Mohegan Sun's chief executive has gone on the record as saying that some are very surprised that Pocono Downs has landed the 2010 Breeders Crown. “I think a lot of us are surprised that Northeastern Pennsylvania was chosen,” Bobby Soper was quoted as saying

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“We wanted to have the Breeders Crown and are very pleased.”

Timesleader.com reports that the quotes came during a press conference yesterday afternoon highlighting the upcoming Pocono meet.

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(With files from timesleader.com)