First Tracks Cumberland

Ross The Special Host Tuesday In Maine

Harness Racing TV personality and US Trotting’s Social Media Manager Wendy Ross will be on hand Tuesday (June 22) at Cumberland to host the “Tuesdays at the Track” Corporate Sponsorship event.

Graffams Team In MSBS

Driver Nick Graffam and trainer Mike Graffam teamed up to sweep both Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for three-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (June 19) at Cumberland Raceway.

Maine-Sired Fillies Headline Saturday

Race secretary Marc Reynolds put together two divisions of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for three-year-old pacing fillies, which headlines the Saturday (June 19) card at Cumberland.

Rocksapatriot Evens The Score

The rivalry between Winners Over victor Rocksapatriot and nemesis Airspinder continued at Cumberland on Tuesday (June 15). Currently, after four rounds of heavyweight action, the score cards are tied...

Maine Purses On The Rise

First Tracks Cumberland and Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway at Bangor have jointly announced a 10-percent purse increase for overnight races.

Grondin Grabs First Drive Back

With nearly 500 driving wins to her credit, it’s perhaps a stretch to refer to Valerie Grondin as an amateur. But she has not driven third-party horses professionally, and recorded her last win in 201...

MSDS Begins At Cumberland Raceway

The popular Saturday afternoon (June 12) card at Cumberland carried the seasonal debut of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSDS) with three divisions of three-year-old pacing colts and geldings...

Corey Keen For Maine Stakes

“The much anticipated, highly celebrated diamond of the racing season, the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes (MSBS), starts its exciting schedule Saturday (June 12) afternoon at Cumberland!”

Southwind Terror Swift At Cumberland

Driver Nick Graffam sent the rangy Southwind Terror away from the starting car like he was being chased by a zombie apocalypse. Leaving from post 5 in the $4,800 feature pace, the 11-year-old son of C...

McGee Wins MADC Pace

Michael McGee made a bold move and put his own Led Schneppelin on the front of the Maine Amateur Drivers Club (MADC) race Saturday (June 5) at Cumberland. The move turned out to be the right one.

Competitive Fields At Cumberland

Fewer than 10 per cent of the horses racing on Saturday (June 5) at Cumberland have won their last start. Sixty-five per cent of them, however, hit the board in their last two outings. This makes for ...

Airspinder Seeks Cumberland Repeat

When Cumberland conditioner Chris Lefebvre bought Airspinder a few months ago, he was not sure what kind of horse he was going to end up with.