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Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Huntsville gelding Thunder Hunter Joe got a change in scenery in the Tuesday (June 25) afternoon feature at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, as the usually-late-charging four-year-old went wire-to-wire in 1:49.4 in taking the $17,000 featured pace.

Two-year-olds continued their education into the racing wars on Tuesday morning (June 25) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with ten events — three each for pacing colts and fillies, and two apiece for the trotting sections divided by sex. Driver Tim Tetrick had a big hand in the proceedings as he won six times.

There was little movement in the Week 2 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday, with the only shift in positions occurring with Captain’s Quarters moving from No. 9 to No. 8 in a swap of spots with Hellabalou.

The Greenshoe filly Youhadmeathalo went a robust mile on the 14-race Kentucky Sire Stake day at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (June 24), matching the track record for 3-year-old trotting fillies.

After making an untimely break in the marque event last week, Fourever Boy bounced back with a perfect trip and won the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (June 24).

Tlb Racing’s Captaincountrystar ($9.20, Pat Berry) scored his fifth straight win Monday (June 24) at Harrington Raceway in 1:50.4 in the featured $22,500 Free-for-All.

Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo: 

The Donato Hanover gelding Donato Patriot K thundered home in :27.3 to complete a 1:55 victory in the $11,000 fast-class trot Monday (June 24) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in Oklahoma v. United States, in which U.S. Trotting and numerous other plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act . Denial of certiorari expresses no position on the merits of cases not taken up.