Wilkes-Barre, PA — Made Of Dreams continued her recent run of good form upon shipping from Saratoga to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 23), winning her third race in her last five trips to the gate with a lifetime-best 1:53.3 mile in the $15,500 headliner for trotters.
The Chapter Seven sophomore filly bided her time on the outside after the start then was put into gear shortly past the eighth by driver Braxten Boyd, making the lead just past a :28 quarter and then keeping control through middle fractions of :57 and 1:25. Made Of Dreams doubled her lead from 1-3/4 lengths entering the final turn to 3-1/2 lengths going under the wire.
In five starts since taking off trotting hopples, Made Of Dreams has the three victories, a second in the New York Excelsior Series final in her race before the Tuesday win, and a check-getting effort in a Delmonica Hanover consolation at Pocono. She was put in the care of trainer Per Engblom since a recent purchase by Peaceful Acre Farm.
Boyd, who drove three winners on the day to tie meet leader Tyler Buter and Simon Allard for the day’s honors, also guided the winner of one of the two $14,500 pacing co-features. The Control The Moment gelding Shining Moment was also successful in his second start for new connections — in his case trainer Bill Mullin and owner Howard Taylor — with Boyd rallying the 3-year-old from far back to prevail in 1:54.
The faster pacing co-headliner was the 1:52.1 mile of Master Of The House, which saw the 3-year-old Cattlewash gelding leave in :26.3 to the lead, then tack on identical :27.4 panels coming home to complete the victory. Allard drove for trainer Chris Choate and owners Timothy Drag, James Crawford IV and Rich Preziotti.
Pocono is currently racing on a Saturday-Monday-Tuesday schedule, and thus the next local card will be held on Saturday (Sept. 27) at 1 p.m. Free Pocono program pages are or will be available at www.phha.org.