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THE DOWNS AT MOHEGAN PENNSYLVANIA

Saturday’s entries; Post time: 1 p.m.

First nw6000L5 $11,000 Pace

1. Calypso Rock N (Ge Napolitano Jr) 12-1

2. Benji’s Best (Ma Kakaley) 5-2

3. Trip Hammer (Br Boyd) 3-1

4. Friskie All Nite (Ri Warren) 6-1

5. Mcneil Z Tam (Ma Miller) 15-1

6. Cigar Smoking Tony (An Napolitano) 9-2

7. The Wall (Ja Pantaleano) 4-1

8. Louie The Horse N (Ja Bartlett) 10-1

Second w4-8PM FM $17,000 Pace

1. Windsun Mojito (Ja Bartlett) 6-1

2. My Little Captain (Ty Buter) 4-1

3. Two Proud (Ma Kakaley) 5-2

4. Spitting Image (Ge Napolitano Jr) 15-1

5. Catie Faye Hanover (An Napolitano) 10-1

6. Hungry For Love (Si Allard) 3-1

7. Shipnstrol Hanover (Br Boyd) 12-1

8. Romantic Evening (Ma Miller) 9-2

Third nw20000L5 $18,500 Trot

1. Kinda Lucky Lindy (Ri Warren) 10-1

2. Miss Mckee (Ge Napolitano Jr) 6-1

3. Breckenridge (An Napolitano) 9-2

4. Great Magic (Mi Whelan) 12-1

5. Special Prosecutor (Ja Bartlett) 15-1

6. Dandy (Ja Ingrassia) 5-2

7. Mystical Wynn (Ma Miller) 4-1

8. Eurobond (Ma Kakaley) 3-1

Fourth 20000CLHC $13,500 Pace

1. Gonnahaveonemore (Ge Napolitano Jr) 8-1

2. Midnight Day (Ja Pantaleano) 7-2

3. Kingstons Bad Boy (Br Boyd) 3-1

4. Artifact Hanover (An Napolitano) 12-1

5. Blow A Cloud N (Ja Bartlett) 6-1

6. Jk Objection (Si Allard) 7-2

7. Mariner Seelster (Ma Kakaley) 5-2

Fifth 30000CLHC $16,500 Pace

1. Shneonucrzydiamnd A (Br Boyd) 12-1

2. Busboy Hanover (Ty Buter) 6-1

3. Make Some Waves (Ge Napolitano Jr) 4-1

4. Modern Rock (Ma Miller) 9-2

5. Cowboy Cool (Ri Warren) 10-1

6. Elwell (Ma Kakaley) 3-1

7. Hot Deuce (Ja Pantaleano) 15-1

8. Park Official (An Napolitano) 5-2

Sixth w4-7PM $17,000 Trot

1. Hand Dover Dan (An Napolitano) 10-1

2. Heart Matters (To Schadel) 5-1

3. Beer Cheese (Ja Pantaleano) 12-1

4. Deliciousstone Dk (Si Allard) 3-1

5. Cantstop Yankee (Ty Buter) 7-2

6. Said N Done As (Br Boyd) 9-2

7. Willing Hanover (Ma Kakaley) 4-1

8. Ilbeneedinstitches (Ma Miller) 8-1

Seventh 20000CLHC $13,500 Pace

1. Lord Of Misrule (Ty Buter) 6-1

2. Lyons Johnnyjnr (Ja Bartlett) 8-1

3. A Bettor Beach (Ma Kakaley) 7-2

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WILKES-BARRE PA – Favorites won all four harness racing divisions of the $155,948 second preliminary round of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing males at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Sunday night, with Hall Of Fame trainer Linda Toscano sending out two of the PaSS winners.

Ken Hanover and driver David Miller (Curtis Salonick Photo)

The Sweet Lou gelding It’s My Show made his 2023 Sire Stakes bow a successful one while taking a new mark of 1:49.2 for driver Scott Zeron and owners Richard and Joanne Young. The Sweet Lou gelding showed he deserved being favored after two overnight wins, tucking in the pocket early to a :26.2 quarter, rushing to the lead before a :53.3 half, surrendering command to Bamboozler to a 1:21.1 three-quarters, but then being able to rerally past the horse who passed him down the back, winning by 1¾ lengths.

IT”S MY SHOW REPLAY

The second Toscano trainee was the Heston Blue Chip colt Fulton, last year’s Sire Stakes champion and winner of his first 2023 Sire Stakes outing in 1:49.3, who came back here to win in 1:50.2 for driver Dexter Dunn and the ownership of Let It Ride Stables Inc. and Bottom Line Racing LLC. Fulton moved past Lyons Surfing past a :27.1 initial split to take the top and put up midfractions of :54.4 and 1:22.3, then had to dig down to hold off the resurgent Lyons Surfing by a head.

FULTON REPLAY

Joining Fulton as a double Sire Stakes winner was the Captaintreacherous colt Ken Hanover, who was the evening’s fastest stake winner when posting a new mark of 1:49. David Miller reserved the colt off fractions of :26 and :54.2, moved him uncovered and…

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Herodotus, Once In A Lifetime PA All-Stars winners

May 22, 2023, from PHHA / Pocono

Wilkes-Barre, PA – The first clash of the Hambletonian-hopeful 3-year-old trotting males took place Monday afternoon (May 22) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with even-money shots Herodotus and Once In A Lifetime earning new speed marks while winning their respective $37,500 divisions.

Herodotus comes up the inside to take his division of Pennsylvania All-Stars competition at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday. Curtis Salonick Photo.

Herodotus, named after a Greek historian, certainly has a solid record this year, notching his third win in four 2023 starts with a 1:53 victory for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable LLC and Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Hatfield Stables. David Miller moved Herodotus from second past a :28.1 quarter, took the lead, then surrendered it to Commander Frank, who carried the field to splits of :56.3 and 1:24.4, with favored (by $41) French Wine challenging first-over.

In the stretch, the battle fell to the front two inside horses, with Miller tipping Herodotus to the Pocono Pike, and although Commander Frank battled hard, the half-length win margin was not really reflective of the confidence Miller seemed to have in his Bar Hopping gelding late.

Once In A Lifetime, the 2022 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisional champ in his section, remained unbeaten in two seasonal outings for trainer Jim Campbell and Sad Frog Farms while winning in 1:53.3. Tim Tetrick made two moves to control the pace through fractions of :28, :57.2, and 1:26.1, then bid the field adieu by tacking on a :27.2 last quarter. Crantini, the second-place finisher in the PaSS Championship last season, did well from the pocket after hard early usage but came up shy by…

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