Youthful veteran driver Ridge Warren had to think twice while driving Kinnder Thinktwice in the $16,000 fast-class featured trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday (June 8). He made a good decision both times, and Kinnder Thinktwice got home first in 1:54.2.
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Five different drivers score in Sunday’s AHDC events
Competition proved fierce in the American Harness Driving Club (AHDC) events on Sunday (June 7), with five different drivers finding the winner’s circle across Harrah’s Philadelphia and Pocono Downs.
Art Of Revenge, Pepe Lou Pew the best in Pocono features
Featured at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania during a Sunday (June 7) twilight card were a pair of $15,500 paces, one for the top area claimers and the other for developing horses.
Endurance delivers in PASS action at Pocono
Endurance, the trotting colt who was outstanding at 2 and has continued on at 3 to be one of the favorites for the Hambletonian, was again impressive at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon (June 6), when he won his $50,502 division of the second prelim of his group’s Pennsylvania Sire Stakes.
Nordic Catcher S impressive in return at Pocono
Hambletonian winner Nordic Catcher S, who hadn’t raced since capturing the million-dollar classic last August 2, showed no rust at all from his time away, winning a qualifier by 14 lengths in 1:55.1 Wednesday (June 3) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Nordic Catcher S returns, rookies begin at Pocono
Nordic Catcher S, last year’s Hambletonian winner, will line up behind the starting gate for the first time in 303 days on Wednesday morning (June 3) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the horse entered in the last of three qualifiers following nine trials for 2-year-olds during the 10 a.m. session.
Duicinea Hanover extends streak to three at Pocono
The Greenshoe filly Duicinea Hanover added a feature race overnight victory to a resume that had triumphs in the Pennsylvania All-Stars and the Pennsylvania Stallion Series just before it, capturing Tuesday’s (June 2) $15,000 feature for developing trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in a lifetime best 1:54.4.
Stayingwiththewind sharp in Pocono Feature
Last week Stayingwiththewind came to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday (June 1) from Yonkers, laid off fast fractions, then closed to miss by just a neck. In this week’s $27,500 mares handicap pacing feature, the daughter of Stay Hungry went to the lead and set fast fractions, then held off closing favorite Rocket Deo to win by a neck in a career-best 1:50.3.
Team Buter/Burke succeed with The Hazleton Sunday at Pocono
As Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania held the first of nine Sunday twilight cards to be raced every week through the end of July, The Hazelton pushed hard early to protect the pocket behind favorite Inquisitive Dan, then came up the Pocono Pike to catch the leader and win the $13,500 featured trot in 1:54 (May 31).
Dandy Ideal sharp in ’26 debut at Pocono
Wilkes-Barre, PA — Dandy Ideal, winner of the 2025 Max Hempt Memorial, made his 4-year-old debut a winning one on Saturday afternoon (May 30), winning the $27,500 top fast-class event at Pocono…