#First Tracks Cumberland

CUMBERLAND, ME - Maine horse people raised $3000 on behalf of Futures For Standardbreds (FFS) and presented the funds to the New England-based aftercare organization on Monday's (Dec. 27) final day of harness racing at First Tracks Cumberland. It all started rather innocently for Mary Beth Ranger, the wife of leading New England reinsman Bruce…

CUMBERLAND, ME - Harness racing drivers Mike Stephenson and Matt Athearn stuck around for the season's final day of racing at Cumberland, which boasted an extra 30 percent purse increase, and were both rewarded with three driving victories each on the Monday (Dec. 26) 11-race finale. Local and remote bettors also knew value when the saw it, pushing…

CUMBERLAND, ME -Legendary New England horseman Donni Reichards had plenty to be thankful for this weekend, as his stable star Ry's Red Rocket (Sunshine Beach) picked up her eighth win of the harness racing season on Saturday (Nov. 26) at Cumberland. Driven to victory by Matty'Ice' Athearn, the 5-year-old mare had all the boys talking as she turned…

CUMBERLAND, ME - Thursday's (Sept. 29) two divisions of Maine Breeders Stakes (MSBS) for sophomore harness racing trotters at First Tracks Cumberland were captured by the two leading stables in the Maine-sired series: Marc Tardif and Valerie Grondin. The second race on the fifth Cumberland Fair card featured the $18714 MSBS 3-year-old trotting colt…

CUMBERLAND, ME - Veteran harness racing horseman Ron Cushing has done nothing but make money with his new acquisition Newsy N (Bettor's Delight), a recent New Zealand import with American bloodlines. The pair handily captured the $6500 featured conditioned pace at the Cumberland Fair on Tuesday (Sep. 27), taking a new 1:55.3h record in the…