% (17) Richard Bartlett, Sr. - 2.0% |
(18) Gordon DuBois, Sr. /
Jamie Gerard / Wendy Ireland / Allison MacDonald - 1.7% (21) Jon Chenard / Robert Dinning - 1.0% (23) Roderick Cushing / Mark Harris / Stacey Lord / Patricia Switzer / Shawn Thayer - 0.7% (28) David Crochere / Richard Flanders / Rodney Grady - 0.3% |
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2008 Race of the Year |
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TERRY'S STAR DRAGON winning the MSBS 3 Year Old Colt Final over MAINEIAC MATT and PEMBROKE BLITZ.
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| (1) TERRY'S STAR DRAGON winning the MSBS 3 Year Old Colt Final over MAINEIAC MATT and PEMBROKE BLITZ - 33.2% |
(2) LIKEABATOUTAHELL wins
the Joe Ricci Invitational Trot Series - 24.9% (3) RAIN TRAIN repeats in the Walter Hight Invitational in a track record 1:54.1 - 16.3% |
(4) THE AWFUL TRUTH
winning the Big O Invitational in 1:55.1 setting a new state
record for three year old pacing colts -13.2% (5) CHEWY GROSS wins his third Paul Bunyan Invitational in 1:55.1 - 12.5% |
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"MID-LEVEL" DRIVER OF THE YEAR |
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Jason Bartlett Jason's success at the big tracks did not deter him from coming home during Windsor Fair and capturing the driving title for the week. |
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(1) Jason Bartlett - 14.6% (2) Michael Graffam - 9.1% (3) Ivan Davies - 8.1% (4) Michael Cushing - 7.7% (5) Kim Ireland - 6.6% (6) Todd Whitney - 5.9% (7) Ryan Hall - 4.9% |
(8) Mark Athearn - 4.1% (9) Daniel Dickison / Philip "Bo" Sowers - 3.8% (11) Douglas Gray / Freeman Parker - 3.3% (13) Brian Nelson / Donald Richards - 3.0% (15) Derek Howes / Brent Thayer - 2.7% (17) Richard Bartlett, Jr. - 2.2% |
(18) Wilbur Brown / Scott MacKenzie - 2.0 % (20) Michael McGee / Shawn Thayer / Jerry Watson - 1.4% (23) Michael DeRuntz - 0.9% (24) L. Alex MacDonald - 0.6% (25) Michael Campbell / Ronald Estes / Tim Hudson - 0.5% (28) Richard Flanders - 0.3% |
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"MID-LEVEL" TRAINER OF THE YEAR |
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Michael Graffam Graffam's sire stakes participants visited the winners circle 31 times with 5 starters in the finals and 2 winners. Mike was leading trainer in the sire stakes and was ranked 2nd in purse earnings statewide. |
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(1) Michael Graffam - 15.0% (2) Gary Mosher - 12.2% (3) Kyle Gibbs - 9.3% (4) Gretchen Athearn - 8.2% (5) Eric Bickmore - 7.7% (6) Joey Mosher - 7.0% (7) Fred Ward, Jr. - 6.4% (8) Lisa Saindon - 4.2% |
(9) Donald Richards - 3.4% (10) Bernard Charlton - 3.3% (11) Daniel Dickison / Paul Hanley - 2.9% (13) Linton Quirron - 2.3% (14) Amy Taggart - 2.1% (15) Jason MacDougall - 2.0% (16) Galen Dempsey - 1.6% |
(17) Timothy Nehila - 1.5% (18) Ronald Alexander / Bruce Bridgham / Robert Marston - 1.1% (19) Todd DuBois / Ronald Estes / Tim Hudson - 1.0% (22) Louis Gasbarro, III - 0.8% (23) Douglas Beckwith - 0.5% (24) Pual McHugh - 0.3% |
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AMATEUR DRIVER OF THE YEAR |
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Todd Whitney |
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(1) Todd Whitney - 18.3% (2) Ryan Hall - 12.5% (3) Randy Bickmore - 9.8% (4) Derek Howes - 7.7% (5) Brewster Burns - 7.3% (6) William MacDonald - 4.2% (7) Michael McGee - 3.8% |
(8) Brian Condon - 3.3% (9) Onil Bibeau - 3.2% (10) Michael DeRuntz - 2.8% (11) Benson Merrill / Timothy Nehila - 2.7% (13) Fred Ward, Jr. / Timothy Wing - 2.6% (15) Robert Gray - 2.5% (16) Charles Eaton, III / Mark Harris - 2.3% |
(18) Randy White - 2.0% (19) Robert Lefebvre, Sr - 1.7% (20) Michael Creamer / John Durfee - 1.5% (22) Timothy Hudson - 1.0% (23) Kenneth Daigle - 0.8% (24) Robert Lefebvre, Jr.- 0.5% (25) Joseph Burke - 0.3% |
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NEWS ITEM OF THE YEAR |
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Jason Bartlett Jason Bartlett's driving success in New York and New Jersey, ranking 4th nationally in wins
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| (1) Jason Bartlett's driving success in New York and New Jersey, ranking 4th nationally in wins - 38.9% | (2) Walter Case Jr.'s release from prison and return to racing at Plainridge Racecourse - 30.5% | (3)
Bangor Raceway cancelling spring dates to to poor track
conditions - 19.7% (4) Maine Sire Stakes Super Weekend Success in October - 10.9% |
