Optrix became the first horse to pay over $50 to win twice at the 2023 meet at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, making a strong backstretch move to the lead and going on for a new lifetime mark of 1:55.1 in his start on Monday (July 17).
A pair of $16,000 contests for pacers looking to climb up the rungs of the classladder were the highlights of the Tuesday afternoon (July 4) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Odds-on favourite Portulaca clicked in one of the two $15,000 featured trots at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday (June 26) afternoon, but 18-1 shot Weather Vanes set the pace and held on for the victory in the other division.
Prominent Pocono barns produced sweeps in the action for each sex of two-year-old pacers during the Wednesday early session at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.