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Title: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: BrokenHeadPole on March 02, 2026, 06:46:51 AM
Read they are starting thier season earlier this year. March 21 is opening day. With Cumberland, the fairs, and Bangor, the horseman will have a nice, long season.  Vacation there in July.  Always try to go to the fairs. Fried dough is a regular.

Any updates on a new track in Saco? Haven't read anything in a while
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: dougie on March 02, 2026, 10:04:30 AM
Read they are starting thier season earlier this year. March 21 is opening day. With Cumberland, the fairs, and Bangor, the horseman will have a nice, long season.  Vacation there in July.  Always try to go to the fairs. Fried dough is a regular.

Any updates on a new track in Saco? Haven't read anything in a while
I live in Maine and try to hit all the fairs. Great fun.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: G on March 02, 2026, 10:14:37 AM
Great news! I can’t wait.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Mbdreamer on March 02, 2026, 10:50:59 AM
Read they are starting thier season earlier this year. March 21 is opening day. With Cumberland, the fairs, and Bangor, the horseman will have a nice, long season.  Vacation there in July.  Always try to go to the fairs. Fried dough is a regular.

Any updates on a new track in Saco? Haven't read anything in a while
No updates on Saco because it is a pipe dream. Any savvy investor would not touch harness racing in Maine (or anywhere else, for that matter) with a ten-foot pole.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: dougie on March 02, 2026, 11:20:59 AM
No updates on Saco because it is a pipe dream. Any savvy investor would not touch harness racing in Maine (or anywhere else, for that matter) with a ten-foot pole.
I believe your right. We have been hearing this rumor for the last five years or so. There was supposedly a group of Boston investors looking into it. Nothing ever came from it.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Racetime on March 02, 2026, 07:25:56 PM
First Tracks Cumberland is the new track, Paddock will be heated this year along the Grandstand and Portajohns...lol
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: oldjohn123 on March 02, 2026, 07:33:26 PM
First Tracks Cumberland is the new track, Paddock will be heated this year along the Grandstand and Portajohns...lol
The heater they in the Grandstand would not heat a Portapotty.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Racetime on March 02, 2026, 07:52:24 PM
Race office will probably have some type of series for good early money and allow the horses that have been racing out of state to race in them and get the money and once again fuck the Maine Horsemen who have been staving all Winter. 
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: BrokenHeadPole on March 03, 2026, 03:40:53 AM
That is not fair to the local horsemen. The race secretary can easily write thier last start had to be at Cumberland.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Racetime on March 03, 2026, 04:15:07 PM
I heard there will be a special in the clubhouse, 2 Dirty Lew Lobster Rolls for $5.99....lol
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Wawajones on March 03, 2026, 06:09:52 PM
With the cold winter, how many horses will be ready this early?  Will Butterfield and Dandy Dan Deslandes be returning?
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: dougie on March 03, 2026, 07:25:42 PM
We have been there many times during "Fair" season, but only a few times when the track runs without the fair. Bathrooms hardly work. Grandstand is in disrepair. And the food is.....well.....v ery disappointing.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: G on March 04, 2026, 09:40:46 AM
We have been there many times during "Fair" season, but only a few times when the track runs without the fair. Bathrooms hardly work. Grandstand is in disrepair. And the food is.....well.....v ery disappointing.
it’s actually sad. I agree.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: dougie on March 04, 2026, 09:51:38 AM
it’s actually sad. I agree.
Yeah, it really strange how Maine racing has evolved to this point. Not much left. It's happened all over New England. Throughbred tracks like Rockingham, Suffok Downs, and Green Mountain all history now. I remember going to see the "Mass Cap" every years at Suffolk Downs in East Boston. LOL! Geez, i'm old.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Racetime on March 04, 2026, 12:39:30 PM
Over under on opening day at First Tracks is going to be 15 not counting the tellers and fans parked by the fence in the first turn...lol
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: John Moody on March 04, 2026, 01:39:13 PM
Excellent racing
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Mbdreamer on March 04, 2026, 05:16:05 PM
Over under on opening day at First Tracks is going to be 15 not counting the tellers and fans parked by the fence in the first turn...lol
I’LL take the under.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: BrokenHeadPole on March 04, 2026, 05:54:49 PM
The bigger question will be the over/under in in stalling between races once the horses get on the track.  It takes the announcer a good 10 minutes just to analyze each horse in the race and then give his picks. The guy goes over everything. I mean everything.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: dougie on March 05, 2026, 08:58:02 AM
Who's going opening day?
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Racetime on March 05, 2026, 12:29:48 PM
I'm sure there will be more people in the Paddock than fans in the stands just like most tracks.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Checked Up on March 05, 2026, 12:59:28 PM
Fair racing is great no matter what state it is in,however I tend to gravitate to the states that allow and host PARI-MUTUAL wagering. A keen eye and a bit of knowledge on breeding can result in a "free excursion " alot of times. In a fair environment alot of newbies are wagering on favorite or lucky numbers along with names and the sort! Can't wait for the season to start!!! tmbz1
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: G on March 05, 2026, 01:18:55 PM
The idiot harassing me could take this to the bank. I never mentioned a date for the Cumberland fair.
Title: Re: FIRST TRACKS CUMBERLAND
Post by: Lockedin with Pace on March 05, 2026, 01:28:14 PM
If you're looking for sympathy you came to the wrong place.
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