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In the richest race of the young season at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Series Championship for three-year-old pacing colts, second choice I Was Tricked downed the previously-unbeaten All Class and held off a pair of longshots in a lifetime best performance.

Frank Chick's Muscle Dynasty returned to winning form Wednesday (April 26) with Corey Callahan in the bike and surpassed $100,000 in seasonal earnings with a 1:55.1 triumph in the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway.

Donatover and Stephane Brosseau were the second choice in the evening night cap, but after they took over at the half, they never looked back to win the $10,000 Preferred Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Wednesday (April 19) evening.

There were plenty of fine trotters on display in the featured races at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.

Rich And Miserable never looked back in winning the $20,000 Open Handicap Trot, the feature as Harrah’s Philadelphia opened its 2023 harness racing season on Sunday afternoon (April 2).

Coach K Hanover 2, 1:54.4f ($160,712), a former track record holder at Harrah’s Philadelphia, has retired from racing and will now begin his new career as a stallion.

On the heels of a campaign earning a Dan Patch Award and possible sweep of sophomore pacing colt honours, 2022 O’Brien Award finalist Pebble Beach will set sail into a stallion career which was not originally planned for his four-year-old year.

Hanover Shoe Farms has reported that champion racehorse and Hall of Fame sire Cantab Hall was humanely euthanized on Monday morning (Jan. 23), at the age of 22, due to arthritic disabilities.

Crantini went a 1:56.2 mile to win his second-consecutive Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) outing during the Thursday afternoon (July 21) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia, while French Wine broke his maiden while going three-fifths of a second faster in capturing the other $75,816 division.

Whenever driver Scott Zeron makes a visit to Harrah’s Philadelphia, it’s usually the prospect of a live drive that lures him, and fans should take note.