Mohegan Pennsylvania News

FIRST RACE – Slight stretch headwind … LEAR SEELSTER followed the lively cover of NATIVE’S SWEETLOU, left uncovered on the turn then ducked in late turn, to the Pocono Pike and caught that rival. The latter spotted fifth, uncovered at the ½, in gear at the 5/8 and...

FIRST RACE – No wind to start; temperature would rise from 55 to 60 through the afternoon … AMAZON made the lead 3/16 in a hot quarter, rated the half, strung out the field then had only YOUR HONOR close from the 5/8, kept that one at bay. The latter went to the lead,...

FIRST RACE – Temperature in the mid 50s; stretch headwind … GIVEN UP TERROR left and tucked third, stayed in then backed out midturn and quickly went three-wide, had the lead by early stretch and won easily. BYE BYE JOHN was uncovered just before the half, held on...

FIRST RACE – “Good +1” throughout the day, which featured temperatures from the mid- to upper-40s … Stretch tailwind … BLOW A CLOUD N came out raw at the 5/8, got cover from the pocketpuller ¾, had the most pace to the wire. JANAID made the lead, extended the favorite...

  F FIRST RACE – From the high 50s to the mid 60s during the card … TRY TRY AGAIN used the rail to advantage, yielded for the early pocket, looked to move just past the ¼ but was rebuffed and retucked, waited for the Pocono Pike, then caught pacesetting...

FIRST RACE – 47 degrees throughout the card … GIVEN UP TERROR moved uncovered 9/16 and overpowered the leader by the ¾, won handily. SHARKNADO was out behind the winner, couldn’t stay with him, uncovered around the far turn, paced steadily to be an easy second. GRAVE...

FIRST RACE – Track rated “good +1” throughout the card … DON’TCALLMEFRANCIS went out enough to maintain the pocket, then moved 5/16 to 3/8 command, rated the half, had only the challenge of MR BIG LOAD to deal with in the lane and held all-out. The latter was...

FIRST RACE – The nicest day of the year, around 70 degrees, leading to fast times … BAMSKI went into the three-hole at the 1/8, moved outside raw 5/8 and retucked in the pocket at the hot ¾, outside stretch, led midstretch, held off BURNING MIDNIGHT. The latter...

FIRST RACE – TRY TRY AGAIN was second-over and gradually caught up to cover later in the backstretch, three-wide past midturn as horses sought to avoid the breaker, came on well late to decision TRIUMPHANT’S CHIP. The latter spotted third leaving, helped when the...