Cumberland, ME – Juneparker swooped the field to take the $10,000 final of the Vixen Pop-up Series at Cumberland on Monday (Dec. 22), a rescheduled card from the previous Friday.
Teamster Kevin Switzer Jr. took back at the start and let Twin B High Tech (Nick Graffam) set a torrid :28 opening panel. At the :59 half the 5-year-old daughter of Millionaire Cam followed the cover of favorite Commander Cathy N (Aaron Hall) around the paddock turn and down the backstretch the second time. Both aggressors moved to go around the pacesetter, forcing Juneparker three-wide on the outside through a 1:29.1 third stanza.
Down the stretch Switzer Jr. asked for a little extra closing kick and got up under the shadow of the wire to prevail over Commander Cathy N by a half-length in 1:59.4.
Owned and trained by Ryan Berry, it was the mare’s 13th win of the year, pushing her seasonal bankroll to $36,238. She returned $12.60. Twin B High Tech was third.
Driver McGwire Sowers had three wins on the midday card, including the final race of the year with his wife’s pupil, Miss Quality, to give Autym Sowers a total of 45 wins over the 2025 season and her first season-long training title. Benson Merrill finished second with 40 training wins.
Kevin Switzer Jr., the leading reinsman of the meet with 118 trips to the winner’s circle, won a pair of races on closing day. Aaron Hall (63) and McGwire Sowers (62) rounded out the top three.
The Monday card concluded the 52 extended pari-mutuel race dates at the iconic Southern Maine oval. Racing will resume at Cumberland in mid-March 2026, pending regulatory approval.
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