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.
The entry box at Monticello Raceway was overflowing with two-year-old pacing fillies when Race Secretary Eric Warner drew for the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) divisions set for Monday, July 3.
American Fling (American Ideal) has shown the ability to step around a half-mile track, so the defending New York Sire Stakes champion earned the chance to step out Friday in the $250,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes for 3-year-old pacers at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Last year, American Fling competed four times on half-mile ovals in NYSS
A 'FLING' IN THE MESSENGER? – Horse Race Insider horseraceinsider.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from horseraceinsider.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.