Mohegan Pennsylvania News
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, August 17, 2021
FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … HIS BEATS HANOVER was wide to the first turn, had cover to the 3/16 then went on to get the top 5/16, responded to CAPTAIN ROMANCE’s challenge, was even with that one on the turn, regained a bit of an advantage early stretch and was...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, August 16, 2021
FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … MYIDEALSON N shut a hole 3/16 and stayed third-in, swung wide headstretch and just caught PICKLED PREACHER at the very end. The latter maintained the pocket behind the front-end fights, swung out headstretch and had the lead midstretch,...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, August 15, 2021
FIRST RACE – FAR BETTER took the early pocket, pulled raw from third at the half and went up to challenge, had a short lead ¾ and at points through the turn, but couldn’t draw clear until late. ARCHETTO HANOVER kept a hole closed 3/16 then quarter-moved, was pushed...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, August 14, 2021
FIRST RACE – Strong stretch tailwind (see the fractions for race one) … ROCK THE DEVIL got a good early spot fourth, uncovered into the wind 9/16 and reached the leader by the 11/16, had a long fight with that one, up right on the money coming home in 26.3 (with the...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, August 10, 2021
FIRST RACE – Due to early moisture, the track was rated “sloppy +1” for the first five races, “good +1” for races six through eight, and “fast +0” for the remainder of the card … Stretch headwind at the start, slightly diminishing late … HORSE went to the top, yielded...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, August 9, 2021
FIRST RACE – MARKET BASED settled in fourth at the ¼, pulled uncovered 5/8 and gained with every step, drew away when asked for more late. QUICK SNAP headed down the road and set the pace of his choosing, outfooted late, held second over REGENTS HANOVER. The latter...
Josh Gates Live! An Evening of Ghosts, Monsters, and Adventure
Discovery Channel star brings his “Expedition Unknown” experiences to the Keystone Grand Ballroom on Saturday, October 9th WILKES-BARRE, PA (August 12, 2021) –Josh Gates, host of Discovery Channel’s “Expedition Unknown,” latest global conquest finds him at Mohegan Sun...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, August 8, 2021
FIRST RACE – JK MUSICMAN was out most of the ¼ to get the lead, strung the field out and was unthreatened in a 27.3 last quarter. TAKEITTOTHEFACE was asked leaving, made the lead, pushed the winner to the ¼ then yielded, stayed close, couldn’t gain late. PC’S EXPRESSO...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, August 7, 2021
FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … LORD OF MISRULE was hustled to keep the pocket closed behind the dueling frontenders, came out headstretch and worked his way past DREAM OF LUCK. The latter went to the lead, under pressure from a parked rival from the 5/16 to the ¾,...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, August 3, 2021
FIRST RACE – MICHAEL’S MONSTER left like a monster, forced his two closest rivals to reconsider attempts to brush to the lead, went right on and was a safe winner, not looking like a $60.40 horse with four quarters at 28 or a bit more. SHORE OF HIMSELF quarter-moved,...