Bigtown Hero Game In Pocono Feature May 22, 2016 Bigtown Hero is the co-fastest pacer of 2016, and he proved why with a gutsy effort in the Saturday night feature at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
Mini Upset For The Summer Wind May 10, 2016 With the temperature at 55 degrees at post time for Tuesday’s $15,500 featured mares pace at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, investing at the win window on a horse named The Summer Wind might have se...
Check Six, Pure Country Win PA Stakes May 07, 2016 Ron Burke trainees finished 1-2-3 in the inaugural $561,500 Pennsylvania Classic final for state-sired three-year-old pacing colts and geldings Saturday night at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with ...
Bigtown Hero Prevails In Pocono Open November 14, 2015 At post time for the $30,000 Open Pace on Saturday night at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, it was one degree above freezing -- and the veteran American Ideal gelding Bigtown Hero was one degree bett...
Pacer Claimed For 13th Straight Start October 17, 2015 On Saturday night, R Gauwitz Hanover -- perhaps the most popular claiming pacer of all-time -- changed hands after his 13th straight race.
Bigtown Hero Puts Up Bigtime Fractions August 30, 2015 Bigtown Hero, who already has two appearances on the sport's all-time list of 'horse who have hit the three-quarters in 1:20 or better,' missed by a tick becoming the only horse ever with three such a...
Bigtown Hero Wins Ewart Memorial September 27, 2014 Bigtown Hero rallied wide around the final turn and kicked home to win the $200,000 Jim Ewart Memorial Invitational Pace on Ohio Super Night, the richest night of Standardbred racing in the state, Sat...
Bigtown Hero Sets World Record September 20, 2014 Bigtown Hero set a new world record for aged geldings on the pace in a Preferred Handicap victory on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried a purse of $25,000.
New York Champions Crowned September 14, 2014 Yonkers Raceway hosted the 25th edition of the New York Night of Champions on Saturday night. The $1.8 million event -- richest night of racing in the state -- offered eight, $225,000 sire stakes fina...
Feeling Like A Bigtown Hero August 19, 2014 Brad Forward knows the roller coaster that is life a little more intimately than most.
Bigtown Hero Equals Record In Gold Cup & Saucer August 16, 2014 Turning for home, it was a two horse breakaway in the 55th running of the $75,000 Sobey's Gold Cup and Saucer with Bigtown Hero and driver Brad Forward battling past Wazzup Wazzup in a track and Canad...
Plano Reaches 6,000-Win Milestone August 15, 2012 Scorpion Moon, the 53-program meet’s fastest trotter, secured his third straight score, while Rick Plano recorded his 6,000th career driving victory during Wednesday night’s 10-race program at Vernon ...
