Mohegan Pennsylvania News
Preakness Party ready to go!
Before Kentucky Derby winner Justify enters the Starting Gate at Pimlico for the 143rd Preakness Stakes, the party will be ON at the Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono! Doors open Saturday, Preakness Day at 9:30am, with the wagering windows open at 10:00am. Post Time for...
Action Packed Mother’s Day Weekend At Mohegan Sun Pocono
Meet Gianni Russo plus enjoy new promotions, Friday, May 11th to Sunday, May 13th WILKES-BARRE, PA (May 8, 2018) – Kick off Mother’s Day weekend and spend time with Hollywood actor and legendary singer Gianni Russo, check out the new hot spot, Bean and Vine Café &...
The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Week In Review
April 28-May 1, 2018 Next week in this space, we will be profiling all the happenings from our Kentucky Derby evening card, which is filled up with all four finals of the Bobby Weiss late closer series and two divisions of the Van Rose Memorial pace featuring some of...
Van Rose Memorial and Weiss Finals a Powerhouse of Stars
When The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono created the $50,000 Van Rose Memorial Invitational Pace, honoring the late local handicapper and writer, it was said that Rose’s reaction might be “They named a $50,000 race after ME?” Well, Van, guess what – this year it’s the...
The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Week In Review
April 14-20, 2018 Well, the good news is we had our first really beautiful night weather-wise for harness racing on the 2018 season at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs this past Saturday. The bad news is that it was followed by three more nights of winter-like...
Hats, Harness Racing, and Derby Horses! Kentucky Derby Day is almost here!
A double header of live harness racing; a hat revue with 5 categories including the “Triple Crown” winning hat; and a Champagne Brunch are all part of the biggest Kentucky Derby party north of Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May at the Downs at Mohegan Sun...
All Proceeds From Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day At Mohegan Sun Pocono Donated To The Brighter Journeys Foundation
$1,863.00 raised on Tuesday, April 10th WILKES-BARRE, PA (April 12, 2018) – Mohegan Sun Pocono is thrilled to announce on Tuesday, April 10th, $1,863.00 was raised at Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day for the Brighter Journeys Foundation. Free Cone Day is a world –...
Mohegan Sun Pocono and The F.M. Kirby Center Team Up
Yesterday at a special ribbon cutting, Mohegan Sun Pocono and the F.M.Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, located at 71 Public Square in Wilkes-Barre PA, cemented a new sponsorship-based partnership. One of the highlights of the gathering, which involved Senior Leadership from both organizations, was the renaming of the lower level of the Kirby Center, which will now be titled The Mohegan Sun Pocono Parlor.
The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Week In Review
March 31-April 6, 2018 As we barrel forward into the month of April, we are still waiting for signs of spring to show up in the weather in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Rest assured, however, the cold weather hasn’t had any negative effect on the early-season racing at...
The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Week In Review
March 24-30, 2018 Since we’re up to three nights per racing week (soon to be four) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, we have enough material for our first Weekly Awards of the season. For those who might not have followed us in the past, every week I’ll parse...