Mohegan Pennsylvania News
Pang Shui and Aracache Hanover to battle in Pa. Sire Stakes at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
WILKES-BARRE, PA --Aracache Hanover and Pang Shui, both $100,000 winners in purse money in 2010, will battle in the first of three Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions for three-year-old colts and geldings Monday (June 28) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Both topnotch...
Larry Stalbaum collects 4,000th Win at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Larry Stalbuam won the 4,000th win of his harness racing career Monday, June 14th at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. It came in Race 4 with Mountain Air, a horse trained by his partner Kimberly Asher. The 46-year-old Stalbaum left quickly and got the...
Pilgrims Chuckie equals World Record for Three-year-old Trotting Colts
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Pilgrims Chuckie equaled the world record of 1:53 for a three-year-old trotting colt on a five-eighths mile oval in winning an $86,245 division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Monday, June 14th at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Trained by Scott...
Arch Madness Produces Fastest Trot Ever on Five-Eighths Oval
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Arch Madness, driven by Brian Sears, made harness racing history Tuesday, June 8th at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs when the aged trotter stopped the timer in 1:51. The 1:51 mile is the fastest ever produced on a five-eighths mile oval in the history...
Fancy Filly draws Nine Post in $250,000 James M. Lynch Memorial Pace
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- “It’s not the ideal spot and not where we want to start from,” said George Teague Jr., trainer of one of the James M. Lynch Memorial Pace favorites Saturday, June 5th at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. “But it is what it is.” Teague’s prized...
Ashtoreth Hanover wins Claiming Handicap Pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Ashtoreth Hanover, reined by Jim Morrill Jr., came from off the pace Wednesday, June 2nd to win the $20,000-$25,000 claiming handicap pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Paper Cut (Andrew McCarthy) cut out the first-half of the mile with times of...
James M. Lynch Memorial Stake attracts Field of 19 Top Three-year-old Fillies
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Fancy Filly, a winner of 10 of 12 starts in 2009 and more than $817,000 in purses, heads up a field of 19 top three-year-old pacing fillies that will be entered in three James M. Lynch Memorial Stake elimination races Saturday, May 29th at Mohegan...
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs adds Friday Qualifiers for Two-Year-Olds
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be holding qualifying races on both Thursday and Friday mornings during the month of June. Saul Needle, director of racing at the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack, noted that Friday morning qualifying races will...
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs adds Friday Qualifiers for Two-Year-Olds
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be holding qualifying races on both Thursday and Friday mornings during the month of June. Saul Needle, director of racing at the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack, noted that Friday morning qualifying races...
Bully McCool N wins Tuesday Night Feature at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- After winning two straight in the $25,000 claiming class, Bully McCool’s first attempt in a $30,000 claiming pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Tuesday, May 25th, was a successful one. The 10-year-old gelding, trained by Laura Shock and driven to...