When Ron Burke was asked what kind of trip he preferred for his O'Brien Award-winning millionaire trotter T C I in his sophomore debut, the trained replied that he wanted his star pupil to win as easily as possible.
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Two out of three favourites prevailed in $41,096 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for three-year-old trotting colts Sunday evening (May 19) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the fastest winner, the Father Patrick colt Security Protected, scoring in 1:53 after closing furiously in his seasonal bow.
The only mare in the field, Passionate Promise, showed “the boys” how to get the job done when she won the $47,945 Game Of Claims Trotting Series Championship for $34,247 base-tag horses on Tuesday (April 23) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Dean Eckley made all the right moves heading into Monday (April 22) afternoon’s $23,973 championship of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series for horses base-tagged at $13,699, and reaped the benefits with a 1-2 finish headed by Team Mac and his 1:51.4 victory at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.