Simpson Stakes

Racing at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono

Svanstedt Continues Simpson Dominance At Pocono

October 18, 2023

Trainer Ake Svanstedt ran his winning streak to nine on Wednesday (Oct. 18) in John Simpson Sr. Memorial races this week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania by winning three out of three races in ...

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Svanstedt Students Top Simpson Races At Pocono

October 16, 2023

Trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt picked up wins in three of the five John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races held on Monday (Oct. 16) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Simpson Stakes Contested At Philly

October 22, 2021

There was $201,200 worth of John Simpson Sr. stakes series action for sophomore colts on Friday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia – the Albatross stake for pacers and the Ayres stake for trotters.

'Miller Time' In Friday's Simpson Splits

October 23, 2020

It was “Miller time” during the John Simpson Sr. stakes action for freshman colts on Friday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Freshman Fillies Star In Simpson Stakes

October 16, 2020

Despite the fact that it was cool and rainy in the greater Philadelphia area on Friday afternoon, and that two-year-old fillies were featured in the 2020 debut of the John Simpson Sr. stakes series, f...

Sophomores In Simpson Spotlight

October 08, 2018

A special Monday afternoon (Oct. 8) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia featured $200,000 worth of stakes action in John Simpson Sr. events for three-year-old colts and geldings, with horses of both gaits c...

Simpson Stakes Continue At Philly

September 28, 2018

Two-year-old colts were featured in over $190,000 of John Simpson Sr. stakes action at Harrah’s Philadelphia with Yonkers’ leading driver, Jason Bartlett taking a rare excursion to metro Philly and wi...

Stealth Hanover Sets Record In Simpson

September 17, 2017

At nearly 99-1 odds, the Francisco Del Cid trainee Stealth Hanover made a break in the Hambletonian eliminations, finishing eighth, failing to make the finals. After another up-the-track finish in Pen...

'Photobombr' Wires Simpson Foes

October 30, 2016

Photobombr Hanover never looked back from his outside post six in taking the final event in the John Simpson Sr. stakes series, the $74,000 two-year-old colt pace, on Sunday afternoon (October 30) at ...

Simpson Stakes Continue At Philly

October 28, 2016

The John Simpson Sr. stakes series continued at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (October 28), with action for two-year-old trotters of both sexes, and even though each of the winners had bee...

Lakeisha Hall Fastest In Simpson Stakes

October 16, 2016

Three-year-old pacers of each sex both raced three $35,000 divisions in the John Simpson Sr. stakes series on Sunday afternoon (October 16) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the fastest mile of the six t...

Sophomore Trotters Star In Simpson

October 14, 2016

Dayson, who has lost only twice in his 23-start career when he has stayed flat, and Sir Royson, who hadn’t stayed flat in his last four starts (but was second to Dayson the last time he did), won $40,...

Simpson Revamped, Moved Back To PA

January 14, 2016

The John Simpson Memorial Stakes for colts and fillies will undergo several changes in 2016, as the races return to the Pennsylvania after a successful five-year-run at the Meadowlands Racetrack, Tiog...