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On Sunday evening (June 11), Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured three-year-old trotting males in the second preliminary of the state-sired program, two $71,274 divisions of the Sire Stakes and four $20,000 divisions of the Stallion Series.
A total of 26 two-year-olds will square off in first-round Early Kentucky Sire Stakes action on Monday, June 12 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, with one $25,000 event carded for each gait and sex.
Electric fractions on the lead readied Erv Miller trainee Ohoka Chopper N for a final-quarter blitz and driver John MacDonald came barrelling with the eight-year-old Christian Cullen gelding down the near side to snag the $28,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Sunday afternoon (June 4).
Raptors Flight N has been raging recently. In fact, the 10-year-old gelded son of Bettors Delight-Circus Flyer has been a cash machine for his connections of late, as the $20,000 claimer recorded his fourth straight victory Saturday night (June 3) at The Meadowlands in a $20,000-$25,000 claiming handicap for pacers.
Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino played host to a stakes filled card on Monday, May 29 for a special Memorial Day card of live racing.