'Sun Stakes Saturday' Card Drawn June 25, 2013 The fields have been drawn for the $500,000 Max Hempt Memorial, the $500,000 Ben Franklin Free-For-All, the $500,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial and the $300,000 James Lynch Memorial, which will highlight ...
Sun Stakes Saturday Consolations June 24, 2013 Officials with Pocono Downs have announced that upon consultation with the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association, it has been decided that consolation races for the four events, which comprise t...
Stars Out In Full Force At Pocono June 23, 2013 On a dynamic, star-studded Saturday night of eliminations for the $2-million Sun Stakes Saturday Finals at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs a week hence, they saved the best for last.
'Maserati' Revs Up For Hambo Run June 21, 2013 An American vacation and a chance meeting which led to marriage has put Swedish trainer Susanne Strandqvist on the road to the 2013 Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack with Celebrity Maserati.
Husband & Wife's Hambo Contender? June 19, 2013 “We’ve never had one, but we did have one that won his last start before the eliminations and then they sold him. That’s kind of what’s happened to us. You get a good one and then they go to a big sta...
Googoo Gaagaa's Storybook Tale June 26, 2012 “I told people this horse could absolutely fly. I said that a long time ago and no one believed me.”
Googoo Gaagaa Wins In 1:50.4 June 23, 2012 On a night when three track records and two world records had already been established at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Googoo Gaagaa needed to come up with something special to steal the show. How doe...
Is The World Record In Jeopardy? June 21, 2012 “I just think about having my horse ready and hopefully he can do the best he can do. The times are nice, but in the end they’re irrelevant. It’s where you finish that counts. I’d be just as happy win...
Stars Aplenty At Pocono Saturday June 20, 2012 Northeast Pennsylvania will undoubtedly be the centre of the harness racing world this Saturday night, as Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs offers a spectacular card, with the $500,000 Earl Beal Memorial Tr...
World Record Destroyed In Beal Elims June 15, 2012 Three-year-old trotting colt Googoo Gaagaa rolled to a victory in world record time in an elimination race for the Earl Beal Jr. Memorial Trot on Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
World Record Equaled In Beal Memorial Trot June 25, 2011 About eight months ago, Dejarmbro suffered the ignominy of going off-stride as the favourite at the Breeders Crown at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. On Saturday night, he exorcised those demons
Takter Against Open Draw Format June 23, 2011 “You shouldn’t get handicapped like that if you win your elimination while a horse that finished second gets a better post. It’s not fair to the guy winning the (elim)