On a cool fall afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania where the spotlight races were very competitive (four of the five features were decided by a length or less), De La Hoya Hanover took a 1:51 decision over Seen Here in the pacing section of three $17,000 top-purse contests.

Two of Indiana’s finest, Gruesome Twosome and Lets Go Endofaera, staged late rallies to get their noses on the wire first in a stakes filled card Friday (Nov. 15) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Seven splits of the Star Destroyer headlined the 14-race card for the four sophomore divisions, headlined by the $57,000 lone division for trotting colts.

Benefitting from post one and a perfect trip, Crazy Brother Jim (Rock Vinci) scored an easy victory in the $9,500 featured trot at Batavia Downs on Friday (Nov. 15). 

With three races carded Friday night (Nov. 15), the MADC series was back at it at The Meadowlands and giving you some early holiday prices to boot. The first two races featured double digit payouts and some exciting finishes.

Having gone off stride in each of his last three pari-mutuel starts (all at Hoosier Park), there were questions surrounding Lexus Kody, the veteran speedball, who despite his recent miscues, was sent to the gate as the 1-2 favorite in the Friday night (Nov. 15) feature at The Meadowlands, an $18,000 high-end conditioned event for trotters.

Take All Comers went over the $1 million mark in lifetime earnings after capturing the inaugural $250,000 MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series final on Friday night (Nov. 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The time for the mile and a sixteenth was 2:01.4.

The Cantab Hall gelding Gaines Hanover got a nice tow-up from second-over in the $15,000 featured handicap trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon, then tipped wide with an eighth to go and overpowered his field late to win in 1:53.4.

Quarrel (Chris Long) captured the $8,500 featured Fillies & Mares Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (Nov. 15).