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CUMBERLAND, ME – A capacity crowd provided record wagering on the $240,000 Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) freshmen harness racing finals at the 150th Cumberland Fair on Saturday (Oct. 1) afternoon. Some of the usual suspects grabbed the spoils, and along with a few spoilers, the action provided fans and punters with an exciting day of […]
BANGOR, ME – Pembroke Legacy (Baron Biltmore) and Wolverina (Cheyenne Hollywood), a pair of Maine-bred sophomore filly harness racing pacers, have dominated their respective Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) events over the last few months, with a combined consecutive win total of 16 victories over 19 seasonal starts. The two talented distaffs have crossed paths just […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Maine-sired 3-year-old male pacers, otherwise known as the ‘Glamour Boys’ division, closed out the week of pari-mutuel harness racing at the Topsham Fair, with Use Yah Blinkah (Western Maverick) making it two-in-a-row for driver Heath Campbell and trainer Valerie Grondin. The gelding took a new mark of 1:57 on Aug. 3 at […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – While the pari-mutuel harness racing meet was winding down over the weekend at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, owners and trainers of Maine Breeders Stakes colts and fillies were also thinking about the road ahead as the Pine Tree State Fair season gets underway. On Friday (July 23) a lone division of 2-year-old pacing […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – While temperatures soared across the country this weekend, the tempo was hot on Saturday’s (July 23) final day of the Spring-Summer meet at First Tracks Cumberland with leading harness racing driver Bruce Ranger steering Vesuvio Bi (Manofmanymissions) to back-to-back Open Trot victories and breaking a track record in the process. When the […]
Bangor, Maine … Powerful harness racing performances were the hallmarks of the day at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (July 6) as the two-year-old pacing divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes program made their seasonal debut, headlining a stellar 13-race program on a sunny yet blustery midsummer afternoon. Driver Nick Graffam, who with trainer Karl Butterfield […]
Bangor, Maine … Maine Sire Stakes harness racing action made its long awaited 2022 debut on Wednesday (June 15) as the three-year-old colt pacing division took center stage at Bangor Raceway. Appearing in twin seven-horse splits and contested for purses of $11,924 each, the sophomore studs provided few surprises while racing generally true to form, […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Harness racing driver Ron Cushing and trainer Heidi Gibbs swept both of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings at the First Tracks Cumberland Fair on Tuesday (Sept. 28). In the opener Cushing made a bold, three-wide move down the backstretch with Edelman to prevail by a close […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – First Tracks Cumberland will offer a $10,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool on races 1 through 5 this coming Wednesday (Aug. 4), plus a new post time of 11:00 am and Maine-bred stakes on the program. The Pick-5 has a $5,100 carryover from this past Saturday. Fans will have to study up early as post […]
MaineCUMBERLAND, ME – Two $9,690 harness racing divisions of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlight the Wednesday (July 28) card at Cumberland which hosts a full card of twelve races, six of which are complete 8-horsefields, including three 20 cent Superfectas. First Tracks Cumberland also welcomes the Varney […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – The Glamour Boys are back in town this weekend when First Track Cumberland welcomes three $10,000e divisions of the fourth leg of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for 3-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings on Saturday, July 10. The 2-1 morning line favorite in the opener is Edelman, a black gelding […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Harness racing driver Nick Graffam and trainer Mike Graffam teamed up to sweep both Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers on Saturday (June 19) at Cumberland. The father and son duo started Justcallmecasey in the opener and the race could not have worked out any handier. When wagering favorite Tally […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Race secretary Marc Reynolds put together two divisions of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for 3-year-old pacing fillies, which headlines the Saturday (June 19) harness racing card at Cumberland. The first race, first split has five laterally-gaited distaffers vying for a $9,710 purse, with 2020 division leader Pembroke Legend the early […]
CUMBERLAND,ME – The popular Saturday afternoon card at Cumberland carried the seasonal debut of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS) hosting three harness racing divisions of 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers. Sent off as the 1-5 favorite in the third and final division, the Gordon Corey-trained Call Me Maverick wasted little time taking command of […]
