The fields have been drawn and the connections await the $320,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes freshman finals on Saturday (Oct. 3) at the Cumberland Fair, with all four divisions vying for over $80,000 in purse money.
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Twenty wins for Snowonthepines
The unstoppable filly phenom Snowonthepines added a 20th notch to her belt on Wednesday (Sept. 30) at the Cumberland Fair during the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers.
Harrington delivers five wins at Cumberland Fair
Fans on hand for day two of harness racing at the 154th annual Cumberland Fair on Monday (Sept. 28) saw local reinsman Andy Harrington win half of the races on the muddy program, not letting wind, nor rain, nor outside post positions stay him from swift completion of his appointed rounds.
Dryden Hanover splashes to victory at Cumberland Fair opener
Harness racing at the 154th annual Cumberland Fair kicked off on Sunday (Sept. 27) with Jimmy Nickerson’s Dryden Hanover overcoming the muddy conditions to win the $7,050 featured conditioned trot.
‘Art’ and ‘Al’ take Pine Tree Opens at Cumberland
The final program for the Spring-Summer meet at First Tracks Cumberland on Sunday (Aug. 2) saw Arts Flight and Big Al M take their respective $12,000 Pine Tree Opens with records falling as the curtain closed on another successful harness racing season.
Three in a row for No Small Wonder at Cumberland
During the penultimate program for the Spring-Summer meet at First Tracks Cumberland on Saturday (Aug. 1) the story grew for No Small Wonder as the precocious filly took her third consecutive Maine Sire Stakes event for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
Hayden gets redemption at Cumberland
Maine’s entire group of 2- and 3-year-old trotters invaded Cumberland Raceway on Sunday (July 26), with all eyes upon co-track record holder Hayden as the filly attempted to avenge her defeat in her most recent outing.
Freshman sidesteppers soar at Cumberland
The Pine Tree State’s hopefuls were back in full force on Friday (July 24) at Cumberland Raceway for three $15,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Three-day weekend starts Friday at Cumberland
There is a lot happening at Cumberland Raceway this weekend as a three-day run starts on Friday (July 24) and rolls through Sunday (July 26) with a grand total of 43 races going post-ward. In addition to the abundant on-track action, on Saturday (July 25) First Tracks will carry the entire 16-race card from The Meadows, featuring the 60th renewal of the Grade 1 $420,000 Delvin Miller Adios.
No Small Wonder is kind of a big thing
When the Pine Tree State-bred freshmen pacing fillies arrived at Cumberland on Saturday (July 18) 13-race card for two $15,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for distaff sidesteppers, fans may not have known that they were watching the formative starts of the state’s next Standardbred stars. But that changed quickly when the first division hit the racetrack.