The Andover Hall gelding Choco Charlie, after three second-place finishes and three thirds in his last six starts, found a great time to regain his winning ways, taking the $20,000 Winter Is Coming Trotting Series final on Tuesday (Nov. 18) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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One After Nine sweeps Pocono series prelims
Why were Tuesday’s (Nov. 11) feature races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania named the Winter Is Coming Trotting Series? Well, the day’s races at the mountain oval began at 30 degrees and had stiff winds, the mercury got all the way up to the freezing mark during the length of the afternoon, there were snow flurries at times, and the track was rated two seconds off the entire day.
Speed stands up in Pocono series splits
The Winter Is Coming Series for trotters had its first preliminary Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 4) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and if the times of the winners of the three $12,500 divisions mean anything – 1:55.3, 1:55.4 and 1:55.4 – there should be some excellent competitive trotting on tap right up through the $20,000 series final on Nov. 18, the penultimate card of the year at the northeast Pennsylvania track.
Simpson Stakes continue at Pocono
The John Simpson Sr. Memorial Stakes continued on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 21) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with three $30,000 divisions of both the Hardie Hanover, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, and the Super Bowl, for 2-year-old male trotters.
Sensational overcomes break, wins Pocono co-feature
Sensational, coming to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania after stops at Plainridge and Lexington, combined his principal two traits as of late – extreme speed and going off stride – and managed to rally to a dramatic 1:56.4 victory in one of two $15,500 divisions of Tuesday’s (Oct. 14) featured trot at the mountain oval over “good” going in cool temperatures.
Bay Breeze Hanover breezes to Pocono victory
The 3-year-old Bar Hopping filly Bay Breeze Hanover turned in the race of her life in Tuesday’s (Oct. 7) $15,500 featured trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, overcoming a hard trip while posting a lifetime best of 1:54.3.
Pocono guarantees Sat. Pick-5 at $4k
Management at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania spiced up the card for Saturday afternoon (Oct. 4) by adding a $4,000 guarantee to the Pick-5 pool.
Robert Michael wins at Pocono; long shots abound
Robert Michael advanced in a moving cover flow mid-race, went three-wide when his cover faltered on the turn, then continued his surge to take the $15,500 trotting feature at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 30) while lowering his mark to 1:55.1.
Made Of Dreams draws clear in Pocono trot
Made Of Dreams continued her recent run of good form upon shipping from Saratoga to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 23), winning her third race in her last five trips to the gate with a lifetime-best 1:53.3 mile in the $15,500 headliner for trotters.
Quick trotters, long shots top Tuesday Pocono card
Favorites won both divisions of the $11,000 claiming handicap trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday (Sept. 9), and their times were within one-fifth of a second of each other – but a pair of bombers who returned in excess of $50 provided some diversity during the afternoon’s proceedings.