Mohegan Pennsylvania News
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, May 28, 2022
FIRST RACE – Rain before the races had the track “sloppy +1” for the first seven races; gradual drying allowed it to be updated to “good +1” for the next six races; then rain during the 13th brought it back to “sloppy +1” for the last … Stretch headwind … INDIGO ART...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, May 24, 2022
FIRST RACE – Mid 60s … SAMMY THE BULL N was reserved off the early fireworks, made one big sweeping move that carried him quickly from sixth to first down the backstretch, drew away. ROCK KING DEO was out in the three-wide path behind the winner, couldn’t stay with...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, May 23, 2022
FIRST RACE – Mid 60s … No wind in the early races … In the opener, everybody was in the path of the favorite for a long way, but when he got clear, … ARTACHE HANOVER was surrounded by horses leaving and tucked, then was pinned in from past the 1/8 until just past the...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, May 22, 2022
FIRST RACE – 79 degrees and a stretch headwind to start; midcard, it would drop 13 degrees as rains came for a period, and the flag did a 180o to a stretch tailwind … SKYY spotted third early, moved soon after the first turn and needed the length of the frontstretch...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, May 21,2022
FIRST RACE – Floating around 90 degrees today … Stretch headwind … Being inside or first-over were very important today … SEXY BLUE CHIP was three-wide 3/16 then two-wide 5/16 to get the lead past the fast ¼, wouldn’t let the potential retaker go by, opened up a clear...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, May 17, 2022
FIRST RACE – Mid 60s up to 70 by card’s end … MUSCLE MACH A backed out to third-over 11/16, briefly blindswitched then was able to swing three- then four-wide near headstretch, wore down JAGGER ROCKS late. The latter took an early tuck, followed second-over at the...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, May 16, 2022
FIRST RACE – Temperature started at 78, dropped 10 degrees as rain came through … Track “fast +0” races 1 and 2; then rain: “sloppy +1” races 3 through 7 and “good +1” races 8 through 11; then track had dried and “fast +0” the remainder of the card … Stretch headwind...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, May 15, 2022
FIRST RACE – It cooled rapidly during the twilight card, which started at 81o and by race seven was at 67o … Stretch headiwnd … A CRAFTY LADY had cover almost to the ¼ then went on to take the lead before the 3/8, unpressured until the stretch, when PRAIRIE WESTERNGAL...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, May 14, 2022
FIRST RACE – Another warm day with a “fast” track … Some stretch headwind to start … SEAL O’NEILL, calmer early this week, had a great second-over trip, three-wide early on the far turn, could draw away from these. The next six were within a half length, fronted by...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, May 10, 2022
FIRST RACE – Warm, with the stretch tailwind that has been prevalent all week … BUZZ headed on down the road, far superior to these. DYLAN THE GREAT left but took back to third, moved outside ¾, just held onto second over PRAIRIE VIRTUE. The latter was locked in much...