With the second jewel of the Thoroughbred Triple Crown on tap for Saturday (May 16), Cumberland Raceway will host its own $7,000 Cumberland Preakness with a field of seven going behind the gate in race 10 over a special distance of 10 furlongs.
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Gowestyounggrace does it again at Cumberland
Former Maine Sire Stakes standout Gowestyounggrace secured her second consecutive victory on Saturday (May 9) at Cumberland Raceway, providing fans a glimpse of her previous championship form.
Cumberland Derby compliments Run for the Roses
Cumberland, ME – If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Saturday’s (May 2) Kentucky Derby must be a big deal in Southern Maine as Cumberland Raceway has a $7,000 ‘Derby’…
Trotters headline opening day at Cumberland
This year’s first live pari-mutuel harness racing in the state of Maine kicks off this weekend at Cumberland Raceway, just north of Portland.
Air Force Grad and Jax Spratt steal the show at Cumberland
Air Force Grad, a gray fan-favorite and barn pet of veteran outrider Sherry Cushing, was paraded in front of the fans to kick off the exhibition of ‘Au Revoir’ Day at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 20), which honored twelve individual harness horses on the eve of their official retirements at age 14.
Cumberland Winter Festival begins Sunday
Racing resumes at Cumberland Raceway on Sunday (Nov. 2) for the first of 18 Southern Maine racing dates, known as the Winter Festival, with some of the Pine Tree State’s top trotters and pacers headlining the 10-race card.
Hall sweeps Ferris Wheel legs at Cumberland
Aaron Hall captured both Ferris Wheel Pop-Up Series events on Tuesday (Sept. 23) at the Cumberland Fair.
Pacing colts invade Cumberland closing weekend
Three-year-old male pacers, otherwise known as the glamour boys division, highlight Friday’s (Aug. 1) program at Cumberland Raceway, followed by the freshman sidesteppers on Saturday’s (Aug. 2) closing card of the Spring/Summer meet.
Trotting tornado touches down in Cumberland
A relative tsunami of Maine-bred trotters converged on Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (July 26), with six $11,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
Switzer sweeps stakes at Cumberland
Driver Kevin Switzer Jr. pulled off a clean sweep of the Maine Sire Stakes on Friday (July 25) at Cumberland Raceway en route to winning five races over the course of the entire 12-race program.