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

Wilkes-Barre, PA — Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be the site of Grand Circuit week beginning Tuesday (July 7) with four divisions of the W.N. Reynolds Memorial Stake for 3-year-old pacing fillies and a like number for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings.

A total of $881,000 in Reynolds purses will be paid out during the week.

On Wednesday night (July 8) there will be divisions of the 3-year-old colt and gelding trot and 2-year-old filly pacers. Friday night’s (July 10) Reynolds action will feature 2-year-old filly trotters and 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers with Grand Circuit week culminating at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday afternoon (July 11) with 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers and 3-year-old filly trotters.

Reynolds races annually attract the top horsemen and horses from throughout North America. The races at the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack are named in honor of the late W.N. Reynolds, who was connected to the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and who also owned, trained and drove harness horses in his day.