First Tracks Cumberland

Maine fair racing

Maine Fairs Now Simulcasting In The United States

August 08, 2024

A coalition of Maine harness racing fairs, referred to as Great Pine Racing, will usher in a new era with the initial season of interstate broadcast of its racing product.

Ever Hoping winning at First Tracks Cumberland

Ever Hoping A Equals Cumberland's Fastest Mile

August 03, 2024

On Cumberland Raceway’s richest day of the summer meet, Ron Cushing’s Ever Hoping A equalled the all-age track record in the $34,722 Pine Tree Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Chasing Dudes

Chasing Dudes Untouchable At Cumberland

August 03, 2024

Several of the six fillies in the $22,460 Maine Sire Stakes for two-year-old pacing fillies tried valiantly, but none could reel in wire-to-wire winner Chasing Dudes on Friday, Aug. 2 at Cumberland Ra...

Qualifying action at First Tracks Cumberland

Closing Weekend Brings Big Purses To Cumberland

August 02, 2024

First Tracks Cumberland’s closing weekend purses have reached nearly a quarter of a million dollars when the track will offer $235,500 in purses on Friday (Aug. 2) and Saturday (Aug. 3).

Whatawonder winning at First Tracks Cumberland

Whatawonder Stays Undefeated In Maine Sire Stakes

All four $22,000-plus divisions of Maine-sired trotters invaded Cumberland Raceway on Saturday, July 27 with several divisions captured by the usual suspects, yet others seeing some fresh faces emerge...

Gowestyounggrace

Gowestyounggrace Three-Peats In Maine Stakes

Fresh off her track record-equaling performance Gowestyoungrace overpowered her foes at Cumberland on Friday (July 26) to win her third consecutive Maine Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies.

Qualifying action at First Tracks Cumberland

Accident Prompts Cumberland Cancellation

An accident in First Tracks Cumberland's second race on Saturday, July 20 prompted the cancellation of the remainder of the 12 races scheduled for the afternoon card.

Gowestyounggrace

Track Record Score Friday For Gowestyounggrace

Heavy favourite Gowestyounggrace used a first-over trip to overpower her rivals while equalling the track record at First Tracks Cumberland for three-year-old pacing fillies on Friday, July 12.

Whatawonder winning at First Tracks Cumberland

Maine's Freshman Trotters Debut At Cumberland

Maine’s two-year-old trotters rolled into their first Sires Stakes event of the season on Saturday, July 6, with two $20,000-plus divisions opening the 12-race card at Cumberland Raceway.

Massive Speed

Driving Clinic From Case At Cumberland Friday

Walter Case Jr., who ranks ninth on harness racing's all-time dash wins list among active drivers, added six victories to his lifetime total of 11,395 on Friday, July 5 at Cumberland Raceway.

Two Fold Cold winning at First Tracks Cumberland

Maine Pacing Colts Shuffle Spots

Two $22,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts resulted in a shuffling of the deck for this crop of side-steppers, with two new seasonal sires stakes winners emerg...

Pembroke Breeze

Grondin Sweeps Maine Trots At Cumberland

Trainer Valerie Grondin made a clean sweep of both Maine Sire Stakes for three-year-old trotters at Cumberland Raceway on Friday (June 28), the second trainer to do so in as many weeks.