Saturday’s (April 4) solo day of racing at Cumberland included enough excitement to last the entire weekend as No Bettor Joy upset in the feature, and an equipment malfunction caused a wild chain of events that could only be described as ‘unusual.’
Author: by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
Inexess Bleu Dominated at Vincennes
Three Prix d’Amérique winners were brushed aside Saturday (April 4) afternoon in the traditional Prix Kerjacques at Vincennes.
‘Typhoon’ blows field away at Big M
Typhoons can produce destructive winds that exceed 150 miles per hour, and while the Joe Bongiorno trained and driven Typhoon Banner N comes nowhere near that speed at his fastest, his incredible early foot got him into perfect position Saturday (April 4) night when he won the featured $19,000 claiming handicap for a third time in his last four tries.
Harrah’s Philadelphia seeks a Starting Gate Driver
Harrah’s Philadelphia seeks a Starting Gate Driver for the 2026 live racing season which gets underway on April 10th.
Infinity Stone leaves little doubt at Buffalo Raceway
Infinity Stone ($4.16) left no stone unturned and little doubt in anyone’s mind in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $11,500 Trot on Friday afternoon (April 3) with a resounding 10-1/4 length victory over Chapter Twelve in a seasonal best 1:56.3 over the fast track.
Wrenn, Burke Sweep Oak Grove Open Paces
Trainer Ron Burke and driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. teamed for victories in the pair of Open events on Monday (March 30) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, winning the $30,000 Open Pace with odds-on favorite Tip Top Cat and later taking the $25,000 Open 2 Pace with mare Aintnothingucando.
Wolfpack One first at Bally’s Dover
Wolfpack One won the $51,200 Bally’s Dover Late Closer Final (DSBF eligibles) for 3-Year-Old Trotting Fillies at Bally’s Dover on Monday (March 30) night.
Tough day for “Usual Factors” at Pocono
A sentence containing the words “Pocono Downs” and “no front-end winners” is quite rare, but speed could not sustain to the wire in any of the fourteen races on Monday’s (March 30) card at the Mohegan Pennsylvania oval – and only two favorites proved worthy of the crowd’s enthusiasm.
Memorynimagination wins Open on Monday at Saratoga
Memorynimagination (Father Patrick) became the second trotter to win the Open three times in the 2026 season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Monday (March 30), the Jimmy Nickerson trainee went coast-to-coast.
Brutalizer scores, Longshots light up Cumberland
Looking for redemption, trusty trotter Brutalizer got his pay dirt on Saturday (March 28) as the even-money favorite cruised to a wire-to-wire victory in the $6,200 feature at First Tracks Cumberland.