“And they’rrrrre off,” boomed the deep voice of the announcer at the horse races held at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds for many years.
Horse racing has been a significant part of summer and fall activities in northern Maine since it was held in the streets even before the first “North Aroostook Agricultural and Horticultural Society Cattle Show and Fair” was held Oct. 8-9, 1851.
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