Bangor, ME — The cream rose to the top on Sunday (June 2) as Call Me Maverick, a divisional track record holder at Bangor Raceway, returned to one of his favorite racing venues, claiming the top spot in the $5,500 feature race at the Queen City oval, while gathering in the laurels for the 30th time in his storied career.

Michael Stevenson coasted to victory with Call Me Maverick at Bangor Raceway on Sunday. Holli Niles photo.

Undefeated in Maine Sire Stakes competition as both a 2- and 3-year-old, the now 6-year-old son of Western Maverick calmly went about his business on Sunday with driver Michael Stevenson biding his time off the car before rushing the local celebrity to the top just past the eighth-mile marker.

From that point on, the daunting duo maintained a defiant 1-1/2 length margin as they marched to the half in a nondescript :58 before exploding through a devastating back-half of :56.4 to claim the 5-1/2 length margin timed in a seasonal best 1:54.4. Gold Star Spider (Heath Campbell) rallied for the runner-up placing while Grand Galop Semalu (Dan Deslandes) finished third.

The clocking earned Call Me Maverick co-bragging rights along with Lord Magnetic (Aaron Hall) for the fastest miles recorded at Bangor Raceway thus far during the 2024 season.

Trained by Alison Hynes for Upland Farm, the native son was heavily backed by the punters, returning dimes to dollars at $2.20 to win.

In other Bangor news, driver Heath Campbell held the hot hand during the Sunday morning program, teaming three winners around his home track oval while current top-stick Dan Deslandes added two more wins to his meet leading total.

On the conditioners’ side of the tally sheet, Valerie Grondin sent a pair of winners to the post on Sunday as Heath Campbell piloted Mocha On The Rocks (1:58-$17.00) and Pembroke Ideal BJ (1:57.3-$2.40) to back-to-back victories.

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