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Peggy Thyng felt like she had lost everything including her direction, until she met a filly without a purpose. The two underdogs found purpose on the race track.

The Maine faithful were out in force on Saturday, Sept. 30 when the Pine Tree State-bred freshmen battled for bragging rights in the $200,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes finals for two-year-olds on the closing day of the iconic Cumberland Fair.

For the second Sunday in a row, all divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for trotters went postward at Windsor Fair on Sunday, Sept. 3, with several fan favorites increasing their seasonal win totals and three victors taking new lifetime marks.

On Sunday’s (Aug. 27) opening day of the historic Windsor Fair, a quartet of $14,000-plus divisions of Maine Sire Stakes for trotters set the stage for a full week of New England harness racing action.

A quartet of $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for trotters opened the 205th year of the Skowhegan State Fair on Sunday (Aug. 13), with several of the divisional leaders cushioning their point totals at the historic venue. 

Plainridge invader Skyway Victor was a confident 1:54.2 winner in Cumberland’s featured closing day event, the $25,000 Pine Tree Invitational Pace, on Saturday, Aug. 5 posting one of the swiftest miles of the 33-day meet.

My Saving Grace hasn’t had to endure much hardship in her short but successful career as the freshman filly is a perfect three-for-three so far this season in Maine Sire Stakes competition.

Three-year-old pacing gelding Luke McGook earned another victory at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday, July 26, giving the Marc Tardif-trained seasonal star an unblemished record of five-for-five in the glamour boys division of the Maine Sire Stakes.

There are some of the leading USA harness racing news stories for Friday, June 16, 2023. JOYGO GETS LIGHTNING LANE WIN IN MEADOWS FEATURE WASHINGTON, PA, June 16, 2023 — Joygo (Nuncio-Eleventeen) waited patiently while his rivals dueled for the lead, then poured through the Lightning Lane to capture Friday’s feature at Hollywood Casino at

Muscle Gene took the $5,500 top trot at Cumberland on Friday (June 9) afternoon, winning his second start in row at the Southern Maine oval.