The favorites had a rough time of it in each of the two $47,550 divisions of the Davidia Hanover, the John Simpson Sr. Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies, on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 20) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with photo finishes going to a 11-1 shot (the second choice) over a 21-1 proposition in one cut and a horse sent off at 7-1 just ahead of a 12-1 shot in the other section.
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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.
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.
Keg Stand, Missneverdonowrong win Pocono features
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania had two $16,000 races as features on (July 20) Monday afternoon, and the two classes came from opposite ends of the condition sheet – one was for fast-class trotters, and one was for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
Rookie trotting fillies contest PA All-Stars splits
The Melander brothers, driver Mattias and trainer Marcus, won two of the four $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday (July 14) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while driver Tyler Buter and trainer John Butenschoen combined to win the other two.
Pure Luxury makes successful debut at Pocono
The top purse event on the Sunday (July 5) twilight card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was a $16,000 trot for 2-year-old fillies, with a familiar outcome: an Ake Svanstedt trotter was victorious, as Pure Luxury recorded a 1:58.1 victory in her purse bow.
Dandy Ideal wins ‘millionaires’ showdown’ at Pocono
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.
Pisces Rising sweeps Pocono series prelims
The Father Patrick gelding Pisces Rising completed a sweep of his three preliminary rounds of the Game Of Claims Trotting Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pocono with a 1:53.4 win on Tuesday afternoon (May 19), and will likely be among the favorites in next Tuesday’s $35,000 series final.
Pisces Rising the ‘big fish’ in Pocono series
In the first preliminary of the Game Of Claims Trotting Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania last week, there were four divisions – but five winners, as there was a dead-heat for first in one of them. One of the dead-heat winners, Pisces Rising, on Tuesday (May 12) became the only two-time winner to date in the trotting series with a 1:55 victory in one of five $16,000 divisions, with the base claiming tag this week raised to $25,000.
Oliveira second in U.S. driving debut
UFC champion Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira nearly won his official U.S. pari-mutuel driving debut on Tuesday (May 5) in race 13 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, finishing second by a nose in a thrilling stretch drive.