Share The Wealth keeps all the spoils

WILKES-BARRE PA – Share The Wealth (Muscle Hill) made an early move to the lead, and then he was in control the rest of the way to score handily in 1:55.1 in the $15,000 featured harness racing trot Monday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

Driver Braxten Boyd reserved Share The Wealth off a 28.1 first quarter set by Tranquility K, then brushed him to command and posted midsplits of :58.1 and 1:26.3.

By A Hoff Hanover came up uncovered and got to about even with the pocketsitting Tranquility K, but both were left behind in the lane as Share The Wealth won by 3¾ lengths over Tranquility K, with By A Hoff Hanover another half length behind.

Hunter Oaks trains the winner for Elite Harness Racing LLC.

SHARE THE WEALTH REPLAY

Two races later, the Deweycheatumnhowe sophomore colt Weather Vanes lit up the board, paying $116.40 while winning his event in a new mark of 1:57.4. Kasper Foget made two moves with the sophomore, and he went on gamely to the wire for trainer Per Engblom and Winning Key Inc.

WEATHER VANES REPLAY

The racing week closes Tuesday with a 1:30 p.m.; when racing resumes on Saturday, it will be the last of the four-card-a-week main seasonal schedule, with the $320,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championships on the Labor Day Monday card. Program pages for all Pocono races are or will be available by clicking here.

For complete race results, click here.

From the PHHA/The Downs