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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.
Pressure Cooker cooked the field with a :27.3 final panel and drew off to score in Friday’s $39,550 Keystone Classic at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Chiapanecas shot the Lightning Lane to capture the other $39,150 division in the event for freshman filly pacers, giving Dave Palone a stakes sweep.
WASHINGTON, PA, Sept. 15, 2023 — Pressure Cooker (Heston Blue Chip-Better Be Steamin) cooked the field with a 27.3 final panel and drew off to score in Friday’s (Sep. 15) $78,720 Keystone Classic at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Chiapanecas (Stay Hungry-Maniana) shot the Lightning Lane to capture the other division in the harness racing
The Stay Hungry-Skinny Dip two-year-old pacing filly Lyons Legend remained undefeated after four purse starts, taking one of two $35,000 divisions of her section’s Pennsylvania All-Stars event in a lifetime best 1:51.4.
A trio of $12,600 events, two on the trot and one on the pace, for developing horses highlighted the opening of the racing week on Wednesday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.