Special Events
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2012 Events Schedule
FEBRUARY
Thurs., Feb. 9th, 5-8 pm. GET TO THE TRACK for our Thirsty Thursday kick off event in the Lower Club Bar! We want you to check us out! $2.25 Coors Light drafts and keep the pint! $3 Coors bottles (and keep the koozie!), $3 well drinks, drawings every 10 mins with giveaways galore, including T-shirts, hats, betting vouchers, Sea Dog tickets, free passes, key chains, and more! $1Dogs and other bar snax specials. Come on Downs and bring a friend!
MARCH
Saturday, March 31st - Opening Day! Join us as we kick off the 2012 live harness racing season at the Seaside Oval! Live racing post time: 4 pm.
April
Sun., April 1 - Live racing post time: 4 pm.
Fri., April 20th - Fridays added to the live racing schedule. Post time: 4 pm.
MAY
Sat., May 5th - The Kentucky Derby at Scarborough Downs! Join us as we celebrate the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, live via simulcast from Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. Called "the most 2 minutes in sports, the 138th Running of the Kentucky Derby, live via simulcast from Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. Ladies: enter our “Belle of the Derby” Hat Contest! Wear your best derby and enter to win a $50 gift certificate to The Maine Mall. 2 prizes awarded. Categories are Most Creative, and Most Elegant. Plus, every entrant receives a prize! Order your authentic Mint julep in commemorative Derby 138 glass for just an additional $3 plus drink price. Get in on the Derby Raffle: Enter to win a $100 win ticket to bet on your Derby favorite. The Downs Club will feature its traditional Derby Buffet (price and menu TBD) Reservations required. Call 207-883-3022 to reserve your table. Tables held with credit card. $50 table fee charged for no-shows. Dining room opens at 1 pm. LIVE RACING Post time: 2 pm; Derby feature race @ 6 pm.
Sun., May 13 - Mother's Day! Get Mom to the track for live racing. Every mom gets a flower (while supplies last). Live racing post time: 1:05 pm.
Sat., May 19th - The Preakness Stakes. Join us for the second jewel of the Triple Crown, live via simulcast from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD. The Downs Club will feature its traditional Preakness Buffet (price and menu TBD). Reservations required. Call 207-883-3022 to reserve your table. Tables held with credit card. $50 table fee charged for no-shows. Dining room opens at 1 pm. LIVE RACING Post time: 2 pm; Derby feature race @ 6 pm.
Sun., May 27 - Memorial Races. Honor a loved one by dedicating a race in their memory. Contact Susan Higgins or Mike Sweeney. $100 blanket fee. Open to the public. Live racing post time: 1:05 pm.
JUNE
Thurs., June 7 - Thursdays added to the live racing schedule! Post time: 4 pm.
Sat., June 9th - The Belmont Stakes - Join us for the final and most demanding jewel of the Triple Crown, live via simulcast from Belmont Park, NY. The Downs Club will open at 1 pm and feature a special menu for Belmont Stakes Day. Reservations required. Tables held with credit card. $50 table fee charged for no-shows. Special Scarborough Downs LIVE RACING Post time: 2:00 pm; Belmont feature race will go off approximately 6 pm.
Sun., June 27th - Father's Day - Get Dad to the track! Chicken BBQ - $8.95 per person includes chicken, potato salad, cole slaw and brownie. Live racing post time: 1:05 pm.
Sat., June 23 - Maine Sire Stakes Races. The 2012 Maine Sire Stakes season kicks off with this year's 3-year-old colt pacers out on the track. Live racing post time: 4 pm.
Sun., June 24 - Maine Sire Stakes Races - Come see the 3-year-old filly pacers compete. Live racing post time: 1:05 pm.
Thurs., June 28th- Maine Sire Stakes Races - Come see the 2-year-old colt and filly trotters compete. Live racing post time: 4:00 pm
Fri., June 29th - Maine Sire Stakes Races - Come see the 3-year-old colt and filly trotters compete. Live racing post time: 4:00 pm
Sat., June 30th - Maine Sire Stakes Races - Come see the 3-year-old colt pacers compete. Live racing post time: 4:00 pm
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