Mohegan Pennsylvania News

FIRST RACE – Stretch tailwind … ALLI NUI made the top at the 1/8, yielded off the first turn for the two-hole, moved out early stretch and raced home strongly from midstretch for a safe victory. ALIBABA N was three-wide towards turn one, got the lead just past the ¼,...

FIRST RACE – REGAL SON left, yielded for the pocket, had to wait for the Pocono Pike as the outside horses threatened, rallied quickly enough to defeat BLAZEN RIVER N. The latter was out third-over behind stagnant cover and was out three-wide from the 11/16 onward...

FIRST RACE – GET LIT was three-wide headed to the 1/8 and needed past a fast quarter until the 5/16 to go from two-wide to the lead, yielded early on the backstretch to the big brusher but stayed tight, outside late turn and gradually reclaimed the lead. MCNEIL Z TAM...

FIRST RACE – Warm day … POND JUMPER was wide leaving, to two-wide past the 1/8 and went on to take over 3/8, trotted away from these from before the ¾. JUST MAYBE THE ONE stayed in third, blocked on the far turn behind the fading pocketsitter, waited for the Pocono...

FIRST RACE – Temperature in the low 60s … Stretch tailwind early ... In the stakes races, there are three-year-olds early in their campaigns, so you’ll see a LOT of fast back halves and quarters from these talented horses gearing up for their long year … KOMODO BEACH...

FIRST RACE – Low 70s; some stretch headwind, at varying strengths including not so much early … SPORTS TEEN was edging outside trying to flush cover early backstretch, did so 5/8 but then gapped and briefly went back inside, outside far turn and wide stretch, had the...

FIRST RACE – Mid 50s, with stretch headwind … CASH IS KING left to command, yielded past the 3/16 and then gave the pocket 5/16 to give him a path for a move to the top, which he made past the half, clear the last 3/8. BUGGER BRUISER left outside the winner and...

FIRST RACE – High 40s to mid 50s during the card … Stretch tailwind … LINDY’S BIG BANG was three-wide most of the quarter waiting for the front to settle, then went on to 3/8 command, put down a good clip and was much the best of these. NORTHERN SKYWAY did not get...

FIRST RACE – A chilly 45 degrees on a dank “sloppy +1” night … BANK BOX TREASURE was three-wide leaving to the front 3/16, got stern pressure from MUSHANA from before the half until into the stretch, asserted himself late. The latter came out 3/8 raw and fought hard...

FIRST RACE – A cool day (46o) at Pocono, with a stretch tailwind starting early in the card … KEYSTONE STEAM moved uncovered into turn two, was between horses the length of the backstretch battling the pacesetter to his left and a sweeper to his right, edged past the...