The favorites did not live up to the tote evaluation of them in the Saturday afternoon features at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, leaving the door open for two second choices and a third choice to step to impressive victories.
Author: from PHHA / Pocono
Sophomore colt pacers and trotters head to Northfield for Third Leg of BSS
The 3-year-old colt pace and trot divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series remain wide open. With the third leg on tap, plenty of single-leg winners will be vying to separate themselves from the pack with a second BSS victory of the season.
Saturday races postponed at Humboldt, Iowa
Please be advised that the races scheduled for Saturday (July 5) at Humboldt, IA have been postponed due to rain.
Freshmen sidesteppers shine at Cumberland
Maine’s fresh crop of 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings put on a show during Friday’s (July 4) Independence Day card at Cumberland Raceway, opening the program with two $10,500 divisions of the Maine Sires Stakes.
New York County Fair Stakes open Goshen meet
Knoxville took top honors on Friday’s (July 4) harness racing program at Goshen Historic Track with a 1:57 mile to lead the 12-race New York County Fair Stakes card.
Yonkers’ Saturday Pick-5 guaranteed pool carryover
Some pari-mutuel fireworks on Friday’s (July 4) Independence Day program at MGM Yonkers Raceway led to no tickets having five-of-five in the Pick-5. As a result, there will now be a $4,688.36 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the wager on Saturday (July 5).
Diabolic Hill a ‘Naughty’ winner in Big M’s Kindergarten
The Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds kicked off Friday night at The Meadowlands with seven $25,000, leg one dashes for horses of each sex and gait, and one winner that stood out was a still-learning Diabolic Hill, who scored in the first of three colt and gelding trots in the fifth race.
Plano provides perfect trip for Premier Desirey
Driver Luke Plano orchestrated a perfect trip in the $14,750 featured Mares Open pace at Running Aces on Thursday night (July 3) to pull off a 12-1 upset win with Premier Desirey.
Calabrese romps in Yonkers NAADA Trot
John Calabrese cleared command easily with Draco S and pulled away from the competition to post an open-length score in the $13,100 North American Amateur Drivers Association Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (July 3).
Italian dominance in Sweden’s Hambletonian
The Sprintermästaren in Halmstad, Sweden, is called the Swedish Hambletonian Stake because it is held with eliminations and the final on the same day – albeit for 4-year-old trotters.