Forced to retreat early, defending Pennsylvania champion Fulton rallied to a career-best 1:49.2 victory his fifth straight in Saturday’s (May 6) Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
The Pennsylvania Sires Stakes season at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows kicks off Saturday (May 6) when Fulton, last year’s champion juvenile male pacer, launches defense of his title.
With the date of the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup just two months away, Trot Insider will profile some of the race's top contenders as horses ready to compete for one of Canadian harness racing's biggest prizes.
Pennsylvania champion Fulton became the fastest two-year-old ever at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows when he steamed to a 1:49.4 victory in Friday’s $82,500 Keystone Classic. Lyons Stealth sprang a 7-1 upset in the other division of the stakes for freshman colt and gelding pacers.
Harrah’s Philadelphia hosted its richest racing card of the year on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 4) with $1.3 million on the line in four $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships for two-year-olds, their complementary $50,000 consolations, and a $40,000 Invitational among many other overnight events.