With the 10,000-win plateau now in his rear-view mirror, Bruce Ranger just continues to add to that gaudy total and chalked up six more wins to the tally after his reining rampage Monday at Plainridge Park.
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.