December 4, 2023 – by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland (Joe Shaw photos)

CUMBERLAND, ME – Kevin Switzer Jr. won four and Walter Case Jr. won three races, including the feature, giving the veteran reinsmen over half of the victories on Sunday’s (Dec. 3) soggy twelve race card.

Case got busy immediately winning the second race with Cinco Senorita from post seven.  Parked out the last half, the 5-year-old Pet Rock mare scored in 2:01 and paid $6.20 for trainer McKenzie Sowers and owner Marianna Monaco.

Trainer McKenzie Sowers sent out another winner with Walter Case Jr. driving in race four.  Jumpshot jumped right out for the lead from post four and never looked back.  Tripping the timer in 2:02.2, the 7-year-old son of E L Titan paid $5.00 for owner Room4040 LLC Stables.

Kevin Switzer Jr. got things rolling in race seven, coming from off the pace with Pembroke Booboo in 2:05.1.  The 4-year-old daughter of Pembroke Slugger paid $12.20 to win for owner-trainer Jason Leal.

Switzer came right back in race eight to score with Martaritaondarocks in 2:02.2 for owner-trainer Cain MacKenzie.  The 4-year-old Pet Rock mare paid $4.00.

In the $6,500 ninth race winners over trot, Walter Case Jr. was three wide down the backside with Ice Breakers K and grabbed the feature in 2:00.3 by a quarter of a length, getting up in the final strides for the victory.  It was also the third win of the day for trainer McKenzie Sowers.  The 4-year-old son of Winning Mister is owned by Room4040 LLC Stables, and picked up his fifth win of the year.

Kevin Switzer Jr. came back to win the final two races on the card with Foxy Trottin Stick (2:04.3, $11.80) and Whatchagonnadoboo (2:00.4, $8.00), giving the top driver four wins on the afternoon card.

There was a $453.29 carryover in the finale’s High Five Pentafecta, which will be added to Friday’s (Dec. 8) pool.

Bruce Ranger leads all drivers at Cumberland with 67 victories this year.  Switzer Jr. follows with 61 victories, then Drew Campbell (51), Nick Graffam (49), and Aaron Hall (48) round out the top five.

Todd Whitney won the Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) event with Patanjali N in 2:01.4.  Owned and trained by Michelle Lefebvre, the 10-year-old mare by American Ideal picked up her seventh win of the season and paid $4.80 to win.  The MADC is sponsored by the Blue Seal Feed Stores of North Yarmouth and Windham, Maine.

Horsemen are reminded that Cumberland’s Winter Late Closing Series starts next week, with the potential for over $150,000 in purses being offered.  For more information, please go to: https://firsttrackscumberland.com/horsemen/

In addition, the last day to enter a horse in the Au Revoir Retirement Ceremony is Wednesday (Dec. 6), also sponsored by Blue Seal Feeds.  For more information contact Chris Tully.

Racing at Cumberland resumes on Friday (Dec. 8) and continues with our regular three-day weekend schedule, Fridays through Sundays, up until Christmas Eve.  Post time remains 11 am.

For more information go to our website: https://firsttrackscumberland.com/

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