Top pacers qualify for upcoming stakes series

WILKES-BARRE, PA – None Bettor A (Bettors Delight) and American Courage (American Ideal), two free-for-all harness racing pacers entered in Monday’s first leg of the MGM Borgata Series at Yonkers, got in useful final workouts on Wednesday morning at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, winning in 1:54 and 1:54.1, respectively.

Both fast horses were driven by Matt Kakaley for trainer Travis Alexander – The hot pairing during the young season so far at Pocono. None Bettor A came home in :27.1 to complete a wire-to-wire score for Joe P Racing LLC and Oldford Racing LLC; while American Courage came out of the pocket and gained during a :27.1 kicker to go by for Fiddler’s Creek Stables LLC.

Pocono continues its March Saturday – Sunday – Monday schedule at 1 p.m., with the upcoming racing week featuring the final preliminaries for the Game Of Claims Pacing Series, with the top pointwinners in the prelims earning their way into rich Championships the following week. Almost as interesting as tracking the finishing fate of the pacers is learning what their stable will be after the race – who will stay in their current barn, and who will join (or rejoin) the 65 horses to be claimed for $1,244,125 so far early at the mountain meet.

For complete qualifying race results, click here.

From the PHHA / Pocono Downs