Jun 13, 2014 | Racing
June 7, 2014
Aracache Hanover toughed it out on the front end to beat an exceptional group of pacers in the $25,000 featured Preferred pace on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
Leaving from post position #7 in a field of eight as the 9-5 favorite, Aracache Hanover (Dragon Again-Armbro Cachet), a 7-year-old stallion from the Ron Burke barn, grabbed the pocket around the first turn behind Golden Receiver and then took over the lead on the front stretch. From there, driver Matt Kakaley and Aracache Hanover had to deal with first-over pressure from Digital Z Tam, who kept coming after the leader right to the very end. Still, Aracache Hanover prevailed by a nose in 1:49. P H Supercam finished third.
Owned by William Switala and James Martin, Aracache Hanover was following up a win at The Meadowlands and now has three wins in 14 races this season. It was his 30th lifetime victory, pushing his career earnings to $1,660,469.
May 1, 2014 | Racing
April 22, 2014
Ray Hall completed his sweep of the Bobby Weiss series at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs for three and four-year-old colts, stallions, and geldings on the trot by dominating in the $30,000 final on Tuesday night.
Leaving from post position #4 in a field of eight as a 1-5 favorite, Ray Hall (Justice Hall-Comebyrail), a four-year-old gelding trained by Mark Harder who had won all four preliminary legs of the Weiss, made the lead entering the first turn. From there, driver Tim Tetrick expertly rated the speed. Ray Hall trotted away from his foes in the stretch to win by 2 ¾ lengths in 1:53:2, which set a new career mark. Sarcastic Man finished second while Sixteen Mikes picked up the show.
In another $30,000 Weiss final on Tuesday, Prima Dragon (Dragon Again-Zacharysprimadonna) parlayed a pocket trip into a rallying win in the three and four-year-old fillies and mares pacing group. Brett Miller did the driving for trainer Michael Dowdall, as Prima Dragon, the 9-5 second choice, utilized the inside passing lane in the stretch to get by 3-2 favorite Envious Hanover by a length in 1:52:1, which matched a career-best. Cinnamony finished 3rd. It was Prima Dragon’s third consecutive victory.
Apr 9, 2014 | Racing
April 8, 2014
Miller’s Bird, A And G’s Design, and Prima Dragon all knocked off heavy favorites to win divisions of the Bobby Weiss series on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. There were three divisions of the Weiss held for three and four-year-old fillies and mares on the pace, each carrying a purse of $15,000.
Miller’s Bird (McArdle-Bunting), with David Miller in the bike for trainer Alexander Rice Jr., pounced from the pocket to beat odds-on favorite R Journey Together in 1:55:3. A And G’s Design (Allamerican Native-Colorado Creek), driven by Simon Allard and trained by Rene Allard, also utilized a pocket trip to dump 1-5 shot Stucklikeglue in 1:54:4. In the final Weiss split, Prima Dragon (Dragon Again-Zacharysprimadonna), with Brett Miller doing the driving for trainer Mike Dowdall, grinded first-over to upend favored Envious Hanover in 1:52:1.
Apr 4, 2014 | Racing
April 1, 2014
R Journey Together, Envious Hanover, and Stucklikeglue captured divisions of the Bobby Weiss Series on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, all with career-best times. There were three Weiss divisions held for three and four-year-old fillies and mares on the pace, each carrying a purse of $15,000.
R Journey together (Western Ideal-R Xample) put herself at two-for-two for the series, controlling the pace in the first division, with George Napolitano Jr. in the bike for trainer Lou Pena, to win in 1:53:3. Envious Hanover (Western Ideal-Eicarls Olvidar), driven by Matt Kakaley for trainer Ron Burke, held off pressure on both sides to pick up the win in the second split, her second straight in the series, in 1:52:2. In the final division, Kakaley and Burke doubled up with Meadows shipper Stucklikeglue (Dragon Again-Ruth Plumsted), who went gate-to-wire in 1:52:4.
Aug 12, 2013 | Racing
August 10, 2013
Scandalous Hanover, Novascotia Hanover, and Somwherovrarainbow scored wins in their respective divisions of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The three divisions were held for 3-year-old fillies on the pace and each carried a purse of $78,224.
In the first Sire Stakes split, Scandalous Hanover (Dragon Again-Subtle Charm), the 9-2 second choice, made a huge first-over move on the back stretch and paced away from her foes in the lane for a three-length victory in a career-best 1:49:3. David Miller was in the bike for trainer Casie Coleman, as Scandalous Hanover won in what was her first Sire Stakes start of the season after recent success in condition paces at Chester. Icommandmyspirit finished second, Native Dream picked up the show, and 3-5 favorite Charisma Hanover faded to fourth after leading early, suffering her first Sire Stakes loss in four tries this season.
David Miller was at it again in the second division, guiding Novascotia Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere-Northern Sky) three-wide around the last turn for a rallying win by a length as the 4-5 favorite. Trained by Virgil Morgan Jr., Novascotia Hanover paced the mile in 1:51:1, matching a career-best as she bounced back from two near-misses in her last two stakes races. Handsoffmycupcake finished second while Carols Desire picked up the show.
Using a pocket trip and the passing lane in the stretch, Somwherovrarainbow (Somebeachsomewhere-Rainbow Blue), at even money, came on to win the final split by three-quarters of a length in 1:51:3. She now has stakes wins in her last two races and three of her last four, as Montrell Teague did the driving for trainer George Teague Jr. Aunt Caroline rallied for second while Nikki Beach faded to third.
