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BANGOR, ME – Luke McGook (Rock N’ Roll World), the fast horse with the funny name, provided for a mild upset while capturing Saturday’s (Oct. 14) $71,134 Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings, highlighting the rich $280,000-plus Pine Tree State-bred sophomore finals at Bangor. Trained by the powerful Marc Tardif

Luke McGook, the fast horse with the funny name, provided for a mild upset while capturing the $71,134 Maine Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings, highlighting the rich $280,000-plus Pine Tree State-bred sophomore finals at Bangor on Oct. 14

BANGOR, ME – Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway at historic Bass Park welcomes the $280,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old Pine Tree State-bred harness racing horses on Saturday (Oct. 14) in Bangor, Maine. The state-bred action begins thirty minutes before the regular 6:00 pm post time with an early non-betting event, the $70,966 Maine Sire

Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway at historic Bass Park welcomes the $280,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes for three-year-old Pine Tree State-bred harness horses on Saturday, Oct. 14 in Bangor, Maine. 

"All good things must come to an end.” English poet Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with the original use of this idiom in the 1300s, which is commonly used as a proverb to remind us that nothing great will last forever. This aptly describes the 2023 winning streak of Marc Tardif’s Luke McGook.

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.

The Tardif Taskforce swept the glamour boy divisions at Cumberland Saturday (July 1), winning both $15,209 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers.

The following harness racing articles will be updated per racing events Wednesday, June 14, 2023. 18-1 UPSET WINNER IN BUFFALO FEATURE HAMBURG, N.Y. --- Things sure looked bleak for Won For Gigi (Santanna Blue Chip-Doc's Lioness) in Buffalo Raceway's $15,500 Open Pace for the fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (June 14). Hopelessly boxed in

Two full fields of eight three-year-old pacers highlight the first round of Maine Sire Stakes action at Bangor on Wednesday (June 14), which marks the start of the 18-week season of New England’s premier harness racing showcase. 

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