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WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 29, 2024 — Paulina Hanover (Father Patrick-Personal Style) hadn’t been on top at any call in her last six starts, yet she led every step — and matched the harness racing stake record 1:52 — in Thursday’s $142,798 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Sambuca Hanover captured the other […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 22, 2024 — When it comes to Pennsylvania’s class of 2-year-old filly harness racing pacers, there’s no doubt that the valedictorian is Papi Grad (Papi Rob Hanover–Betterthangraduate). In Friday’s $178,632 final Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) preliminary leg at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Papi Grad will attempt to stretch her career unbeaten […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Two-year-old harness racing trotting fillies met in their fourth and final preliminary leg of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series on Monday (Aug. 19) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, looking to secure themselves a spot in their upcoming rich Championship events as the track surface slowly improved throughout the day. […]
CHESTER, PA – The two-year-old harness racing pacing filly Papi Grad (Papi Rob Hanover – Betterthangraduate) remained undefeated after five career starts in capturing one of two $89,112 divisions of the third prelim of the Pennsylvania Sire Stake for her group on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 15) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Ironically, the winning time of 1:52.3 […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 8, 2024 — Divine Thing (Greenshoe-A Thing Goin On) moved smartly first over, picked up a bit of late cover and roared through the lane to score in Thursday’s $157,598 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Country Victory took the other division in the event for freshman harness racing […]
WASHINGTON, PA, August 7, 2024 — Princess Jackie (Greenshoe-Frisky Magic) has launched her harness racing career in spectacular fashion — three straight wins, including a pair in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes; $86,398 in earnings; a mark of 1:55.3. On Thursday, she’ll try to extend that career unbeaten streak in the Delmonica Hanover, a $157,598 PA Sires […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – On Sunday evening (Aug. 4) Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania hosted four harness racing divisions of the $190,902 second preliminary round of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for two-year-old pacing males, along with six $20,000 divisions of the companion Stallion Series, and none of the ten winners can claim two victories in their […]
WASHINGTON, PA, July 20, 2024 — Railroad Station found the fast track late and rallied to a stake-fastest 1:51.1 victory in Saturday’s $192,108 Pennsylvania Sires Stake as part of the Adios eliminations harness racing card at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The event for freshman colt and gelding pacers, known as The Albatross, was contested […]
CHESTER, PA – Pennsylvania-sired sophomore harness racing trotting colts came to Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon for their third preliminary state-sired rounds, with two $71,167 Sire Stakes divisions captured by a pair of 5-1 shots, each stopping the timer in 1:53. The Greenshoe colt Supernova Hanover dropped four seconds from his mark in winning for […]
WASHINGTON, PA, June 29, 2024 — Princess Jackie (Greenshoe-Frisky Magic) avoided a pair of early breakers, quarter-poled to the point and widened her lead throughout to score in Saturday’s $158,798 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Shes A Shoe In (Greenshoe-Casaubon) captured the other division in the stake, known as the Meadow […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – On Saturday afternoon (June 22) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, a brief but intense downpour came in the middle of the second preliminary round action of the $149,423 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series for three-year-old pacing fillies, but the quality of the top misses still shone through. No filly […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Being named “E. Hanover” or “D. Miller” were the keys to success at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night, as Elista Hanover and Emoji Hanover won the two divisions of the $143,200 third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for three-year-old harness racing trotting fillies, and driver David Miller guided […]
CHESTER, PA – The striking chestnut International Moni filly Elista Hanover recorded her sixth straight harness racing triumph at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon June 9) when she won one of three divisions of a $144,799 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes second prelim for three-year-old trotting fillies. David Miller got the heavy favorite in gear late on […]
WASHINGTON, PA, May 31, 2024 — When harness racing trainer Ron Burke was asked what kind of trip he preferred for his millionaire trotter T C I (Cantab Hall-Nicole’s Promise) in his sophomore debut, Burke replied that he wanted his star pupil to win as easily as possible. When T C I made that debut […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Flash Move (Heston Blue Chip), whose last start of his 2023 campaign was a 1:50 victory in the Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championship for sophomore harness racing pacing males, bettered that time by a tick while taking a new mark in the $15,000 pacing feature on Tuesday afternoon (May 21) at Pocono Downs […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous), last year’s champion two-year-old harness racing pacing colt, made his 2024 debut a success when he captured one of four divisions of the $157,776 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes second preliminary at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon (May 18). Racing over a “sloppy” track (all eight of the […]
WASHINGTON, PA, May 17, 2024 — Defending Dan Patch Award winner Geocentric (Sweet Lou-Geometry) kicked off her sophomore harness racing campaign in worker-like fashion, knifing through the slop to score in 1:51.1 in Friday’s Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Pass And Stow (Betting Line – OK Heavenly) and Rocket Deo (Captaintreacherous […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 10, 2023 — Acting anything like a one-race maiden, She Shaq (Southwind Frank-Baby Shaq) ignored the breakers around her, glided through the slop and captured a harness racing division of Thursday’s (Aug. 10) $158,146 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Loveyoubunches (Fordham Road-Lovebeinglucky) took the other split in the […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 10, 2023 — On Thursday, Aug. 10, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will kick off three straight days of Pennsylvania Sires Stake and PA Stallion Series action, with some of harness racing’s most promising young horses vying for more than $540,000 in total purses. The Thursday focus is on freshman filly trotters, […]
CHESTER, PA – There’s an old harness racing adage that “Rainy days and drunken grooms make good racehorses,” meaning that a horse left to her own natural ability will frequently have the best chance of success. This attitude was prevalent during the second preliminary of the Pennsylvania-sired program on Wednesday (July 19) afternoon at Harrah’s […]
CHESTER PA – Drivers Yannick Gingras and Tim Tetrick took down all of the big harness racing money as the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series two-year-old males raced their first preliminary leg on another hot afternoon Friday (Jul. 14) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. There were four $40,540 divisions for Sire Stakes competitors, and five $20,000 […]
WASHINGTON, PA, July 7 2023 — Harness racing trainer Ron Burke warmly remembers the movie The Magnificent Seven. “I thought it was cool,” he says. “My dad liked Yul Brynner, and that’s why I remember it.” Alas, Mr. Brynner won’t be at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows on Saturday when Burke screens his own version […]
WASHINGTON, PA, June 30, 2023 — When 26 freshman harness racing filly trotters get their first taste of stake action in Saturday’s $162,944 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, much of the attention will be focused on Bella Bellissima (Father Patrick-Bella Dolce). Why? She’s a half sister to world champion Bella Bellini, […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Harness racing driver Yannick Gingras drove the winners of both divisions of the $148,148 third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday (June 25) evening at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The Betting Line filly C Is For Cookie, who swept the Weiss Series earlier here and […]
