The lure of $2,242,500 in purses has attracted many of harness racing’s stars to The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday afternoon for its biggest card of the year, Sun Stakes Saturday.
Many of North America's top harness racing prospects hit the dirt just over the Delaware River on Sunday (May 29) as Harrah's Philadelphia played host to three $100,000 invitational events for free-for-all competitors as well as several state-bred races.
On paper, Pebble Beach and Back Of The Neck looked to be the two qualifiers at The Meadowlands on Saturday (May 14) that would attract the most attention. However, a pair of pacers did their part to steal some of that thunder.
John Cancelliere's Father Nuno ($7.20) withstood a class hike and a lengthy first-over grind on his way to a 1:51.3 score in Sunday's (Nov. 21) $16,200 top-level pacing feature at Harrah's Philadelphia.
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