The final day of the First Tracks Cumberland’s Winter Festival extended pari-mutuel meet included an appearance by Santa Claus in the first race, along with a thrilling dead heat in the $10,000 Holly Late Closer Series final on Christmas Eve Sunday, Dec. 24.
Veteran pacer Lucan Hanover showed why he was the heavy favourite in his division of the Gingerbred Series on Friday, Dec. 15, picking up his second consecutive victory at First Tracks Cumberland.
Now that the Maine Sire Stakes have crowned their champions, many of the star three-year-old pacers are still itching for action in the Pine Tree State.
Racing resumes at the iconic Cumberland Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 5 for the first of 19 Southern Maine racing dates, knows as the “Winter Festival,” with some of the Pine Tree State’s top pacers kicking off the 10-race card.
BANGOR, ME – Luke McGook (Rock N’ Roll World), the fast horse with the funny name, provided for a mild upset while capturing Saturday’s (Oct. 14) $71,134 Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings, highlighting the rich $280,000-plus Pine Tree State-bred sophomore finals at Bangor. Trained by the powerful Marc Tardif