Mohegan Pennsylvania News

FIRST RACE – Swirling wind to start … BAY MEADOWS went to the point entering turn one then yielded to the 3/16 for the pocket, stalked the pacesetting JK MUSICMAN then wore him down nicely late. The latter was three-wide leaving, needed until nearing the 3/16 to...

FIRST RACE – Wind shifted to a stretch tailwind for the fourth race, after which a storm blew through, turning the track to “sloppy +1” for the rest of the day although little wind effect after the storm … MYIDEALSON N was outleft, took the pocket under a hard hold at...

FIRST RACE – RESPECT OUR FLAG waited until the 11/16 to go raw from third, charged up to the lead headstretch, then just withstood a big late burst from MCMIKE. The latter sat in, went inside of a gapper down the back, angled wide headstretch and finished in high gear...

FIRST RACE – Fairly strong stretch headwind … JAGGER ROCKS was three-wide towards the first turn, then two-wide and got the lead 3/16, rolled on the engine and was the dominant force here at 23-1. HOW ARE YEE JOHN forced the 1/8 and yielded, inherited the pocket near...

FIRST RACE – CAPTAIN MCKEE stayed in third, moved out with cover midturn, built up his closing speed and was along in the last step. MELODIES MAJOR came up in 27 into a fast pace to challenge the leader, had the lead early stretch, caught in the last jump. JESSE DUKE...

FIRST RACE – Track was “fast +0” for the first six races; then the rain came through and the track was “sloppy +1” for the last six races … Stretch headwind of varying degree until the storm came through … HIGHVIEW CONALL N left well, then quarter-moved to control the...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … BENJI’S BEST was last, moved uncovered early in the backstretch, got cover ¾ but was still a bit off of it, but once straightened away just overpowered this field. WALTER MITTY sat in, out in a blindswitch headstretch and behind a wall...

FIRST RACE – CAPTAIN MCKEE sat third and connected in the fast fractions for these until the far turn, then paced past the top two. CLOSING STATEMENT took his time working to the front early, set a very fast pace looking to bottom the field out, a strategy that worked...

FIRST RACE – Stretch tailwind … KEYSTONE STEAM was quarter-mover #2 to the lead just past the 3/8, drew away from these the last 3/16. JESSE DUKE N moved out on the far turn and wide for the stretch, got past ABSOLUTE INTENT. The latter moved outside midturn, just...

FIRST RACE – Coolish; stretch tailwind that got more intense midcard, then greatly moderated the last few races … GOLDEN GESTURE made the front, yielded 3/8 and sat in the fast pocket, outside midturn, paced right on by. ARCHETTO HANOVER tucked third, out behind the...