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WILKES-BARRE, PA – New Zealand import, Thebeaudenblues N, picked up his first U.S. harness racing victory in the $15,000 pacing section of the featured class Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 20) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while Bourbon Courage got back into the win column after an absence of almost two years in the trotting feature. […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Arbitrage Hanover (Bettor’s Wish) was in peak form as he powered to a 1:51 harness racing victory over “sloppy” going in the $17,000 featured pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on a Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 6) that saw rain move in midcard. Arbitrage Hanover won the New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Harness racing driver Anthony Napolitano guided six winners on the Saturday afternoon (July 20) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and combined with trainer Lance Hudson, owner William Hartt and the photo finish camera for the two success stories of the afternoon’s $17,000 trotting features. The quicker of the feature winners […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Both Hot Flash Kimmy (Lookslikeachpndale) and Hand Dover Dan (Dover Dan) toured the Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania harness racing oval in 1:54.1 on Saturday afternoon (June 15) to win their respective $17,000 divisions of the featured trot. Hot Flash Kimmy was the first to visit the winners circle after charging to […]
Joesstar Of Mia A (Roll With Joe) led at every pole and hung on late for a harness racing victory in Saturday (Aug. 12) afternoon’s feature pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The race was for non-winners of $20,000 in the last four starts and carried a purse of $16,500. Joesstar Of Mia A […]
A much-determined Pat McGarry A (Million Dollar Cam) and harness racing driver Anthony Napolitano forced his way to the lead and never looked back in capturing the $18,500 feature pace Saturday (July 29) at Pocono Downs. Mirragon A (Matt Kakaley) was first on the lead in the 10th race feature from post six and led […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – A pair of $16,000 contests for harness racing pacers looking to climb up the rungs of the class ladder were the highlights of the Tuesday Fourth Of July afternoon card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The Huntsville sophomore gelding Duval Street was impressive in his debut at the mountain oval, equaling […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Holy Being (Archangel) worked his way to the lead past a :28.1 opening quarter, got soft middle splits of :58 and 1:27.1, and then was able to finish strongly to win the $15,000 featured harness racing trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Monday (May 29) afternoon in 1:55.1. Anthony Napolitano, top […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Normally the Weiss Series for sophomore trotting males would be the Sunday evening harness racing feature during April at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, but that series was rerouted to Saturday night this week to honor the wishes of horsemen who did not want to race on Easter. The Sunday (April 9) […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – A trio of $15,000 conditioned harness racing features for developing horses highlighted the first Sunday (April 2) evening card of the season at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. In the feature division for pacing mares, the Heston Blue Chip sophomore filly Romantic Evening was ready in her second start of the campaign, […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – After five $7,500 divisions of the third and final preliminary leg of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series for $7,500 base-tag pacers Monday afternoon (March 20) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, there was only one harness racing horse who won twice in the prelims, Believeinthespirit (Art Major). The gelding took his […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – There were four repeat winners in Saturday’s eight divisions of the second preliminaries of Game Of Claims Pacing Series for $27,500 base-tag horses, but during nine $12,500 divisions of the second-round GOC for $17,500-priced entrants Sunday (March 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, only P L Leeroy (Shadow Play) could post […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Backstreet Shadow (Shadow Play), enjoying the relief of escaping the bully-boy free-for-allers, came to The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 27) and made short week of a talented field, winning the $25,000 featured fast-class pace in 1:49.1. Simon Allard reserved the gelding off the early action as J […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Frazzleberry (Art Major) never looked back in winning the $13,000 featured conditioned claiming pace on Tuesday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, in the process providing harness racing trainer Jose Godinez with his 1,000th career victory. The feature was a mirror image of the race before it, as driver Anthony […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Queen Kendall and Toddler Tantrum were winners in the first week of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series for $10,000-base price horses, but on Monday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, they both had to take a back seat to Whata Treasure, who closed from last to win by 3¾ lengths […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Pacers not normally featured at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono took a turn in the spotlight on the Monday afternoon harness racing card, as horses with base claiming tags of $10,000 and $7500 competed in their respective first preliminaries of the Game Of Claims Series. In the races for higher-priced horses, […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – The Candyman Can and Curious Cortez both continued their strong winning form as they captured the two $16,500 divisions of the top claiming handicap harness racing pace on Saturday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. The Rockin Image gelding The Candyman Can was fourth last week at the highest conditioned […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – In a battle of major stakes champions, Southwind Ozzi held off Sandbetweenmytoes to take the $19,300 featured harness racing pace at the Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday afternoon in 1:49. Southwind Ozzi, now a five-year-old and a son of Somebeachsomewhere, saw Sandbetweenmytoes strike the front and lead to a :26.2 […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – Two harness racing trotters shipped into The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Tuesday afternoon – Katkin Morgan from Hoosier Park, Nezblanc from The Meadows – and promptly won the two trotting segments of the $15,300 tri-features. The Donato Hanover gelding Nezblanc posted the faster mile, equaling his lifetime best of 1:53.1, […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – The trotters took a rare turn in the Saturday spotlight over an off surface at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with the Swan For All gelding After All Paul setting slow fractions then sprinting home to win the $15,700 fast-class feature. Driver Anthony Napolitano let other early leavers go, then brushed […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – Shecandance N went right out to the early lead in the $11,200 distaff pacing harness racing feature during the Sunday twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, backed off the half, then blitzed home to be a safe winner for her first of the year in 1:52.3. Anthony Napolitano got […]
