Stakes youngsters were gathered at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun on Saturday afternoon, as $211,700 was up for grab in two John Simpson Sr. Stakes, two divisions of the Razzle Hanover, for freshman pacing females, and two sections of the Ayres, for sophomore trotting males. In both groups, the only favorite to win in the divisions turned in the group’s fastest mile.
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Buter photoed out of Pocono stakes sweep
Tyler Buter, going for his second straight driving crown at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, won two of three $30,000 divisions of the Super Bowl, the John Simpson Sr. Stakes for 2-year-old trotting males, held Tuesday (Oct. 13) at the mountain oval – and he came as close as you can in harness racing to pulling off a sweep.
Breezy Hall climbs further up the class ladder at Pocono
The Cantab Hall gelding Breezy Hall, still showing a victory for a $15,000 tag at the bottom of his lines, stepped all the way up to $40,000 claiming country in the $18,500 featured fast-class trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Monday (Oct. 12) afternoon, and he made every pole a winning one with a 1:53.4 mile, just two fifths off his lifetime best.
Ruthless Hanover sizzles in 1:48.3 at Pocono
More than three years on from writing “p, 1:46.3f” to his name, 9-year-old Ruthless Hanover is still posting fast miles against a high level of competition, as he did in Saturday afternoon’s (Oct. 10) $27,500 fast-class pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania when he won in 1:48.3.
Freshmen featured Tuesday at Pocono
Two-year-olds were in the spotlight on Tuesday (Oct. 6) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with a $16,000 event for each freshman group divided by gait and sex.
Beltrami, Hernandez win in Pocono AHDC events
Tony Beltrami blew away his rivals in the $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot while Geovany Hernandez scored in the following race with a pillar-to-post effort to win the $10,000 AHDC Pace on Saturday (Oct. 3) at Pocono Downs.
Closers dominate Saturday at Pocono
An atypical backstretch headwind combined with an atypical number of front-end duels resulting in wild fractions, leading to many come-from-behind horses posting upsets during most of the Saturday afternoon (Oct. 3) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Pellings and Ryders sweep Pocono features
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).
Keim, Verruso victorious in Pocono AHDC Trots
Cote Keim and Anthony Verruso put together winning steers over a track rated “sloppy” to snag the pair of $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trots at Pocono Downs on Saturday (Sept. 26) as part of an abbreviated weekend for the club with Sunday’s slated races at Harrah’s Philadelphia cancelled due to weather.
Simpson Stakes series starts at Pocono
The John Simpson Sr. stakes series, honoring the Hall of Fame horseman and breeding executive with a race in each of the eight stakes categories named after a horse with whom he was associated in his career, opened its annual stay at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday with the Albatross, with three $30,000 divisions for sophomore pacing males.