Trainer Ray Schnittker and driver Mark MacDonald had a good Wednesday morning with their returning three-year-olds at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with four qualifying winners in all.
The two $11,700 featured paces for 2-year-old colts and geldings on a hot Monday afternoon (July 12) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono both resulted in photo finishes, with Hunted House and Stewardoftheland proving more photogenic than the betting favourites.
Hunted House, a gray son of Huntsville–Gray Ghost, set fractions of :27.4, :57.2 and 1:26 under the guidance of Mark MacDonald at the last-named station bracing for the uncovered onslaught of Forrest Blu. The first-over horse did gain a short lead, but Hunted House showed courage to the wire, finishing with a head advantage while stopping the timer in a career-best 1:53.4 in his purse bow. Trainer Ray Schnittker also is part-owner of the distinctive colt with David Pepin and Flintlock Farm Inc.
The former estate agents at 51 High West Street, centre ANOTHER Dorchester town centre office building could be converted to flats. The latest application is for a former estate agents at 51 High West Street, with a request to Dorset Council for a change of use from office and ancillary accommodation to provide three flats. One would be one-bed, the others both two-bed. The building is listed, grade 2, and lies within the town’s conservation area. A similar application was made for a nearby building earlier in the month which was supported by Dorchester town council. Other local application include - 23 Cornwall Road, new home with integral garage and garden store; 52 & 52A South Street, two storey rear extension and internal alterations; Watcombe Farm, Forston installation of ground source heat pump; 18 Long Street, Cerne Abbas, internal and external alterations to include a single storey extension; 4 Walnut Court, Hawthorn Road, Charlton Down, garden room; Manor