Author: by PHHA for Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania

At Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon (July 15), Diamante Hanover and King Tut Hanover stayed lively to the wire (during the second half of the card, the average final quarter was only :29.4) to take their respective $15,000 featured trots.

Top Of Mind (Marcus Miller) won the $10,000 featured fillies & mares’ pace on Friday (July 12).

On Friday (July 12) afternoon Harrah’s Philadelphia had a pair of pacing events for the four highest purse levels offered on the card. In “sloppy” conditions Friday, all of the feature winners, regardless of age, sex, or classification type, had one thing in common.: they all were on or near the lead heading towards the far turn – pacesetters, pocketsitters, and first-overs won fourteen of the fourteen races Friday.

It was a trip from heaven for Hellrider ($4.10) in Buffalo Raceway’s co-featured $9,000 Class B trot on Friday afternoon (July 12) as he had no issues in cruising to a length victory over Caviar’s Yankee in 1:59.0.

Ahi Sunshine has already won six races this year, but none of them came at Plainridge Park, despite having started there five times. That all changed on Monday (July 8) afternoon when the 4-year-old horse captured the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature in a career best effort at The Ridge.

Driver Marcus Miller perched Yankee B Something into a two-hole ride and pounced on the money to cash at odds of 14-1 in the $50,000 Fillies & Mares Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (July 8).

Railroad Station moved to the engine before the half and was in full control of one of four $30,000 Pennsylvania All-Stars divisions for two-year-old pacing males Monday (July 8) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, steaming home to a spectacular clocking of 1:51.1 five lengths ahead of the field.

Buffalo Raceway presented three features on the Friday afternoon (July 5) program and all were won by the post time favorites and in gate to wire fashion.

Zapaca (Steeven Genois) captures the $6,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (July 5).