Mohegan Pennsylvania News
Connors’ Comments for Monday, June 14, 2021
FIRST RACE – Strong stretch headwind … POND JUMPER tucked fourth at the 1/8, came out behind the parked horse at the half and soon started a sweep which would carry him to the lead past the 5/8, strong in a fast mile for this kind. DON’T SASS ME tailed the winner the...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, June 13, 2021
FIRST RACE – The American Harness Drivers Club provides us with an exciting last half in the opener … INAPERFECTWORLD got the lead, yielded before the 3/16, came out off turn two and was briefly three-wide as the pocketsitter pulled, then to first-over and went to the...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, June 12,2021
FIRST RACE – Many impressive winners – but also a few horses in heretofore good form finishing well off the winner … WAR-N-MUNN made two speed moves to control the pace, went 27.1 down the back and then left everybody far behind. BLOW A CLOUD N sat third, waited for...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, June 8, 2021
FIRST RACE – It had been raining, causing a “sloppy +1” surface, and the rail started again as this field went to post; the field was briefly sent back to the paddock until the immediate downpour lessened … MYSWEETBOYMAX went to the front 3/16, kept a second-quarter...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, June 7, 2021
FIRST RACE – Again hot, with a stretch headwind changing midcard … MARION GONDOLIER left well, yielded at the ¼ and sat in the two-hole behind quick fractions, outside late turn and soon got the lead, drew away. TRICKY DICK got early position, didn’t stay with the top...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, June 6, 2021
FIRST RACE – Hot; stretch headwind … BETTOR B ROLLING didn’t come off the rail until the ¾, but circled those in front of him by headstretch and ran away. NORTHBROOK RON trailed the winner at a distance that grew in the last quarter, but still beat the others....
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, June 5, 2021
FIRST RACE – Hot weather; stretch headwind … SCOTT ROCKS was urged leaving, three-wide to the 1/8 then cover to the ¼ then raw to 3/8 command, still got a rest to the half, then came home in 54.4 and proved too tough. BABES DIG ME started raw on turn two and went up...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, June 1, 2021
FIRST RACE – ROLL ON MAMA moved raw after a quick half and got to the front 11/16, was on even terms ¾ but drew away as the outside foe tired. TRAFALGAR followed the winner’s cover, left raw 11/16 and went alongside to challenge, but gradually gave a little ground...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, May 31, 2021
FIRST RACE – Near the middle of the 60s most of the day; stretch tailwind … THE IRISHMAN left between horses to the lead past the 1/8, yielded past the ¼, came out of third early in the backstretch and worked on by to the ¾, saw a resurgent TRUFFLES TOO coming back at...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, May 30, 2021
FIRST RACE – “Sloppy +1” and 51 degrees for the card … BETTER B ROLLING was rolling raw into turn two and quickly rushed to the lead, built up a huge advantage, tiring late but too far gone to be caught. HIGHVIEW CONALL N joined the lively (far behind the winner)...