by John Zimich, publicity director, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs

Wilkes-Barre, PA — Native Bride, coming off a win in the $27,250 May Flowers late closer at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, has been supplemented for $15,000 for the 2008 James M. Lynch Memorial Pace.

The Lynch has attracted 31 3-year-old pacing fillies that will be competing in three elimination races Saturday (June 7) at the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack.

In the third Lynch elimination Native Bride drew the seven post and will be looking for four straight wins at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The win by Native Bride in the May Flowers final for 3- and 4-year-old pacing fillies and mares came with a clocking of 1:51.2 over a sloppy track.

Native Bride, owned by Jay Sears and T H Stable LLC, also has a second-place finish at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in five starts this year.

Also in the third Lynch elimination is Ideal Newton, who finished second in the May 31 Miss New Jersey at the Meadowlands with a time of 1:51.4. Noel Daley trains Ideal Newton, leaving from the five hole Saturday afternoon. Ron Pierce is scheduled to drive.

George Teague, Jr. and Steve Elliott, two of the top trainers in North America, appear to have the two top fillies in the middle Lynch elim. Mozzi Hanover, the Teague entry, will leave from the one post. This Jenna’s Beach Boy filly has won five of six starts in 2008 with one second-place finish.

Elliott’s Respectable, a Blissfull Hall filly, has a win and a second in three starts this season. The win was at Harrah’s Chester with a time of 1:53.4.

Woman Rebels, trained by Paul Reid and driven by Jim Morrill, Jr., will be favored to win the opening Lynch split. This Art Major filly has one win and a second in two starts in 2008, and is coming off a second in the $270,625 Empire Breeders Classic race with a time of 1:52.2 at Tioga Downs. Woman Rebels will leave from the five post.

The top three finishers in each elimination will move on to the Lynch final the following week.

Gates will open at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, with the first 1,000 fans receiving a commemorative thoroughbred Triple Crown T-shirt. A party tent on the apron will be erected to accommodate the large crowd. Grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, along with everyone’s favorite drinks, will be available for purchase.