Live On set the world record for four-year-old pacing geldings on a five-eighth-mile oval with a sizzling 1:48.1 clocking in a condition pacing victory on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
The race was for non-winners of $22,000 in the last five starts and carried a purse of $21,000.
Live On (Four Starzzz Shark-Reflect Upon Life), a four-year-old from the barn of Tom Fanning, left from post position NO. 2 in a field of nine. Driver Eric Carlson sent him to the front end and the gelding didn’t let up until he was five lengths in front of his closest competition on the line. The fractions were :26.3, :54.1, 1:21.2, and 1:48.1.
The previous Pocono track record for that age and gender was 1:48.3, shared by Special T Rocks and Dynamic Youth. The world record for that age group on a five-eighth-mile oval was previously 1:48.2, held by Rockem.
Live On, who won for the fourth time in 14 races this season, is owned by Fly By Night Stables. It was his 10th lifetime victory, giving him career earnings of $149,313.
Later on in the evening at Pocono, Zooming (Classic Photo-Merit Lane) won a condition trot and matched a track record in the process. Zooming, a five-year-old gelding driven by Jim Morrill Jr. for trainer Amber Buter, won in 1:51, matching the Pocono aged geldings record set originally by the great Arch Madness in 2010.
(Pocono Downs)