Both French Wine and Once In A Lifetime lived to their billing as favourite with victories in the $142,148 third preliminary leg of a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes event for three-year-old males Sunday afternoon (July 2) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
On Sunday evening (June 11), Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured three-year-old trotting males in the second preliminary of the state-sired program, two $71,274 divisions of the Sire Stakes and four $20,000 divisions of the Stallion Series.
Heist shot the Lightning Lane to the lead, then held off the furious rally of Keeper Of Secrets to capture Friday’s co-feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $13,600 conditioned trot.
Southwind Bourbon scorched the back half in :56.3 en route to victory in Wednesday’s (April 19) $12,500 second leg of the Ruby Cook Memorial for three-year-old filly pacers at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Two series championships were up for grabs Thursday (March 23) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, and the burning question of the day was: could Heist and Inside Express possibly be as dominant in the finals as they were in the two preliminary legs?