Matt Kakaley

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Up-And-Comers Headline Pocono's Monday Card

August 18, 2025

There were five $20,833 feature races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon, Aug. 18. They were for developing horses basically fitting the “non-winners of four races lifetime” d...

Desperate Man Favoured In Gerrity Memorial

A year after starting the Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial from the least advantageous position on the gate – post eight – at Saratoga Hotel Casino, Desperate Man finds himself in a much better spot for this ...

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Nine In A Row For Chapolier At Pocono

Chapolier has now won every one of his nine 2025 starts at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, making a hard trip from the outside post eight look easy as he scored in 1:54.3 over a track rated slop...

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Kakaley Earns 7,000th Driving Victory At Pocono

Matt Kakaley, three-time defending dash-winning driving champion at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, recorded his 7,000th visit to the winner's circle as a driver when he guided Franzo to Victory...

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Kakaley Looks To Make Up Ground In Borgata

Matt Kakaley heads into Monday night's third round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series with three horses on the outside of the top eight in the standings, but each has an inside post position that the dr...

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Louisville GB Strikes Again In Pocono Feature

Louisville GB improved on her already-high victory “batting average” on Monday afternoon, March 17 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, winning the $24,286 conditioned distaff pacing feature in 1:...

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Pocono Title In Hand, Kakaley Drives On

November 26, 2024

After closing out his third consecutive driving title at Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs last week, Matt Kakaley can still add to his list of accomplishments before his 2024 campaign comes to an e...

Matt Kakaley honoured as leading driver at Pocono for 2024

Pocono Concludes 2024 Season

November 23, 2024

The final card of the 2024 harness racing season at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was held Saturday, Nov. 23, with an off track, temperatures barely above 40°F (4°C), and snow in the infield fo...

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Ordained, Prominence, Empty Nest Pocono Winners

November 12, 2024

Trainer/driver Åke Svanstedt had a heavy betting favourite in each of the two $20,833 trotting features on the Tuesday, Nov. 12 afternoon card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

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Dancing Lew Takes Pocono Feature By A Nose

October 14, 2024

Dancing Lew, dismissed at 18-1 despite a third and a fourth in the same class since coming from Tioga Downs, went wire-to-wire in the $20,946 featured claiming handicap pace on Monday afternoon at Poc...

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Kakaley Hits For Six At Pocono

September 10, 2024

Three $20,270 features for developing youngsters topped the Tuesday, Sept. 10 afternoon action at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Matt Kakaley, Pocono’s leading driver, accounted for the two hig...

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Kakaley Clicks Six At Pocono

August 03, 2024

Matt Kakaley reclaimed the lead in the Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania drivers derby with a six-win performance on Saturday, Aug. 3, including a sweep of the three $23,611 featured trots, whose t...

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Tight Finishes Aplenty At Pocono On Sunday

Noses, closers and upsets were the order of the day at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, July 28, especially in the two feature races.