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Shecandance N was rolling fastest of all late, just catching favoured Crazy Cute to win the $13,000 featured distaff pace during the Sunday (June 27) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
Cavairt Cherie was first to the lead, yielding to April Ava before the :27 quarter, and then the latter gave up the lead to Crazy Cute in front of the stands, with the chalk posting middle fractions of :55.3 and 1:23.3. It looked like Crazy Cute’s toughest stretch opposition was going to come from her left with both April Ava and Caviart Cherie mounting bids in the Pocono Pike , but driver Marcus Miller and Shecandance N far back most of the way and widest of the main challengers streaked by right on the money for a nose decision. April Ava was third, another neck back, with Caviart Cherie fourth while beaten only three-quarter lengths for it all.
Highalator added to his impressive lifetime record at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday afternoon, as he is now 17 for 28 in his career at the mountain oval after a 1:50.1 victory in the Saturday (May 15) pacing feature.
Driver Rick Still did not try to outgun the outside leavers with the winning son of Somebeachsomewhere as they raced to a :26.3 quarter; he left him on the outside and gradually got the top before the :54.4 midway clocking. Second-choice Vettel N came up to challenge the leader before the 1:21.4 three-quarters, but Highlator remained his usual game self to run his lifetime totals to 41 wins in 92 starts and earnings of $654,228 for trainer Jenny Bier, who is co-owner with Joann Dombeck and Midsize Construction Inc.
Rich And Miserable earned his fourth consecutive win on Thursday (April 22) when he took the $14,400 featured trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:53.3.
Even though he was sitting in the normally-advantageous second position, Rich And Miserable rated far behind pacesetting Pikachu Hanover, who sailed along on an open lead in remarkable fractions of :27, :55.3 and 1:23.1. Pikachu Hanover could not sustain that energy usage, however, and Rich And Miserable narrowed in through the backstretch and drew off in the stretch for driver Tyler Buter, trainer Todd Buter, and owners Buter Farm Inc., Lynette Buter, and William and Carol Fuhs. The Explosive Matter gelding ran his career tally to 27-for-76, with earnings of $507,636.
Banzai As overcame post seven and ground out a first-over journey en route to victory in Thursday s (April 15) featured $12,800 event for developing trotters at Harrah s Philadelphia.
Banzai As and Tim Tetrick endured a tough first-over journey to beat pacesetting favourite Rose Run Vincent in a lifetime best 1:56. Anette Lorentzon trains the Lionhunter gelding for ACL Stuteri AB.
In one of two $11,600 co-features for fast-class trotters, the Explosive Matter gelding Rich And Miserable passed $500,000 in career earnings when he posted a 1:54.2 victory for trainer Todd Buter and the partnership of Buter Farm Inc., Lynette Buter and William and Carol Fuhs. David Miller guided the veteran trotter to the lead after an early battle and kept him rolling to defeat the late closing Chaptiama by 1-3/4 lengths.