The lone weekend card at Cumberland Raceway gets off with a bang this Saturday (April 4) with a $7,500 Pick-5 guarantee in the opener, but fans will have to wait until race seven to see if JL’s Rock Star adds his name to the list of winners on the day before Easter, known as Holy Saturday.
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$7,500 Pick-5 guaranteed pool at Cumberland Saturday
First Tracks Cumberland is pleased to announce a $7,500 Pick-5 guarantee on Saturday (April 4) in races 1 through 5. The popular wager has an attractive 16% takeout on the 50-cent minimum bet.
Varney upsets in Cumberland feature
Nick Graffam orchestrated a mild upset on Sunday (March 29) at First Tracks Cumberland when he sat a patient, pocket trip with Varney to strike in the final strides and prevail by a nose over 1-5 favorite Alex Having Fun in the $7,000 winners over pace.
Brutalizer seeks redemption in Cumberland feature
Dependable trotter Brutalizer will look to take his redemption by force on Saturday (March 28) as the morning-line favorite in the $6,200 featured trot at Cumberland Raceway.
Arts Flight grabs Cumberland feature; Switzer takes five
Arts Flight won Monday’s (March 23) featured conditioned pace after enjoying a perfect pocket trip.
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.
Cigars And Port lights up Cumberland qualifiers
Team Watson’s Cigars And Port helped set the stage for the triumphant return to harness racing in the state of Maine, clocking the fastest race of the nine-qualifier program on Sunday (March 15) at First Tracks Cumberland.
Cumberland qualifiers set for Sunday
Nine qualifying races are carded and ready to roll at First Tracks Cumberland (Maine) on Sunday (March 15). Forty seven horses filled the entry box for the day’s 11:00 a.m. post time, which will be broadcast in its totality on the Racetrack Television Network.
Girouard’s Menlo Park takes Maine Amateur
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.
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.