Putnams Storm News Today

French trotter Elegant Dulupin FR was parked every step of the way and resolutely prevailed over the favorite McStoned Again to take Friday’s (April 19) $8,219 featured trot at Cumberland.

When Race Secretary Rob Pennington and his assistant Andrew Topham opened the ‘virtual’ box for First Tracks Cumberland’s opening weekend, they were pleased to find 160 horses had been dropped in for the double draw for Saturday and Sunday (April 13 & 14).

Bob Nadeau, of Saco, 86, and Putnams Storm were honored in an Au Revoir Retirement Showcase at the Cumberland Fairgrounds track just before Christmas. Nadeau said harness racing has changed a lot during his 50 years in the sport.

Two of Maine harness racing’s favourite elder statesmen, 85-year-old Bob Nadeau and his trusty 14-year-old grey steed Putnams Storm, made quick work of the $7,000 Frosty final at Cumberland on Friday, Dec. 22, winning the pop-up series final in 2:02.1 and putting an exclamation point on a poignant career.

CUMBERLAND, ME – Two of Maine harness racing’s favorite elder statesmen, 85-year-old Bob Nadeau and his trusty 14-year-old gray steed Putnams Storm (Force Of Life) made quick work of the $7,000 Frost Final at Cumberland on Friday (Dec. 22), winning the pop-up series final in 2:02.1, and putting an exclamation point on a poignant career.

First Tracks Cumberland has a host of lucrative series finals as well as the third annual Au Revoir Retirement Showcase slated for closing weekend, which runs from Friday (Dec. 22) through Christmas Eve Sunday (Dec. 24).

Race secretary Rob Pennington hit a home run with his holiday-themed winter late closing series, resulting in the presentation of over a dozen legs of four individual series being contested over the upcoming three-day (Dec. 8 – 10) weekend at First Tracks Cumberland.

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.

CUMBERLAND, ME – Rocksapatriot (Rockincam) used a well-played pocket trip to win the $6,000 Camp Kippewa Pace on Saturday (July 22) at Cumberland, his second harness racing win in three starts. Scoring from post two for driver Dave Ingraham, the former track record holder ducked in behind pacesetter Fern Hill Flight (Andy Harrington, 10-1) to

Despite being in the twilight of their respective careers, owner, trainer and driver Bob Nadeau steered his own veteran pacer Putnams Storm to victory in Saturday’s Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) event at Cumberland Raceway.