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Luke McGook winning at Skowhegan

Luke McGook Streaks To Seventh Victory

August 16, 2023

Marc Tardiff’s Luke McGook continued to display his dominance in the Maine Sire Stakes, winning Tuesday’s (Aug. 15) $14,917 division for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers at the Skowhegan State F...

Luke McGook winning at Bangor Raceway

Luke McGook Maintains Perfect Sophomore Record

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 gla...

Maine Sire Stakes Opens At Bangor Wednesday

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 prem...

Maine Freshman Finals Complete At Cumberland

October 01, 2022

A capacity crowd provided record wagering on the $240,000 Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) freshman finals at the 150th Cumberland Fair on Saturday (Oct. 1) afternoon. Some of the usual suspects grabbed t...

Wolverina

Maine's Wolverina Continues Her Ferocity

September 21, 2022

The Maine-bred sophomore pacing filly, Wolverina, has yet to be tested since June. Having won every race that she has been entered since Independence Day, the three-year-old daughter of Cheyenne Holly...

Maine's Freshmen Invade Bangor

September 07, 2022

Maine’s two-year-old pacing males had a make-up day of racing before the regular card at Bangor on Wednesday (Sept. 7) with two $18,000-plus divisions of the Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) enjoying swif...

Luke McGook winning at Windsor Fair

Maine Freshmen Frolic At Windsor Fair

August 30, 2022

Luke McGook, the handy Maine-sired freshman pacer with the funny name got some redemption on Monday (Aug. 29) at Windsor Fair, reasserting himself as the top dog in the division with a victory and pla...

Grondin Sweeps MSBS Freshman Trots

August 17, 2022

Horsewoman Valerie Grondin sent two of her youngsters to the Skowhegan Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 16) evening and both trotting freshmen came home with the rewards.