July 28, 2025, by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
(Joe Shaw photo: SNOWONTHEPINES)
CUMBERLAND, ME – Two $11,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old filly pacers rolled through Cumberland Raceway on Sunday (July 27), with both distaffs taking new records in the process.
In the first $11,623 division Snowonthepines made every call a winning one, with nary an anxious moment, en route to a 2:01.4 new lifetime record.
Driven by Kevin Switzer Jr. for trainer Marc Tardif and owner/breeder Leighton Property, the daughter of Dude’s The Man has now secured three straight victories in her division and sits comfortably atop the point standings.
She paid $3.00 to win by 2-1/2 lengths. Perfectly Lovely (Aaron Hall) finished second; She’s A Firefly (Nick Graffam) was third.

Switzer also got pay dirt in the second $11,799 division with McKenna Jeanne, scoring by a neck in a new career best 2:03. Trained by Gary Hall for owner/breeder Bill McElvain Jr., the daughter of Dude’s The Man paid $4.20 for her first stakes victory in wire-to-wire fashion.
Ekorus (Nick Graffam) sat a pocket trip and closed strongly and got up to the victor’s head check to be second. Dudelookslikeafily (McGwire Sowers) finished third.
Several $6,000 End of Summer Pop Up series legs were contested, with legs going to Royalty Again (1:57.1, $13.00); Miki De Vie (1:57.3, $2.60); Commondiscourtesy (1:57.3, $7.40) and Prince Bayard (1:57, $3.40) on the pacing side. Trotting legs went to Devious Valentine (2:02.1, $5.40) and Gemstone Pillar (2:02.1, $5.00). The finals will race for $8,000 each on Saturday’s (Aug. 2) closing day.
Ryan Berry won the $4,000 Maine Amateur Driving Club with his own Juneparker in 2:00.2, paying $4.00.
Drivers Bruce Ranger and Kevin Switzer Jr. each enjoyed four wins on the program, and with his recent flurry of victories Switzer Jr. has taken the top in seasonal dash wins (51) leading into the final week of racing at Cumberland. McGwire Sowers (48) and Drew Campbell (33) round out the top three in the talented drivers colony.
Replays can be found on our website: firsttrackscumberland.com on the Live Racing / Video Replays tab.
Racing resumes on Friday (Aug. 1) at 3:15 pm, and will continue through the final day of the Summer meet Saturday (Aug. 2), which features a full card simulcast of the Hambletonian from the Meadowlands and the $25,000 Pine Tree Invitational Pace.