Mohegan Pennsylvania News

FIRST RACE – In the low 80s … Winds varied from negligible to a mild stretch headwind, then fluctuated again near the end of the card … XMARXTHESPOT was away well, yielded, quarter-moved, put the first-over in behind him late turn, then drew away. TRUTHBTOLDBLUECHIP...

FIRST RACE – 81 degrees, with an early stretch tailwind tapering off late … INDICTABLE HANOVER moved from third to the 5/16 but was given the cold shoulder in a wickedly-hot pace, attacked the leader throughout, got a small advantage on the turn, then somehow held...

FIRST RACE – A few degrees either side of 80 during the card … Stretch headwind … The first race results in a “DH1” in this class for the second straight week … It also was unusual in that the timer did not work (official fractions were 27, 54.3, 1:23.4, and 1:52.1),...

FIRST RACE – Wind a stretch tailwind for the first race, then calm a couple of races, then reversed into a stretch headwind, then calm again most races near the end … GREAT MAGIC left well and circled up to the lead, yielded at the ¼ for the pocket, waited for the...

FIRST RACE – 77 degrees; stretch tailwind for most races (otherwise fairly calm) … GO SUE ME was three-high leaving to 1/8 command, opened up a big lead down the back and through the turn, then was tiring but when the driver looked back over his shoulder midstretch,...

FIRST RACE – Temperatures in the mid-80s to start, dropping a little through the card … Stretch headwind … SOME KINDA ARTIST inherited the lead past the 1/8 as the frontstepper made a break, rated the half, was given an anxious moment by DRAGON SPARKS in deep stretch...

FIRST RACE – A hot afternoon at The Downs … WHAT’S GOIN ON was second-over, three-wide 11/16 when cover began to stall, three-deep the duration, up in the last couple steps in a blanket finish. MARCO BEACH left between horses and was looped, cover to the 3/16 then raw...

FIRST RACE – Seasonal mild temperatures; stretch headwind … PARMESAN N took the early pocket at the insistence of BABES DIG ME and sat there, to the Pocono Pike and just worked by late. The latter was under strong encouragement early and did go on to take the lead,...

FIRST RACE – ARTIST BEST was away second then was on the move early to take over 3/8, under backstretch pressure but shook that off and had a clear lead nearing midstretch, enough to keep off the closers. AWESOMENESS got in fourth 3/16, then was second-over near the...

FIRST RACE – High to mid 60s … Stretch tailwind … ARNIE’S ANGEL started uncovered at the half, made her way gradually forward, challenged on the turn, drew away from midstretch. PRAIRIE WESTERNGAL made the top quickly and set the pace of her choosing until the ¾,...