A good helping of pedigree – both equine and human – helped the winners of three $16,000 events for 2-year-olds at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on a cool but sunny Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 29).
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Full Of Muscles captures Philly feature
Full Of Muscles, a Muscle Mass gelding who had last raced at Yonkers on Aug. 6, came back to the races strongly for trainer Doug Dilloian Jr. to win the $16,000 top handicap trot on Thursday (Sept. 24) at Harrah’s Philadelphia in a lifetime best 1:53.
Winning rookies at Pocono on path to progress
Five groups of 2-year-olds went postward for purses of $16,000 on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The trotting fillies had two divisions; each of the other groups was featured in one race.
Super Duper Cooper lives up to name in Philly trot
The E L Titan gelding Super Duper Cooper sat in the pocket during Thursday’s (Sept. 17) featured $16,000 handicap event for the top-quality trotters at Harrah’s Philadelphia, was able to adjust to whatever tempo Little Expensive set, and then came on in the stretch to go past the pacesetter by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.
Fast freshmen feature Tuesday at Pocono
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania came back from its brief refurbishment period Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 15) with four $16,000 contests for 2-year-olds, one for each combination of sex and gait.
Clear For Landing again a clear winner at Philly
If the Tactical Landing gelding Clear For Landing can just avoid breaks, interference and Super Chapter, he’s proving to be a hard customer to handle, as he posted his second straight victory in the $13,000 top fast-class trotting event on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Promising rookies again in Pocono spotlight
Just as they were the day before, in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championships, 2-year-olds were the name of the game on Tuesday (Sept. 8) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with five $16,000 events for rookies the central attraction. Matt Kakaley drove three of trainer Lucas Wallin’s trotting babies to victory amidst a five-win afternoon.
Tyler Miller ‘crushes’ Philly competition
Tyler Miller spent much of his spring and early summer in Kentucky, racing at Oak Grove and the local fairs with an occasional trip back east, but now he is concentrating on the Mid-Atlantic states – and he made an impact at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Sept. 3) by winning both trotting features with “Team Orange Crush” horses.
Freshman features close Pocono racing week
With the 2-year-olds in the spotlight this coming week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, contesting $1.4 million in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championships and consolations on Monday afternoon (Sept. 7), it seems appropriate that the end of this week’s local racing on Tuesday (Sept. 1) featured freshmen, in three $16,000 contests.
Featured freshman pacers win in 1:54 at Pocono
On Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 25), Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured a pair of $16,000 for 2-year-old pacers, one for each sex, with both winners breaking their maiden with matching 1:54 tallies.