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.
Aug 7, 2013 | Racing
August 6, 2013
Driver Ron Pierce and trainer John Butenschoen were the big winners on Tuesday night in Stallion Series action at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. There were six divisions of the Series held for 2-year-old fillies on the pace, each race carrying a purse of $20,000.
Pierce drove three of the six Stallion Series winners, while Butenschoen is the trainer for two of the winners. Pierce and Butenschoen joined forces to win the fourth division with McVita Bella (Somebeachsomewhere-Cheyenne Sabrina), who scored in 1:54:2.
Other Stallion Series winners on the night were: Dragon Town (Dragon Again-Town Pro Miss), driven by Pierce and trained by Sam DePinto, in 1:54:4; Lasting Appeal (The Panderosa-Dress To Suggest), driven by Pierce and trained by Bob McIntosh, in 1:54; Seashell Hanover (Somebeachsmoewhere-Stolly Up Bluechip), driven by Doug McNair and trained by Gregg McNair, in 1:52:4; Mayabelle (McArdle-Crisis), driven by Mike Simons and trained by Butenschoen, in 1:53:3; and Weeper (Allamerican Native-Pleasant Yet Bad), driven David Miller and trained by Kelly O’Donnell, in 1:52.
