First Tracks Cumberland

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.

Maine Legends Series Introduced

First Tracks Cumberland, in collaboration with Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway Bangor, has announced a new pacing series to be held at both racetracks throughout July.

Photo King Reigns At Cumberland

On a warm and sunny Tuesday afternoon (May 25) at Cumberland, Photo King did the same thing he has done on 56 previous occasions — won a pari-mutuel trot race.

Cumberland Announces New Post Time

First Tracks Cumberland has announced a post time change to 2:30 p.m. (EDT) that goes into effect for tomorrow’s live, full card of harness racing Tuesday (May 25).

Stevenson Excited About Maine Racing

When First Tracks Cumberland opened its virtual entry box in early May, New Brunswick native Mike Stevenson called race secretary Marc Reynolds and said, "This is the first time, and the last time, th...

Ranger Tops New England Standings

In yesterday’s opener at Cumberland, Sarahs Lilly had a repeat performance, taking the top fillies & mares class on back-to-back Tuesdays. That, in and of itself, is not necessarily headline news....