The Maine Amateur Driving Club was back in action on Saturday (April 12) at Cumberland Raceway, with the popular event set as the opener on a track dampened by overnight snowfall.
Author: by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
Harrah’s Hoosier Park seeks starting gate driver
Harrah’s Hoosier Park is currently accepting applications for the seasonal starting gate driver position for the remainder of the 2025 racing season, which runs through Nov. 29.
Mac’s Delight wins again at Big M
The trip wasn’t as easy as last week’s but the result remained the same for Mac’s Delight, who won a second straight Saturday night (April 12) feature at the Meadowlands.
Pacers in Weiss Series action Saturday at Pocono
Two sophomore male pacers came to Saturday’s (April 12) Bobby Weiss Series action at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania looking to sweep their three series preliminaries. But neither was successful, and instead three horses joined them as two-time preliminary winners from Saturday’s $20,000 four divisions, promising a wide-open $50,000 final next Saturday (April 19). There were also five divisions of the first Weiss leg for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Stranger Things takes Buffalo feature
Everything went true to form in Buffalo Raceway’s $12,500 pacing feature on Saturday afternoon (April 12) as even-money favorite Stranger Things ($4.20) popped the pocket and stormed to a length victory over Lanas Desire in a seasonal-best 1:55.4 over a good track.
Maine champion shines in Gil Crest qualifier
Four qualifying races went postward under sunny skies at Gil Crest Training Center on Saturday (April 12).
Stefan Hultman, 61, dies
Stefan Hultman, one of the most successful Swedish trainers of this century, died April 12, 2025, at the age of 61.
Ranger, Sowers cop hat tricks at Cumberland
Perennial leading driver Bruce Ranger was back to his winning ways at Cumberland Raceway, scoring a hat trick on Friday’s (April 11) opening-day card, as did McGwire Sowers.
Napolitano wins six at Philly opener
Harrah’s Philadelphia opened its 2025 racing season Friday (April 11) with a special evening card, and although the weather was not very cooperative (temperatures in the mid-40s and a rain-soaked racetrack rated sloppy), the featured trotting classes put on a good show.
Aetos Kronos S excels at Big M in US debut
His winning qualifier on March 29 was impressive. His lifetime bankroll of $1.3 million was impressive. The fact that he raced with some of the best trotters in the world in the Prix d’Amérique last year was impressive.