Tracks Agree On Stakes Races Sites Can Switch After Bad Weather

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Wednesday's special meeting of the Maine State Harness Racing Commission actually produced two compromise agreements involving Bangor Raceway.

In addition to the handshake deal between representatives of Bangor Raceway and Scarborough Downs that resulted in the addition of 14 race dates this summer and fall, the meeting also produced a unique arrangement to protect Maine Sire Stakes races against weather-related track conditions or cancellations.

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Tracks Agree On Stakes Races Sites Can Switch After Bad Weather

MSHRC members gave MSHRC executive director Henry Jackson the authority to move races to another track location if weather or track conditions are deemed to unsafe to run the races.

Although concerns over the safety of Bangor Raceway's surface have recently been allayed, the...

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