Updated drivers and morning line

WILKES-BARRE PA – Here are the fields for the four rich Championship races to be held during this weekend's $2,169,500 Sun Stakes Saturday harness racing card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with post, horse name, driver (underlined if changed from yesterday's draw), trainer, and morning line odds.

 

Race 9 — The $300,000 JAMES LYNCH CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: 1, Tequila Monday, Brian Sears, Chris Oakes, 5-2; 2, Big City Betty, Jim Marohn Jr., Steve Salerno, 20-1; 3, Inverse Hanover, Tim Tetrick, Nifty Norman, 10-1; 4, Agent Q, David Miller, Aaron Lambert, 3-1; 5, Brazuca, Corey Callahan, Tom Cancelliere, 5-1; 6, Bettor's Up, Doug McNair, Scott Mceneny, 4-1; 7, Misqued, Steve Smith, John Balzer, 15-1; 8, Caviart Ally, Andrew McCarthy, Noel Daley, 12-1; 9, Idyllic Beach, Yannick Gingras, Jimmy Takter, 6-1.

 

Race 10 — The $500,000 MAX C. HEMPT CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: 1, Fear The Dragon, David Miller, Brian Brown, 5-2; 2, Santafe's Coach, Anthony Napolitano, Leo Iordan, 12-1; 3, Funknwaffles, Corey Callahan, John Butenschoen, 5-1; 4, Miso Fast, Matt Kakaley, Ron Burke, 4-1; 5, Boogie Shuffle, Scott Zeron, Mark Harder, 10-1; 6, Ozone Blue Chip, Brett Miller, Ron Coyne Jr., 20-1; 7, Donttellmeagain, Tim Tetrick, Jo Ann Looney-King, 6-1; 8, Downbytheseaside, Brian Sears, Brian Brown, 3-1; 9, Eddard Hanover, Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke, 15-1.

 

Race 11 — The $500,000 BEN FRANKLIN CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: 1, Keystone Velocity, Simon Allard, Rene Allard, 3-1; 2, Mel Mara, Corey Callahan, Dylan Davis, 5-2; 3, All Bets Off, Matt Kakaley, Ron Burke, 4-1; 4, Rockin Ron, Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke, 6-1; 5, Mach It So, Tim Tetrick, Jeff Bamond Jr., 12-1 6, Rock N' Roll World, Brian Sears, Jeff Cullipher, 20-1; 7, Dealt A Winner, David Miller, Mark Silva, 5-1; 8, Boston Red Rocks, Brett Miller, Steve Elliott, 10-1; 9, Shamballa, Scott Zeron, Rick Zeron, 15-1.

 

Race 12 — The $500,000 EARL BEAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: 1, Long Tom, Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, 3-1; 2, Perfect Spirit, David Miller, Ã…ke Svanstedt, 6-1; 3, Sortie, Andrew McCarthy, Noel Daley, 10-1; 4, Moonshiner Hanover, Scott Zeron, Christopher Beaver, 12-1; 5, Bill's Man, Corey Callahan, John Butenschoen, 4-1; 6, Lucky Matter, Brian Sears, Christopher Beaver, 20-1; 7, Devious Man, Andy Miller, Julie Miller, 5-1; 8, Ariana G (*filly), Yannick Gingras, Jimmy Takter, 5-2; 9, Dover Dan, Brett Miller, John Butenschoen, 15-1.

 

There will also be consolation races for each of the Big Four races:

$75,000 Beal consolation, race 5: Muscles Jared morning line choice;

$75,000 Hempt consolation, race 7, Heaven's Gait morning line choice;

$75,000 Franklin consolation, race 8, Freaky Feet Pete morning line choice;

$50,000 Lynch consolation, race 2: Roaring To Go morning line choice.

 

FINISHING LINES – And while the hoofbeats of the 3YO and older champions and the roar of the crowd from the previous night will still be faintly echoing, Pocono will host TEN divisions of the first stakes racing for the 2017 two-year-olds, with $30,000 on the line in each event of Pennsylvania All-Stars competition for the most promising of the state's babies. There will be four divisions of colt pacers, in races 1, 3, 12, and 14, and six divisions of colt trotters, in races 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, and 13 … Post time on Sun Stakes Saturday is 6:30 p.m.; Sunday's card begins one hour later.