Robert Baggitt News Today

Two out of three favourites prevailed in $41,096 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for three-year-old trotting colts Sunday evening (May 19) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the fastest winner, the Father Patrick colt Security Protected, scoring in 1:53 after closing furiously in his seasonal bow.

Stakes success at Freehold Raceway is a bit of a tradition for the family of Sir Pinocchio, who will look to leave his own mark at the central New Jersey half-mile oval when he competes in the $134,900 USD Dexter Cup for three-year-old male trotters on Saturday, May 4.

Stakes success at Freehold Raceway is a bit of a tradition for the harness racing family of Sir Pinocchio (Met’s Hall-Lady Cromwell), who will look to leave his own mark at the central New Jersey half-mile oval when he competes in Saturday’s (May 4) $134,900 Dexter Cup for 3-year-old male trotters. Sir Pinocchio’s second dam,

WILKES-BARRE, PA – The Cantab Hall colt Blackhawk Zette completed a clean sweep of the Bobby Weiss Trotting Series for three-year-old trotting males on Monday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, capturing the $50,000 Championship while equaling his lifetime best harness racing mile of 1:54.2. Four Sixes left strongly from post seven, just outside Blackhawk

Blackhawk Zette completed a clean sweep of the Bobby Weiss Trotting Series for trotting males on Monday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, capturing the $68,493 final while equaling his lifetime best of 1:54.2.

Eight horses were entered Wednesday for the Dexter Cup, the first Grand Circuit event of the harness racing season for 3-year-old male trotters, making eliminations unnecessary Saturday at Freehold Raceway. All eight horses advance directly to the Dexter Cup final, which will go for a purse of $134,900 on May 4 at the half-mile track

Eight horses were entered Wednesday for the Dexter Cup, the first Grand Circuit event of the season for three-year-old male trotters, making eliminations unnecessary Saturday at Freehold Raceway.

Dean Eckley made all the right moves heading into Monday (April 22) afternoon’s $23,973 championship of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series for horses base-tagged at $13,699, and reaped the benefits with a 1-2 finish headed by Team Mac and his 1:51.4 victory at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. 

Driver Matt Kakaley, atop the standings at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, further added to his lead by recording seven victories on the Monday afternoon card, including both of the $15,000 trotting features.

Driver Simon Allard won three of the five $20,000 first-round preliminaries in the Bobby Weiss Series for three-year-old male pacers on Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while in the two parallel events for trotters driver Tyler Buter piloted both winners home first.