Valerie Grondin

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Graffam, Grondin Take Maine Splits At Bangor

Trainers Mike Graffam and Valerie Grondin each grabbed a $14,684 division of the Maine Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies at Bangor on Sunday (July 2), giving the active conditioners someth...

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Grondin, Campbell Star At Windsor Fair

September 03, 2022

The talented team of trainer Valerie Grondin and driver Heath Campbell took Windsor Fair by storm on Friday (Sept. 2) as the dynamic duo swept both $18,000-plus divisions of the Maine Breeders Stakes ...

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Maine Glamour Boys Go For Bigger Money

August 02, 2022

On the heels of the largest purse increase in the history of the Maine Breeders Stakes, the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings, otherwise known as the glamour boys division, invade historic Bass...

Maine Records Fall At Cumberland

October 01, 2021

Maine’s track record book was re-written on two occasions Friday, Oct. 1 at the First Tracks Cumberland Fair, and a pair of horses finished in a dead-heat to kick off the final weekend of fair circuit...

Grondin Sweeps Maine Breeders Stakes

September 27, 2021

Trainer Valerie Grondin won both $15,710 Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for three-year-old pacing fillies on opening day of the 149th Cumberland (ME) Fair on Sunday, Sept. 26.

Grondin Grabs First Drive Back

With nearly 500 driving wins to her credit, it’s perhaps a stretch to refer to Valerie Grondin as an amateur. But she has not driven third-party horses professionally, and recorded her last win in 201...