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.
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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.
Burke Brigade dominates Gaitway freshman qualifiers
Ron Burke-trained horses won eight of the 13 qualifiers for 2-year-olds on Wednesday (June 17) at Gaitway Farm, which hosted its second of three weekly sessions for freshman pacers and trotters.
Loua Dipa game in record-breaking Fan Hanover win
Driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. confidently stuck inside the pocket with Loua Dipa into the last turn and found clearance coming for home to emerge victorious from a neck-and-neck sprint to the finish with unbeaten Be Perfect BG for a stakes-, track- and Canadian-record victory in the C$420,000 Grade 1 Fan Hanover, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, on Saturday (June 13) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Burke/Buter win four; Another C Note 8-for-8 in 2026
The “Burke Brigade” is well-known throughout harness racing, but in northeast Pennsylvania the Standardbred victory machine has become known as the “Burke and Buter Brigade,” as the horses Ron trains are generally driven by Tyler Buter, with this Brigade winning at a phenomenal rate and contributing to both leading their statistical win ranks at the mountain oval. At Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon (June 13), the “B&B Brigade” combined for four victories, including both pacing features.
Toscano 2-year-olds lead the way at Gaitway
Linda Toscano, Joe Bongiorno and Ron Burke each had multiple training wins at Wednesday’s (June 10) first week of 2-year-old qualifiers at Gaitway Farm – with Toscano’s four triumphs topping the group.
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.
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).
On Accident, TH Colby Philly feature winners
Enough fast-class pacers dropped in for the Sunday afternoon (May 31) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia that there could be two $13,000 divisions at the highest level, which were won by On Accident (1:49.4) and TH Colby (1:50.1).
Antognoni S the best in Maxie Lee Invitational
Antognoni S and driver Yannick Gingras bided their time in second behind Sir Pinocchio for three-quarters of a mile before pouncing in the final turn to capture Sunday’s (May 24) $100,000 Grade 3 Maxie Lee Invitational for older trotters by 3-1/4 lengths in 1:50.4 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.