Katie Said and Fancy Desire Win in Historic Series at Pocono

Jun 3, 2014 | Racing

May 20, 2014
Katie Said and Fancy Desire picked up victories in divisions of the Ladyship Stakes in the Historic Series at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Tuesday night. The races for 3-year-old pacing fillies are part of the Grand Circuit and each carried a purse of $34,712.
In the first division, Katie Said (Well Said-Katie’s Lucky Lady) bounced back from breaking issues in her previous two starts to score with a first-over grind in 1:51:2. Marcus Miller was aboard for trainer Erv Miller. That Woman Hanover finished second and Table Talk was third.
In the second split, 13-1 shot Fancy Desire (Real Desire-Fancy Creek Memory) made a second move from the pocket and won in 1:49:1, fastest time in the division this year on a 5/8-mile oval by a wide margin. George Napolitano Jr. drove for trainer Kevin Carr. Weeper had her long winning streak snapped in second while  Hunger Games picked up the show.

Freshmen Filly Pacers Race in Pennsylvania All Stars at Pocono

Jul 3, 2013 | Racing

July 2, 2013
Driver Corey Callahan and trainer Michael Hall hooked up for a pair of wins in Pennsylvania All Stars action for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. There were five divisions of the races held, with each carrying a purse of $30,000.
Callahan and Hall first won with Rusty’s Bliss (Four Starzzz Shark-Rusty’s Joy), who scored in 1:54:1. Later in the evening the pair won again with Palm Beach (Somebeachsomewhere-Duncans Artsplace), who won her split in 1:54:1.
Other Pennsylvania All Stars winners on Tuesday night at Pocono were: That Woman Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere-Sub Rosa Hanover), driven by Mike Wilder and trained by Dan Altmeyer, in 1:54; Gallie Bythe Beach (Somebeachsomewhere-Galleria), driven by John Campbell and trained by Jim Campbell, in 1:52; and Sister Stroll (Art Official-So Western), driven by Yannick Gingras and trained by Brian Brown, in 1:54:2.