The American Ideal gelding Dandy Ideal finished with an explosive late kick to down fellow millionaires Ken Hanover and Ruthless Hanover in 1:48.3 over a “sloppy” oval while taking the $27,500 fast-class handicap pace Saturday afternoon (June 27) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Several repeat winners in Pocono baby qualifiers
n the final morning session for baby qualifiers at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, five of the eight freshman contests were for pacing colts, and they were swept by trainers Travis Alexander and Hunter Oakes.
Dame Good Time again giant at Pocono
For the second time in as many starts at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Dame Good Time, a 5-year-old gelded trotter by Chapter Seven, put in a free-for-all-caliber mile, following up on his 1:50.2 world record-equaling clocking with a strong 1:51 victory on Tuesday (June 23).
Simon Says Hanover the “King” of the Pocono claiming final
Simon Says Hanover, in the Superfecta but winless in his third preliminaries of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, worked out as great trip in Monday’s (June 22) $20,000 Series Championship in taking a 1:51.1 triumph over a track officially “sloppy” but perhaps closer to “wet-fast.”
Pocono announces July 26, $75G Mohegan Cup for pacing mares
Director of Racing at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Rick Kane, has announced the creation of a $75,000 race for top pacing mares, the Mohegan Cup, to be held on Sunday, July 26 during a 5 p.m. twilight card.
Art Of Revenge defeats high-priced claimers at Pocono
A pair of claiming paces for the highest-tagged horses racing at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was held during the Sunday (June 21) twilight card.
Loua Dipa, Miss Jum Jabber PASS winners at Pocono
Loua Dipa and Miss Jum Jabber, the two “big fillies,” won as expected in Saturday’s (June 20) third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stake for sophomore pacing misses, worth $106,254 over two divisions, at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
June 24 last day for 2-year-old races at Pocono Downs
The last of the scheduled baby races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday (June 24).
Oakes sends out five baby winners at Pocono
Trainer Hunter Oakes came out firing during the Wednesday morning (June 17) (into early afternoon) qualifying session at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, sending out five winners, including two who now have two victories. Both were driven by Tyler Buter, Pocono’s leading driver, who was the top sulky sitter during the baby races with four victories.
Rising trotters capture Pocono features
A pair of $15,500 trotting events for horses looking to ascend the class ladder was featured at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania as the local betting racing week concluded on Tuesday (June 16).