Fern Paquet Jr.

Nick Roland at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Spring Season Kicks Off

The first ever spring harness season at Shenandoah Downs kicked off Saturday on a warm but blustery afternoon as local Woodstock, Virginia resident trainer Betsy Brown reached the winner's circle in t...

Record Purses At Shenandoah Fall Meet

October 20, 2021

Shenandoah Downs completed its sixth annual pari-mutuel meet in Woodstock this past weekend with record purse distribution over 127 races contested over the 10-day season.

Purpose Blue Chip Cruises At Vernon

Purpose Blue Chip ($2.10) won the $4,800 trotting feature on Wednesday (June 17) at Vernon Downs.

Pompano Hosts 13 Qualifiers

Though the usual Florida sunshine was hidden by thick clouds on Thursday (May 14), the mood at Pompano Park was more than sunny as the track hosted 13 qualifying races.

Milestones For Plano, Paquet At Pompano

November 05, 2019

Rick Plano and Fern Paquet Jr. each reached significant milestones at Pompano Park on Monday night (Nov. 4), as Plano scored his 7,000th career victory, just 20 minutes after Paquet notched his 3,000t...

Sweet Thing Wins Tioga Feature

August 05, 2017

Sweet Thing trotted home late to capture Tioga Downs' $10,000 Open Handicap Trot on Saturday, August 5.

Northern Soiree Stalks, Strikes At Tioga

Northern Soiree (Mike Merton) would charge late to steal the $9,000 Fillies and Mares Open II Pace on Friday evening (July 14) at Tioga Downs.

New Faces Calling Buffalo Home

January 11, 2013

The curtain was raised on a brand new season of racing earlier this week at Buffalo Raceway, and new faces continue to arrive on the Western New York racing scene heating up the competition on the tra...

Expensive Yearling Wins At Pompano

November 29, 2011

One Lucky Dragon has become the second $90,000 yearling purchase to score his first career win in 2011 at Pompano Park

Nillabomb: Is This A Record?

November 29, 2011

It's a category for all breeds which is seldom, if ever, visited, but pacing mare Nillabomb must be approaching some sort of precedent

Paquet Jr. Scores A Saturday Six-Pack

August 21, 2011

Fern Paquet Jr. celebrated his wife’s birthday on Saturday night by posting six wins on the night’s 12-race card at Tioga Downs

Paquet Injured

February 07, 2009

He Wants It All was the pocket-rocket for driver Bruce Ranger in winning the $16,000 Open Handicap Pace Saturday at Pompano Park

The Moon And Fern Show

October 09, 2008

Scorpion Moon returned to his home track and captured the featured trot, while Fern Paquet, Jr. achieved his 2,000th career driving victory at Vernon Downs on Thursday evening.