December 23, 2025 – by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
(Joe Shaw photos)
CUMBERLAND, ME – Juneparker swooped the field to take the $10,000 final of the Vixen Pop-up Series at Cumberland on Monday (Dec. 22), a rescheduled card from the previous Friday.
Teamster Kevin Switzer Jr. took back at the start and let Twin B High Tech (Nick Graffam) set a torrid :28 opening panel. At the :59 half the 5-year-old daughter of Millionaire Cam followed the cover of favorite Commander Cathy N (Aaron Hall) around the paddock turn and down the backstretch the second time. Both aggressors moved to go around the pacesetter, forcing Juneparker three wide on the outside through a 1:29.1 third stanza.
Down the stretch Switzer Jr. asked for a little extra closing kick and got up under the shadow of the wire to prevail over Commander Cathy N by a half-length in 1:59.4.
Owned and trained by Ryan Berry, it was the mare’s 13th win of the year, pushing her seasonal bankroll to $36,238. She returned $12.60. Twin B High Tech was third.
Driver McGwire Sowers had three wins on the mid-day card, including the final race of the year with his wife’s pupil, Miss Quality, to give Autym Sowers a total of 45 wins over the 2025 season and her first season-long training title. Benson Merrill finished second with 40 training wins.
Kevin Switzer Jr., the leading reinsman of the meet with 118 trips to the winners circle, won a pair of races on closing day. Aaron Hall (63) and McGwire Sowers (62) rounded out the top three.
The Monday card concluded the 52 extended pari-mutuel race dates at the iconic Southern Maine oval. Racing will resume at Cumberland in mid-March 2026, pending regulatory approval.
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