by Gerry Connors, the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission
Harrisburg, PA — After completing their third and final preliminary legs of the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes this past week, the top two-year-olds have been determined for the four $100,000 Championship races for Pennsylvania-sired horses, to be conducted on Saturday, September 18 at Pocono Downs.
The top baby trotters and pacers earned their way into the Championship by accumulating points on a 35-25-15-10-8-5-4-2-1 basis.
The top eight in the standings upon declaring in on Wednesday the 15th will make up the Championship fields; two also eligibles, next in the point standings, will be drawn and may scratch in until released on Friday the 17th at 6:00 p.m.
New to the Sires this year is the practice of breaking ties by amount of money earned in the p/m preliminary legs.
There will be no Sires consolation races at Pocono Downs.
Here are the top 20 freshmen in each divisison, ranked in order of access to the Championship races.
The top eight in each division are listed in bold.
2TF 2TC 2PF 2PC
BELLISSIMO
COULANTINE
CENTERFOLD KOSMOS
ROSEBUD SIOUX
PREMIERE LINDY
HAZY PHOTO
PACIFIC CENTERFOLD
WHISPER LANE
PENNY LANE
MISSING MY HALO
LANTERN’S LANE
TRACI SPUR
BRINGHEROVER
TRANCE ANTHEM
KEYSTONE CALL GIRL
SPOTTY TOO HOTTY
MINKY HANOVER
TRUE TO YOURSELF
ARAPABILITY
NF SWING LADY
UP FRONT PRINCE
GREEN DOT
DRIVEN SAKRA
STIRLING BRIDGE
WINDTALKER
SJ’S CEBULLA
TIOGA COUNTY
R SHARP PHOTO
MY TECH
LINDON FOG
SOFTAIL
RATEHIKE
ENS SOARING RAPTOR
SUPER PARTY B
TROTTING MAN
(TIE) SUGAR RAY KOSMOS
(TIE) VIVID PHOTO
LINDY FIVE HUNDRED
S J’S INTIMIDATOR
CROSS-N-LANE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
PLAY FOR REAL
SUNNY CHARACTER
ALLAMERICAN APEX
MAGICAL WESTERN
SUB ROSA HANOVER
SHADY MATILDA
LAVISH LADY
LABOR OF LOVE
HURRIKANE NINA
WESTERN MOON
PANNE ALA VODKA
QUEST HANOVER
FAST RUFFLES
DELLA WARE
JULIE’S WESTERN
ANY PRICE
BLIND DATE
ALLAMERICAN COED
BLUERIDGE MOSAIC
P-FORTY-SEVEN
RUNOVER FEELING
ANTHONY’S BLISS
VORACIOUS HANOVER
GREAT AGAIN
ALLAMERICAN INCA
KANSAS CITY SPUR
WESTERN SALOON
ANSWER ME THIS
RENDELL
JO PA’S SIGNATURE
WESTERN VIRTUE
UP FRONT TORNADO
ASK FOR BLISS
PAN AU CHOCOLAT
WAR DANCE
KUBLAI PAN
FOUR STARZ BOSS
(TIE) DOLCE AND GAPANNA
(TIE) SANCTUM HANOVER