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The Downs at Mohegan Pennsylviania is set to host its biggest harness racing card of the year, Sun Stakes Saturday, today (Aug. 19). Follow along here to watch all the racing on the card worth $2.3 million. This article will be updated immediately following each race. First post is set for 1:00 p.m. EDT. Race
Confederate (Sweet Lou) demolished his seven harness racing rivals in the $300,000 Max C. Hempt Memorial for three-year-old pacing colts with a blistering 1:48.3 effort that saw him all alone at the wire. The victory pushed Confederate’s career earnings to $1,281,629 for owners Diamond Creek Racing, trainer Brett Pelling, and driver Tim Tetrick. It was
“Of course, you want to win and do well, but like everyone else, these are just stepping stones. Everyone’s goal is that first Saturday in August. Everyone’s goal is the Hambletonian.”
As the calendar flips to May, many of harness racing's top performers from 2021 have started to return to the racetrack for the upcoming stakes season.