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Racetime

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First Tracks Cumberland
« on: November 19, 2025, 05:08:08 PM »
Last weekends card had 14 of the 24 races won by favorites paying less than $3 and it looks like another exciting weekend of racing coming up...lol

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2025, 06:52:26 PM »
We had another thread about this during the fair.

Seems like a track run for the horsemen/owners and not the bettors. Product is not playable. Need to rethink how to classify horses or just run all claimers.

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2025, 07:17:36 PM »
It makes for a good time. Without this fair Maine horsemen would literally starve

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2025, 05:46:04 AM »
Simple to solve the problem. In the past, they had Trackmaster ratings races. The range was mostly 58 to 66 Tm. They also had money-earned races. Ie Nw $1000, Nw nw$1500 etc etc. Now they allow claimers to enter these classes. People are stuffing them. It's a small group of trainers up there, and a vast majority won't claim from each other. Plus, there are others that will never put their horse in for a claim, so they are biting the bullet and getting no money. The claimers are dominating. Put the claimers by themselves, like the beginning days when Cumberland 1st took over. I agree, you cant bet Cumberland the way conditions are currently written. I'm shocked upper management is allowing this to happen, for they are only concerned with handle.
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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2025, 01:15:19 PM »
I know that a lot of folks hated the ABC classification system in that the racing secretaries had all the power, but when I was a lad I don't recall there being so many 3-5 or under favorites, at least in my backyard of Yonkers and Monticello, with that system in place.

I really enjoyed my visit to Cumberland and Farmington...exce pt for the betting! One race I bet $40 and had the straight tri for $5 and the straight exacta for a few bucks more and I think I made $20 lol.

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2025, 05:23:59 PM »
The pools are disgusting

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2025, 05:27:51 PM »
The pools are disgusting
All of Maine racing is kind of pathetic. I'm heading up there to watch the races on the way to the Oxford Casino.

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2025, 09:15:59 PM »
USTA FAS shows Andrew Harrington with 8 positives and only fined $500, no days and return over $17,000 in purse money..... what a fucking joker

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2025, 07:12:19 PM »
USTA FAS shows Andrew Harrington with 8 positives and only fined $500, no days and return over $17,000 in purse money..... what a fucking joker
Smells like a rat to me

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Re: First Tracks Cumberland
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2025, 10:27:19 PM »
I went today the racing was good,but dress warm their is no heat in the grandstand. Is was warmer outside when the sun came out.

 

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