May 18, 2013
Pence Hanover relied on a pocket trip and powerful late kick to pick up a win in Saturday night’s featured Preferred pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night’s top purse of $25,000.
Leaving from post position #4 in a field of eight as the 9-2 third betting choice, Pence ...
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Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Week in Review
2013-05-17May 11-May 17, 2013
We are about to get into the heart of stakes season here at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, as Stallion Series and Pennsylvania Sire Stakes races take place this weekend. This is the part of the season when things get really intense, with the best horses and horsemen invading the Pocono oval in a quest for the big purses. On the ...
Camille Wins Star-Studded Feature Distaff Pace at Pocono
2013-05-14May 12, 2013
Camille outdueled Feeling You in a rematch of the rivalry they recently stoked at Yonkers, winning Sunday night’s featured Preferred pace for mares at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night’s top purse of $25,000.
On April 27 at Yonkers, Feeling You rallied in the stretch to ...
Kakaley and Burke Sweep Hudson River Series at Pocono
2013-04-24April 21, 2013
The combination of driver Matt Kakaley and trainer Ron Burke hooked up to sweep both divisions of the Hudson River Pacing series for four and five-year-old pacers on Sunday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The races, which each held a purse of $18,000, were the second leg of the series which begun last week at the Meadowlands.
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Jerseylicious Still Spotless in 2013 with Weiss Win at Pocono
2013-04-17April 16, 2013
Jerseylicious won for the seventh straight time in 2013, conquering a group of three-year-old fillies in a division of the Bobby Weiss Series at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Tuesday night. The race carried a purse of $15,000.
Jesreylicious (Western Ideal-Jet Lag N), trained by Wayne Givens and ...
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Week in Review
2012-10-05September 28-October 4, 2012
Now that we’ve hit the month of October, both the calendar and the cooler temperatures at night remind us that the racing season at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is now rounding the final turn on its way into the home stretch. Still, the racing action hasn’t let up one bit, and this week has been a prime example, giving us a host of excellent candidates ...
Foiled Again Wins Star-Studded Open Pace at Pocono
2012-09-10September 8, 2012
Foiled Again made a furious rally on the outside to nose out Bettor Sweet and win a talent-packed Open pace on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night’s top purse of $50,000.
Foiled Again (Dragon Again-In A Safe Place) left from the outside post in a field ...
Me And Cinderella and Smoother Ride Roll in Stallion Series at Pocono
2012-08-15August 14, 2012
Me And Cinderella and Smoother Ride each won their fourth consecutive race to highlight Stallion Series action on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. There were six Stallion Series divisions held for 2-year-old colts and geldings on the trot, each carrying a purse of $20,000.
Me And ...
Heavy Favorites Win Sire Stakes at Pocono
2012-08-11August 11, 2012
Odds-on favorites Economy Terror, Big McDeal, and Darena Hanover all delivered in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The purses for the three Sire Stakes divisions ranged from $104,229 to $104,630.
Economy Terror (Western ...
Kakaley Scores Twice in Stallion Series at Pocono
August 10, 2012
Driver Matt Kakaley won two of the four Stallion Series divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies that were held on Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Each of the four divisions carried a purse of $20,000.
Kakaley won the first split with Frontierpan (No Pan Intended-Disneypan), who is ...