First Tracks Cumberland

Proving that last month’s first win of the season was no fluke, 83-year-old Bob Nadeau went three-wide down the backside to capture the $3,500 Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) race on Saturday (Dec. ...

The second round of three elimination legs of the Fred Nichols Memorial Late Closing Series went postward at First Tracks Cumberland on Wednesday (Dec. 15), with two new victors and one repeat winner ...

Driver Andrew Harrington swept the early Daily Double, which included the first division of the second leg of the Rick Cushing Memorial on Tuesday (Dec. 14) at Cumberland.

Leading conditioner Benson Merrill is also establishing himself as a powerful force on the amateur circuit, winning both Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) races on Monday (Dec. 13) at Cumberland.

Third leading driver Dan Deslandes made a big leap toward catching up with the Cumberland drivers colony front-runners, winning three races on Tuesday (Dec. 7), including the Grumpy Old Man Pace.

Veteran horseman Mark Athearn donned his well-travelled driving colours on Sunday (Dec. 5) at Cumberland and won two of the top trotting classes at the iconic Southern Maine oval.

Drew Campbell guided Lindas In Heaven to another track-record performance Saturday (Dec. 4) at First Tracks Cumberland.

Mike Stevenson won the $4,500 co-feature at Cumberland on Wednesday (Dec. 1) with Nets Of Passion, putting himself just four wins away from 2,000 lifetime driving victories.

The battle for the First Tracks Cumberland driving championship just got a little closer as Bruce Ranger took the $5,000 feature, a Open II-III Trot, with Broadway Giant on Tuesday (Nov. 30).