Author: by Jerry Connors, for the PHHA/Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania

Blustery winds, cold, and intermittent blowing snow greeted the trotters and pacers as they returned to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania for Saturday’s (Dec. 18) 2024 opening card. The conditions did not lend themselves to fast times, but competitiveness over an off track was the name of the game in the races, which were headed by two $16,500 events.

Graceful Horizon, who has rattled off four straight wins at the head of the class, looks to continue her dominance in Sunday’s (Feb. 18) featured Distaff Open Pace at Cal Expo.

At the Agnano track in Naples, Falco Kille Gar has won in 1.55.4f – the fastest record by a 3-year-old trotter in Europe so far, and Falco Killer Gar is also the fastest 3-year-old on a 5/8-mile track so far in the world.

Queen Of Success showed a pair of wins racing in the weekly pacing feature for mares back in mid-December, but facing a tougher field Friday (Feb. 16) night at The Meadowlands, she was sent to the gate as the 8-1 fourth choice in the field of five.

With clear skies and mid 30-degree temperatures at post time for the first on Friday (Feb. 16), the MADC featured three races on the card with speed being the main theme for the evening.  When you have speed and some classy horses, it makes things look a lot easier from the lead, with you controlling the pace. 

Gilcrest Training Center is proud to announce their training roster for 2024, below are the trainers and their talented stars who will be stabled there.

Though parked outside the whole trip leading Hail Mary the favorite, Idao De Tillard with Clement Duvaldestin in the bike proved to be the strongest down the stretch and won by a length followed by Hokkaido Jiel with David Thomain and Joviality with Björn Goop.

When Illinois champion He’zzz A Wise Sky was passed in the lane in last week’s local Open Pace by Perry Smith’s Town Gossip, it surprised most followers of Illinois racing.