See You At Peelers, driven by Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs regular Jim Morrill Jr., remained undefeated in her young career, winning the $600,000 Breeders Crown pace for two-year-old filly pacers.
Trained by Jimmy Tatker, See You At Peelers came into the Crown race with 12 straight wins in as many starts. This two-year-old filly pacer had been the freshman queen of the New York Sire Stakes and left from the No. 1 post after winning her elimination ...
Break The Bank K wins $600,000 Breeders Crown Three-year-old Colt and Gelding Trot
Brian Sears, driving Break The Bank K, sat back and watched the upfront battle unfold between race favorites Lucky Chucky (John Campbell) and Muscle Massive (Ron Pierce) before guiding his three-year-old Revenue S colt trotter to a world record time of 1:52.2 over a five-eighths mile track. The great Mack Lobell had previously owned this world mark.
Trained by Trond Smedshammer, Break The Bank K won for the fourth time in 15 starts this year.
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Martiniontherocks Upset winner in Breeders Crown Two-year-old Filly Trot
Martiniontherocks, one of three Breeders Crown winners driven by Ron Pierce at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, provided the biggest win payoff in the 2010 series.
She paid $63.60 to win. The winning Exacta, a record for the Breeders Crown, paid $1,724.40 with another longshot Angelette Hanover (Jim Morrill Jr.) finishing second.
Pierce left quickly from the No. 8 post and scored a wire to wire victory. Time of the mile was 1:57, another ...
Enough Talk surprises in $600,000 Breeders Crown Older Trot
Enough Talk, with Ron Pierce in the sulky, was another wire to wire victor in the $600,000 Breeders Crown three-year-old and older open trot at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
This seven-year-old gelding, trained by Peter Kleinhans, crossed the wire in 1:52, winning for the fifth time in 14 starts in 2010.
Crown defending champ and race favorite Lucky Jim (Andy Miller) went on a break after going first over in this race to challenge Enough Talk.
Buck I St. Pat repeats as Breeders Crown Winner
Buck I St. Pat successfully defended her Breeders Crown for open mare trotters at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
The seven-year-old mare, driven by Tim Tetrick and trained by Ron Burke, opened the Crown program by winning the $250,000 open mare trot from the No. 7 post. Time of this mile was 1:52.3, fastest time ever recorded over a five-eighths mile track in the 27-year history of the events.
The victory also pushed the career bankroll of Buck I St. Pat to more than $2 million.
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Art N Charm a Beer-Loving Breeders Crown Contestant
2010-10-08by Rob Fisher for Breeders Crown
Evidently, Art N Charm lives up to his name.
He seems to have made an art of charming everyone around him.
“He’s spoiled rotten,” owner/trainer Kathe Troy said. “Everybody at Mohawk loves him. He’s got more fans over there. He’ll drink beer with the boys and begs for candy. He’s a real ham.”
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Jim Morrill Jr. looking forward to Big Day at Mohegan Sun at Pocono DownsMEMH
WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 8, 2010)Jim Morrill Jr., no stranger to racing fans at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and a perennial top driver here, will be displaying his driving talents in seven Breeders Crown races Saturday.I‟m excited about it, said the veteran Morrill Jr. It‟s great that the Hambletonian Society chose our track to host this big event. I‟m certainly looking forward to my seven Breeders Crown drives.
Most people know me for driving ...
Many Story Lines in 2010 Breeders Crown
2010-10-07WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 7, 2010)—Story lines abound in the 2010 Breeders Crown that will be held Saturday at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs with a special post of 5 p.m.
It will be a historic day since all 12 Breeders Crown races will be held on the same day and on the same track. The eyes of the harness racing world will be focused on Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs as more than $6 million in purses will be up for grabs.
First of all, there’s the defining showdown between Muscle Massive, ...
Breeders Crown Three-year-old Filly Pacers primed to “Put On A Show”
WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 6, 2010)—While most of the attention is given to the three-year-old colt and gelding Breeders Crown pacers Rock N Roll Heaven and One More Laugh, the three-year-old filly Breeders Crown pacers will be “putting on a show” of their own Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
The two elimination races the preceding Saturday at the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack saw Put On A Show and Cannae Cammie ...
The Quiet Village made Some Noise at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 5, 2010)—The Quiet Village, driven and trained by Matt Roman, was making some “noise” at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Tuesday night.
Sitting fourth for the first half of the mile, Romano came first over with The Quiet Village down the backstretch on a sloppy track and kept grinding it out before winning the $25,000-$30,000 claiming handicap pace with a time of 1:54.3.
This was the fifth win of the year ...