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CUMBERLAND, ME – The unstoppable filly phenom Snowonthepines (Dude’s The Man) added a twentieth notch to her belt on Wednesday (September 30) at the Cumberland Fair during the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers. In her $17,209 harness racing event, which was held before the card, the champion filly had only air and opportunity […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Fans on hand for day two of harness racing at the 154th annual Cumberland Fair on Monday (Sept. 28) saw local reinsman Andy Harrington win half of the races on the muddy program, not letting wind, nor rain, nor outside post positions stay him from swift completion of his appointed rounds. Harrington […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Harness racing at the 154th annual Cumberland Fair kicked off on Sunday (Sept. 27) with Jimmy Nickerson’s Dryden Hanover (Walner) overcoming the muddy conditions to win the $7,050 featured conditioned trot. Driver Nick Graffam sent the 1-5 favorite Dryden Hanover out swiftly to take command from post five, but not before Brutalizer […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Maine’s entire group of 2- and 3-year-old trotters invaded Cumberland Raceway on Sunday (July 26), with all eyes upon co-track record holder Hayden as the filly attempted to avenge her defeat in her most recent harness racing outing. One of four $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes on the afternoon program, […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – When the Pine Tree State-bred freshmen pacing fillies arrived at Cumberland on Saturday (July 18) 13-race card for two $15,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for distaff sidesteppers, fans may not have known that they were watching the formative starts of the state’s next Standardbred stars. But that changed quickly when the […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Real Horrorshow (Dude’s The Man) was able to get back into the win column with a harness racing victory at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (June 27) after surviving a thrilling, stretch-long battle with Rebel’s Revenge in the second leg of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings. Last season’s […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Driver Heath Campbell came from way off the pace and thundered down the lane with longshot Instant Replay (Lazarus N) to catch heavy favorite Massive Speed in Sunday’s (June 21) $5,200 co-featured overnight pace at Cumberland Raceway. When the Wes Brown starting car sped away from the frisky field of sidesteppers driver Aaron […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Brutalizer (Alarm Detector) returned to his winning ways on Saturday (June 20) at Cumberland Raceway while taking the featured trot in wire-to-wire fashion. After winning two-in-a-row back in May, the 5-year-old son of Alarm Detector was knocking on the door during his last three harness racing starts while being saddled with outside […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Snowonthepines, the sensational 3-year-old Maine-bred pacing filly has continued her tour de force by crushing her harness racing opponents in her first race of the year on Saturday (June 13) at Cumberland Raceway. Winning all nine of her races at two, including the lucrative $85,000 final, the daughter of Dude’s The Man […]
Bangor, Maine …. Driver Aaron Hall is giving new meaning to the old raceway term, “sitting chilly in the sulky”, especially when he steps out on the track with the aptly named Cool Man Dude, who on Friday (June 12) ran his skein of consecutive winning scores to five with yet another brilliant gate-to-wire demolition […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Another big Saturday card at Cumberland Raceway on June 13 sees local trotter Little Macabee looking for another big win in the co-featured $5,800 NW3500 Trot. Trained by Eric Bickmore, the 12-year-old son of Chapter Seven has been an ultra-consistent trotter and is just a few bucks shy of $300,000 lifetime. With 46 wins […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Undefeated phenom Snowonthepines leads two fields of 3-year-old filly pacers as harness racing stakes season gets underway on Saturday (June 13) at Cumberland Raceway. The much-anticipated event marks the first $15,000-plus rounds of Maine Sire Stakes action, which is the start of the 18-week season of New England’s premier harness racing showcase. […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Ultra-consistent Ghetto Boy looks to continue his good fortune on Saturday (June 6) in the $5,800 featured NW3500 Trot at Cumberland Raceway with a special first post time of 2:45 pm to merge with the Saratoga Thoroughbred card featuring the Belmont Stakes. Trained by Courtney Pitts for owner Ryan Popovich, the 8-year-old son […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Driver Aaron Hall is making his ascent toward the top of the harness racing leaderboard at Maine’s Cumberland Raceway as the 32-year-old teamster won four races on Saturday (May 30), including the $7,000 feature. Hall wasted little time getting his grand slam afternoon underway by winning the second half of the daily […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Nearly every weekend this spring Maine’s best trotters have bumped bridles at Cumberland Raceway, with the two top dogs–Big Al M and Brutalizer at the center of skirmishes. Once again on Friday (May 29) the $7,000 featured Winners Over Trot will go postward with either one of the accomplished steeds being sent off […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Married Man (Heston Blue Chip) took a vow of victory at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (May 23) when the pacer carried his harness racing driver Andy Harrington over the threshold of the $6,200 feature. The $10,000 to $12,500 claiming handicap sidesteppers scuffled into the first turn with the 1-5 heavy favorite Jone […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Maine’s best trotters are set to battle once again at Cumberland Raceway on Friday (May 22) in the $7,000 featured Winners Over Trot. The Harrington’s Brutalizer currently enjoy the bragging rights as their 5-year-old son of Alarm Detector has won two of his last three encounters with Zach Vickerson’s Big Al M. Post position […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – About an hour before the Run for the Black-Eyed Susans was being contested about 500 miles down the eastern seaboard, First Tracks held their own $7,000 Cumberland Preakness on Saturday (May 16) at the iconic Southern Maine oval. A ten furlong dash, the seven harness racing fillies and mares that comprised the conditioned […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – With the harness racing victory seemingly up for grabs in the final sixteenth of a mile during Friday’s (May 15) featured trot at Cumberland Raceway, top reinsman Nick Graffam patiently and fearlessly skimmed the cones to pay dirt with High Gear No Fear (Whom Shall I Fear). The track was listed as […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – With the second jewel of the Thoroughbred Triple Crown on tap for Saturday (May 16), Cumberland Raceway will host its own $7,000 Cumberland Preakness with a harness racing field of seven going behind the gate in race ten over a special distance of ten furlongs. The 12-race card also carries a special 2:45 […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Former Maine Sire Stakes standout Gowestyounggrace (Western Maverick) secured her second consecutive harness racing victory on Saturday (May 9) at Cumberland Raceway, providing fans a glimpse of her previous championship form. Leaving swiftly from the gate the 5-year-old daughter of Western Maverick pinned her ears and pushed swiftly onward from post five, […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – While the horse racing world is still buzzing about the Standardbred connection to Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Cherie DeVaux, Cumberland Raceway gets back to business on Friday (May 8) with a trotting rivalry that has also shown no signs of slowing down. Around the time DeVaux and Jose Ortiz (the winning KY Derby jockey) […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Driver Wally Watson cut the fractions and prevailed with Yamaka in the 1-1/4 mile ‘distance race’ $7,000 Cumberland Derby on Saturday (May 2) at First Tracks Cumberland, while racing enthusiasts filled the apron and the grandstand wearing their Kentucky Derby best attire. The field of six conditioned pacers lined up in front of […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – This week’s battle of Maine’s top trotters did not disappoint as Brutalizer renewed his year-long battle with Big Al M and emerged the victor on Friday (May 1) at First Tracks Cumberland. When the field sprang from the starting car several leavers pushed aggressively into the first turn. Brutalizer (4, Andy Harrington) had both […]
