Sun Stakes Saturday

While most of the harness racing world required a brief interlude to process the stunning results of the stretch drives in both $25,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial eliminations on Saturday (June 25) at The...

“He had some really good races last year and kind of flew under the radar coming back this year for no real reason. He’s a quality horse and he’s showing that now.”

“There are a lot of good pacing fillies this year. I think mine’s one of them. As long as mine stays healthy, she’ll go right with them.”

“Personally, I think this is probably as exciting a race coming up that there ever was. All the drivers have confidence in their horse. They all think they’re going to win it. All three raced fantasti...

“I’m so glad I get to drive State Treasurer, but part of me wants to sit on the sidelines and watch those great horses (Wiggle It Jiggleit , Always B Miki , Freaky Feet Pete, State Treasurer, etc.) go...

The draw for the most widely-anticipated race in quite some time was completed this morning at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Ten pacers comprise the star-studded field of the 2016 Ben Franklin Pace...

Tonight (Saturday, June 25) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, the greatest assemblage of horses in North American harness racing during 2016 (14 millionaires and half the National Top Ten) contested...

“He already thinks he is the king of the barn… I already had to put three or four boards higher on [his stall] than what is normal for the other horses because he always tries to jump over it to get o...

"We get along very well. The bottom line is that this horse found me and I found him."

The Sun Stakes Saturday eliminations highlighted the rainy June 27 harness racing card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono and narrowed down the fields for the Max C. Hempt Memorial Pace, Earl Beal Jr....

The fastest trotting mile in harness racing history over any size of racetrack, and the fastest mile ever over a five-eighths mile racetrack were just two of the standout performances as a multitude o...