Revisiting the Skowhegan fair Grand Stand

It has been a few weeks since the Skowhegan Fair has been over, but today I find myself at the Fair grounds as they are sitting inside a bank of fog. Here is an erie picture of the grandstand. Thank you for looking, too bad they only race here once a year.

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9-11-2008 Never Forget:

Today I spent the afternoon at the Oxford Fair ground watching the races. Prior to todays ticket, the track was cleared and the Oxford first responders went out onto the track and suspended a giant flag above the tote board on the infield. Here are a couple images from the 9-11 ceremony. We must never forget. And here is the rest of it.

Simple pleasures are sometimes all around, on the way home from the Oxford Fairgrounds I came upon this field of sunflowers, a simple image to end my day.

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The Cornish Trotting Park, hosted the Horsemens day on Saturday September 6th, with 8 races on the ticket.

Here is a brief from the race program about the Fairgrounds History.

In 1876 the first fair association was formed in Cornish to promote and display the duduced and trae of goods in the area. One of the most influential founders was B Franklin Pease, the great Grandfather of Royden and Rebecca Pease and Helen Bradeen. He also founded the Cornish Grange the hear before.

Little is recorded in the early years of the Osipee Valley Union Agriculture Association but is success by the turn of the century saw the complete rebuilding of the fairgrounds and racetrack to allowallow for growing expansion.

After the Second World War, most of the active members of the association had died and due to lack of supportive interest the deal of the Cornish fair was nearing.

Dr Anthony DiBiaso bought the fairgrounds in 1958 and gave the deed to his wife. Since 1952 the fairgrounds activity was limited to training of race horses.

The town of Cornish purchased the fairgrounds in 1994. Today the gorunds are used for public events and training or harness horses, which conties one of the oldest tradions and businesses in Cornish. (Cornish Race Program 2008).


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Kingstar A

Charlene Cushing leads the field of horses driving Kingstar A during race 10 of a 15 race ticket at the Windsor Fair.

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Live from Windsor Fair 9-1-2008

Posting Live from the Windsor Fair on September 1st 2008.

Race 4 Heath Campbell driving Inagadadavidbaby, during race four of a 15 race ticket.

Race 5 of a 15 race ticket, Heath Campbell (left center) driving Escape the leads the pack of horses at the 1/2 mile, at the Windsor Fair. Despite the lead, Shawn Gray driving Sonof thebeach beats Heath at the wire.

Joey Mosher driving Trebuchet just past the half mile post Saturday at the Windsor Fair.

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The Thrill of the Win....

The Thrill of the Win....



Neutral Court, a 2-year-old pacer, driven by Michael Graffam and owned by Pineholm Farm and Fox Ridge Stable, led the pack the entire mile to win the Maine Breeders Stake race for 2-year-old Colts and Geldings, Race 4, on Saturday (8/23). Time for the mile was 1:59.1. The consensus from the crowd was, "this is one to watch!"




and the agony of defeat

Bethany Graffam watches as Signthepaige is beat at the wire by Sids Drama in Race 6 on Saturday, the second of two Breeders Stake Races for 2-year-old Colts and Geldings. Photo by EJS Photograhy





Sids Drama, driven by Drew Campbell, gets ready to overtake Signthepaige, driven by Mike Graffam, and takes the win in the second of the day's Breeders Stake Races for Colts and Geldings on Saturday (8/23). So close! Time for the mile was 2:05.2.





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Grandstand Panarama

Sunday I spent the day photographing breeders stakes races at the Union Fair. I also played around with my remote camera and learned what not to do. Several races of nothing ironing out the bugs. Here are a few pictures I made.

Union, ME: August 17, 2008 Shawn Gray leads the pack driving Guns Galore down the stretch of race 2 Sunday afternoon at the Union Fair in Union Maine.

"View from the Cheap seats."
Union, ME: August 17, 2008 Charlene Cushing driving Roy Olcott (lead horse) fires past the bettors favorite Rupert Rupert, for the win of the feature race Sunday afternoon at the Union Fair in Union Maine.

Terrys Star Dragon

Union, ME: August 17, 2008 Michael Graffam leads the way and holds on for the win driving Terrys Star Dragon Sunday afternoon at the Union Fair in Union Maine.

Union, ME: August 17, 2008 View of the pack as they round the “clubhouse” turn during race one Sunday afternoon at the Union Fair in Union Maine.

Union, ME: August 17, 2008 Heath Campbell (5) drives Fox Valley Lovebug past the fans in the grandstand for the win of race 3 Sunday afternoon at the Union Fair in Union Maine.

Last but not least

The photo finish

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