by James Beviglia, for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Wilkes-Barre, PA — Can’t Be Seduced and Keystone Tempo shared honors as the fastest winners among seven divisions of Stallion Series action on Wednesday night (August 3) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Each of the seven races for 2-year-old trotting fillies carried a purse of $20,000.
Can’t Be Seduced (Cantab Hall-Seducer Hall), trained and driven by Trond Smedshammer, and Keystone Tempo (Cantab Hall-Yankee Taboo), driven by Tony Schadel for trainer Linda Schadel, each won a Stallion Series split in 1:59.2. Each filly benefitted from racing before heavy rains fell at Pocono to turn the track sloppy after Race 7.
Other Stallion Series winners at Pocono on Wednesday were Dellie’s Jewel (Tagliabue-Jewel, Mike Wilder, Raymond Simms) in 2:01.4; Touch Of Charm (Broadway Hall-Wine Charm, Matt Kakaley, Jim Campbell) in 2:01.2; Marion Mon Ami (Cantab Hall-Spellyuptothebar, John Campbell, William Popfinger) in 2:01.3; Willing Wind (SJ’s Caviar-Wild Pine, Smedshammer driver and trainer) in 2:01.3; and Devilcious (Glidemaster-Devilinareddress, Kakaley, Ron Gurfein) in 1:59.4.