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Defending Dan Patch Award winner Geocentric kicked off her sophomore campaign in worker-like fashion, knifing through the slop to score in 1:51.1 in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows on Friday, May 17.

Driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Brett Pelling each captured two of the three $41,096 divisions of the Pennsylvania All-Stars event for three-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday (May 5), as Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania welcomed back both Pennsylvania-sired stakes racing and Sunday evening cards.

The field is set for the Shes A Great Lady, Woodbine Mohawk Park's top event for rookie harness racing pacing fillies, after two $35,000 eliminations on Saturday (Sep. 16). Locally-based filly Its A Love Thing (Bettors Delight) defeated Pennsylvania's My Girl Ej in a tooth-and-nail stretch duel in the first elimination. Its A Love Thing

The marquee races in Canada for pacing freshmen now have their finalists following a pair of eliminations for the $970,000 Metro Pace and the $540,000 Shes A Great Lady on Saturday night (Sept. 16) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Odds-on favourites Lyons Legend and Caviart Belle turned in matching 1:50.2 miles to prevail in their respective $83,361 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes splits for two-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday (Aug. 17) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.