August 2, 2026, by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
(Joe Shaw photo)
CUMBERLAND, ME – During the penultimate program for the Spring-Summer meet at First Tracks Cumberland on Saturday (August 1) the story grew for No Small Wonder as the precocious filly took her third consecutive Maine Sire Stakes event for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
When the sixth race went postward, a $15,616 leg for freshmen distaff sidesteppers, the first to leave was second choice Wine For The Lady (7-2, Aaron Hall) who had a brief tussle for the top with Bettor’s Treasure (8-1, McGwire Sowers) as they sprinted toward a :29.1 opening panel. As soon as Hall cleared with his charge, Kevin Switzer Jr. had the 1-5 favorite No Small Wonder out and blasted up from third to challenge for the lead.
From that point it was all over but the shouting as no one could get to the heavy favorite. The first to pull was Lillian G (Dakota Niles) from fifth, forcing the hand of Bettor’s Treasure who rolled first over heading into a 1:00.1 half.
Well in-hand, No Small Wonder showed no signs of distress as she toyed with her opponents as they stacked up down the backstretch with Lillian G tipping three wide to engage Bettor’s Treasure and the pocket sitting Wine For The Lady as they reached the third station in 1:29.4.
With the outer flow stalling Andy Harrington skimmed the cones and put Feel The Fury into play through the final turn and used that momentum to slingshot off the bend and out to the center of the track to take third as they began the stretch drive.
Switzer Jr. finally let his filly loose as they stormed down the lane with the aggressors approaching. Withstanding the challenge, the daughter of State Treasurer scored by 1-1/4 lengths in 2:00.1, which was the third time in as many outings that the filly has lowered her race record.
Trained by Kevin Switzer Sr. for owners KDK Standardbreds, Kathleen Mofield and Anthony Sivik Jr., it was the third consecutive victory for No Small Wonder. Bred in Maine by Luke and Patricia Varnum, she returned $2.60.
Wine For The Lady finished second; Feel The Fury was third.
In the $5,200 featured overnight NW3500 Trot, Switzer Jr. came right back to score with Remember Titans in 1:58.3. Owned and trained by Zach Vickerson, he returned $3.00.
Nick Graffam led all drivers on the program with four trips to the winners circle.
First post is 12:15 pm (EDT) during the extended pari-mutuel meeting, for the meet’s final program on Sunday (August 2). Following this weekend, racing resumes at the Cumberland Fair for an eight day meet during late September. The Winter Festival at First Tracks Cumberland starts on November 8 for a fifteen-day meet through December 13.
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