Maine Fair Track Adds 56 Race Dates April 14, 2021 As the state of Maine witnessed the closure of Scarborough Downs last year, a massive void was left for the harness racing community. Enter First Track Investments LLC.
Scarborough Downs Holds Final Card November 28, 2020 The 25-minute trip down I-95 for Wallace Watson was certainly worth his time on Saturday (Nov. 28) as he not only won his lone drive of the day at Scarborough Downs, he etched his name in the annals o...
Looking Back At Scarborough Downs November 28, 2020 At around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, we’ll know the name of the final winning horse in the 90-year history of Scarborough Downs.
Scarborough Downs To Close November 20, 2020 Beset by financial hardship in recent years, Scarborough Downs will bring down the curtain on 70 years of horse racing later this month.
Scarborough Downs Meet Cut Short July 08, 2020 In the midst of the 70th season of racing at Scarborough Downs, the summer harness racing meet will be suspended following the card on Friday (July 10) due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, which ...
Scarborough Forced To Reschedule June 24, 2020 Officials with Scarborough Downs have announced that the track has been forced to reschedule its card of live racing that had been scheduled for today (Wednesday, June 24).
Racing Returns To Scarborough Downs May 29, 2020 The state of Maine continues through a phased reopening from COVID-19 shutdown and as part of that reopening, the office of Governor Janet T. Mills has granted approval for Scarborough Downs to launch...
McGwire Sowers With Five Opening Day March 31, 2018 Rookie driver McGwire Sowers stepped into the limelight on Saturday, March 31, claiming victory in five of the 10 races programmed, four of which were back to back, on opening day of the 68th racing s...
Scarborough Opener Postponed March 15, 2018 Opening day of the 2018 harness racing season at Scarborough Downs has been postponed.
Scarborough Downs Sold; Deal Firm January 09, 2018 It has been reported that the pending sale of Scarborough Downs has gone firm, and that the Terry family will continue to operate live racing at the facility and will retain the track’s 60 employees f...
Scarborough Downs Sale In Place December 11, 2017 It was reported late last week that a deal has been reached which will see the ownership of Scarborough Downs in Maine change hands.
Amazon, Harness Racing In The Mix? November 05, 2017 Online retail giant Amazon recently issued a request for proposal for its second North American headquarters. The RFP deadline was October 19, and, oddly enough, harness racing is in the mix.
Storm Forces Scarborough To Cancel November 03, 2017 Five days following last weekend’s devastating storm, electrical power has yet to be restored at Scarborough Downs.