Horses on their way up the class ladder via the “nw 7 races” rung were in the spotlight on the Saturday afternoon (Oct. 4) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with one $17,500 event at each gait.
Author: from PHHA Pocono
Southwind Chaska sweeps Red Mile Grand Circuit events
Southwind Chaska returned from her lifetime-best performance in last week’s Bluegrass Stakes to gut a front-stepping 1:52.1 victory in the first of three divisions for the $324,000 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies – a division sponsored by the Tactical Landing Syndicate and Hickory Lane Farm – on Saturday (Oct. 4) at The Red Mile.
Al Papi gives Burke back-to-back world records at Red Mile
One day after Ron Burke pupil Loua Dipa set a world record for freshman pacing fillies in her International Stallion Stake division, stablemate Al Papi established a world record for 2-year-old pacing colts with a 1:48.1 pillar-to-post mile to win the third of three divisions for the $264,000 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males on Saturday (Oct. 4) at The Red Mile.
NYS Gaming Commission seeks racing investigators for NYRA and Finger Lakes
The New York State Gaming Commission is seeking racing investigators for the New York Racing Commission and Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack.
Connections hope for top ‘Dog’ in Futurity
Reflecting upon Go Dog Go’s most recent performance, which resulted in one of the fastest winning miles by a 3-year-old trotter in history, co-owner Colby Wiesman summed up the colt’s effort this way: “The Dog,” he said, “finally came off the leash.”
Rock Shines Again still perfect in INSS at Hoosier
The undefeated Rock Shines Again highlighted the final Indiana Sire Stakes prelims of the meet at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Oct. 3).
Quarrel wins thrilling feature at Vernon
Quarrel captured the $7,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (Oct. 3).
Elixir leads Lexington sale’s final session
Pacing colt Elixir, a son of Downbytheseaside-Yankee Moonshine, sold for $180,000 to top Friday’s fifth and final session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, which concluded with a gross of $60.89 million and average of $68,417.
Good Boy was best in Batavia Friday feature
Stalking from off the pace, Good Boy finished with a flurry to take the $10,000 trotting feature at Batavia Downs on Friday (Oct. 3) night.
Independent assessment finds after three years HISA has had questionable results at a cost of $230 million
An independent assessment of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) programs raises questions as to whether the results justify the almost $230 million cost that will have been spent on the authority by the end of 2025.