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On a warm Sunday evening (May 28) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania which all but required winners to be on or near the pace, driver Mark MacDonald moved Hunting Season to the top in front of the stands and went on to win the $15,000 distaff pacing feature in a lifetime best 1:51.1.

On Higher Ground, who lowered the local seasonal standard on the trot to 1:51.4 last Saturday, lowered it again this Saturday (May 27) while lowering his own mark in the $25,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

John Calabrese swept both the $9,000 consolation and $15,000 final for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot on Saturday afternoon (May 27) at Freehold Raceway.

Having made breaks in two of her three career pari-mutuel starts, it’s safe to say that the Nancy Takter-trained Another Like Me still has a lot to learn if she’s going to make an appearance in the Hambletonian Oaks on the first Saturday in August.

Lexus Ranger ran his local victory record to three-for-four since coming in from Hoosier Park, winning the fastest of the three $15,500 divisions of the top claiming handicap trot on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

The first clash of the Hambletonian-hopeful three-year-old trotting males took place Monday afternoon 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.

Favourites won all four divisions of the $155,948 second preliminary round of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) 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.

On Higher Ground shipped in from Yonkers to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania and promptly won the $25,000 Preferred trot on Saturday (May 20) in 1:51.4, a new mark and the fastest local trotting mile of the year.

Lindsay Griffin-Boylan became the president and CEO of the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce in January 2022, marking the first woman to lead the chamber in its more than

With the date for the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup eliminations just three weeks away, the majority of the three-year-old pacers aiming for Canadian harness racing's biggest prize have made on-track appearances and statements as they stake their claim for divisional dominance.