Arts Flight set his flight path directly to the First Tracks Cumberland winner's circle on Sunday, June 14 as the Maine-bred steed cruised to a perfect gate-to-wire triumph in the featured $8,056 conditioned pace before the day's action was cut short.

Driven by Andy Harrington for trainer Sara Harrington, the five-year-old son of Artistic Fella left swiftly from post three to take command in a :28 opening panel with Gigitygigitygigty (Todd Whitney) tracking in the garden spot. Heading to the :58.3 half, Nick Graffam tipped Luckisontheway to the outside and was quickly followed by Aaron Hall and Massive Speed as they passed the stands.

With the pacesetter hustling into a swift 1:26.2 third panel and Gigitygigitygigty stalling in the pocket, Luckisontheway ducked in the two-hole before the field hit the final turn. This left Massive Speed first-over alongside Luckisontheway as those pacers battled for second around the last bend.

As they straightened out for the stretch drive, Arts Flight continued his momentum and gained separation with every stride.  With no threat in sight, he scooted home to win by 2-3/4 lengths in 1:55.2, a new lifetime best. Luckisontheway finished second and Massive Speed was third.

Owned by Maine's Mac Stables, Arts Flight is now four-for-10 this year and has 14th career wins, enriching his career spoils to $162,490. 

Arts Flight returned $4.60 to win as the 6-5 favourite.

Driver Kevin Switzer Jr. had two wins on the program and has regained control of the leaderboard at Cumberland with 46 victories this season.  Driver Steve Wilson also had a pair of victories on the afternoon card, which was cut short after the eighth race feature, with the remaining three races cancelled due to technical difficulties. Trainers Bob Marston and Marc Tardif also enjoyed two wins on the abbreviated program.

Racing is scheduled to resume on Saturday, June 20 at First Tracks Cumberland with Saturday and Sunday cards slated for the next two weeks of June. 

(With files from First Tracks Cumberland)