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The lure of $2,242,500 in purses has attracted many of harness racing’s stars to The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday afternoon for its biggest card of the year, Sun Stakes Saturday.
Driver Tim Tetrick swept the two divisions of the $135,032 third preliminary for the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) for three-year-old pacing fillies during the Sunday (June 26) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, taking both sections with daughters of Captaintreacherous.
Trainer Brett Pelling sent two undefeated three-year-old pacing fillies, Treacherous Dragon and Wickedly Innocent, into Saturday night's (June 11) $35,000 Fan Hanover eliminations at Mohawk. One extended her unbeaten record while the other came up short by inches.
Many of North America's top harness racing prospects hit the dirt just over the Delaware River on Sunday (May 29) as Harrah's Philadelphia played host to three $100,000 invitational events for free-for-all competitors as well as several state-bred races.
The three-year-old pacing filly Niki Hill, last year’s Dan Patch divisional champion, was a strong-finishing winner in her qualifier on Tuesday morning (May 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with O'Brien and Dan Patch divisional champion Lyons Sentinel a rapidly-closing second in her first trip behind the starting gate this year in another qualifier.