Mohegan Pennsylvania News
Stakes action for two-year-old PA Sired kicks off
Stakes action for two-year-old Pennsylvania-sired horses kicked off Sunday, June 28th, at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with six divisions of a $180,000 event for trotting colts and geldings. The fastest winner was Trolley, who set the pace and came home in 57.2...
The stars shine at Sun Stakes Saturday Eliminations
The racing conditions were not pleasant – cool and rainy, the latter making the track “sloppy” – but the horses seeking places in four Championship races on Sun Stakes Saturday, July 4th, overcame the challenging conditions to earn their spots for the big showdowns...
Freshman Pacers take center stage Tuesday with PA All-Stars
There will be a tremendous amount of great horses and great racing at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono between June 27th, Saturday’s, eliminations and next Saturday’s $1.8M worth of four Championships on Sun Stakes Saturday (July 4). But the stakes spotlight will not...
Sun Stakes Saturday Eliminations June 27th a star-studded night
Most of the stars in 2015’s early-season harness firmament will be gathered at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono this Saturday night, June 27th, with 3YO pacers of both sexes, 3YO trotting colts, and FFA pacers looking to earn spots in the $1.8M “Sun Stakes Saturday”...
Share A Coke® With Your Friends At Mohegan Sun Pocono
WHAT The Share a Coke Summer Tour stops at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Thursday, June 25th, featuring travelling kiosks that allow guests to customize a Coca-Cola mini can with their name and one to share with a friend. WHEN Thursday, June 25th Party on the Patio Racing...
Lip Sync Battle Coming to Mohegan Sun Pocono
Competition to run from July 2nd through September 3rd WILKES-BARRE, PA (June 15, 2015) – Mohegan Sun Pocono is turning up the heat at Party on the Patio, partnering with 105 The River for a local spin on the wildly successful Spike TV show Lip Sync Battle. Every...
Mohegan Sun Pocono Team Members To Give Back On Public Service Day, June 23rd
WHAT On National Public Service Day, Tuesday June 23rd, over 30 Mohegan Sun Pocono Team Members will volunteer at the Weinberg Regional Food Bank to package food to be shipped to those in need. Please stop by and chat with our Team Members, and learn more about the...
Richest Standardbred Foiled Again honored with a Breyer Model; Launch party at the Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono
He was named after a cartoon character’s catchphrase, but harness racing world champion Foiled Again has been nothing but serious when it comes to making money. The 11-year-old pacer is the richest Standardbred in history, with purse earnings of $7.01 million...
The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Week in Review
June 6-12, 2015 It was bound to happen. As impressive as the times on The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono’s track records page might be, each year several of those records fall by the wayside. It took nearly 2 ½ months for any horse to match or break one of those lofty...
Filly trotters take center stage in Stallion and Sire Stakes action
PA-sired three-year-old trotting fillies provide the early week features at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, as the misses will compete in second leg action of a $100,000 Stallion Series event on Tuesday, June 16th, and a $222,867 Sire Stakes contest on Wednesday,...