Harness racing’s top-ranked stars, No. 1 Sylvia Hanover and No. 2 Confederate, will headline this weekend’s loaded Sun Stakes Saturday card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, where a total of $2.3 million in purses will be offered for the day.
M Ms Dream turned in a career-best performance as she led all the way in the $131,250 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial for trotting mares on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 5) at The Meadowlands.
An ownership change on David McDuffee's champion homebred Bella Bellini has been announced following the recent news of the five-year-old trotting mare's retirement from racing.
The $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace will be the secondary feature to the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday afternoon, July 23 and a mare that was grossly overlooked by the bettors at the Meadowlands last Saturday will probably be heavily supported in the Barton this week.