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.
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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.
Raspalia N shines again in Pocono feature
A mere head away from being unbeaten in nine starts since coming Stateside earlier this year, the Johny Rock mare Raspalia N continues to give evidence that she could be a factor at the very top level with a 1:51.1 victory in the $17,500 featured distaff pace Monday (May 4) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Concise completes Weiss sweep
Concise capped a sweep of the Bobby Weiss Trotting Series for 3-year-old fillies with a lifetime-best 1:54.3 score in the $50,000 final on Tuesday afternoon (April 28) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Trotting filly Concise 3-for-3 in Weiss prelims
Just as in the Bobby Weiss Series preliminaries for males, where only trotter Confident Volo swept all three preliminary legs, so the case proved to be in Tuesday’s (April 21) $17,500 third-round events of both Weiss series for females, as 3-year-old trotting filly Concise scored her third preliminary win with a 1:55.3 performance at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Weiss glamour division up for grabs after last prelim
Next Saturday (April 25), Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania hosts the $50,000 final of the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old pacing males, and after this Saturday’s (April 18) final preliminary round, conducted in three $17,500 divisions, you’d be hard pressed not to give a decent chance to several different horses.
Dilly Hanover grows into Weiss Series hopeful
Dilly Hanover got his career off to a perfect start, and co-owner/trainer Emily Bost hopes he will continue to put his best foot forward when the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old male trotters begins next week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Fiftyshadesofblu easy winner in Pocono feature
The Fiftydallarbill gelding Fiftyshadesofblu is now three-for-three for trainer Britney Dillon and Joseph Musser Trust, coming to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania and overcoming the outside post 8 to win Tuesday’s (March 31) $15,500 featured trot.
Buter again drives Pocono photo winner
Driver Tyler Buter, who won the 2025 dash-winning championship at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, is again ahead so far in the 2026 meet — at least partially because he can get his horses to give the last bit of energy and desire they have to take the victory. Buter showed this ability again when, for the second day in a row, he won the Pocono feature by a nose, doing so with Captain Vodka in Tuesday’s (March 24) $15,500 trotting headliner.