Author: by PHHA for Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania

The Greenshoe gelding Lionheart Hanover became only the second Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes horse, and the first male and first trotter, to complete the “grand slam” (in announcer Jim Beviglia’s phrase), winning his regular-season points title and his Championship race at both two and three, with his victory in one of eight $25,000 Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes Championships over a “sloppy” track on a dank day (Oct. 13) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo:

Driver Bruce Ranger performed at a high level on Friday (Oct. 10) afternoon as he won four of the eight races he took part in at Plainridge Park.

The Greenshoe gelding Greenma, second by a nose to divisional leader Emoticon Legacy in his Hambletonian elimination, found the company in the $13,500 featured trot for “nw 5 races” much more to his liking on Friday (Oct. 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack, as he won as trainer-driver Trond Smedshammer pleased in 1:54.4.

A trio of second leg $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) action for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlighted the Monday (Oct. 6) 15-race Harrington Raceway program. Burke Racing, Knox Services, Phillip Collura and Weaver Bruscemi’s Watch Em Win ($2.10, Tim Tetrick) was a menacing landslide winner in the fastest division (1:53.1). The Ron Burke-trainee notched his fifth win in seven career starts. A He’s Watching colt, he was an open length winner over He’s Webster and Kd’s Song.

Younger horses on their way to bigger purses (and tougher competition) met for $15,500 in a pair of features on Monday afternoon (Oct. 6) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. One of the headliners was a pace for distaffs, the other a trot.

The $2.4 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes were back at it on Monday (Oct. 6) at Plainridge Park with seven events featuring 2-year-old trotters and pacers in competition.

For the fifth time this year, But Why secured a win in the Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Monday afternoon (Oct. 6), the young high-stepper scored in the $18,500 feature.

The only 3-year-old in a bulky field, Hazardos, used an early move and benefited from well rated drive from Sam Widger to take the first division of the $18,000 conditioned claiming pace in Friday (Oct. 3) night action at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.