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Pocono: Horses to watch from August 29 - Sept. 1, 2026
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Ken WaltersSep 04, 2026
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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For Once Inmy Life and driver Jordan Stratton used a late burst in the stretch to win Saturday's (Aug. 22) $100,000 Grade 3 Always B Miki Free-For-All, for older pacers, by a nose over Surreal Ideal and half-length over pace-setting favorite Dandy Ideal in 1:48 4/5 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Driver Dexter Dunn worked out a pocket trip with Brandon Blvd behind Al Papi, angled to the inside in the stretch to find open space, and rushed home from there to post a 1 1/2 length win over Melillo in 1:48 2/5 in the $300,000 Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial, for 3-year-old pacers, at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Al Papi finished third.
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MGM Yonkers Trot winner Inexpresable picked up another Grade 2 victory by winning the $300,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial for sophomore male trotters on Saturday evening at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:51 1/5.
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Sangria Summer sat behind dueling leaders Darlin's Angel and Be Perfect BG around the final turn, then ducked to the inside in the stretch to rally for a one-length win in Saturday's (Aug. 22) $250,000 Grade 1 James M. Lynch Memorial, for 3-year-old female pacers, in a stakes-record 1:48 4/5 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Victorianas Secret took command from first-over on the far turn and went on to a track record-equaling 1:51 2/5 win in the Grade 1 $250,000 Delmonica Hanover for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Nordic Catcher S won Saturday's (Aug. 22) $100,000 Grade 3 Sebastian K Free-For-All by 2 3/4 lengths over Resolve To Win in 1:50 3/5 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, equaling both the world record for a 4-year-old trotting stallion on a five-eighths-mile oval, as well as the track record. Hillexotic finished third.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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The sophomore male class of pacers has been looking for a leader for much of the season. With the 2025 Horse of the Year Beau Jangles failing thus far to fulfill that role, others have stepped forward, holding the mantle just long enough before surrendering it. As we move towards the end of the summer battles, there appeared to be only one location left on the schedule that could bring together all the major components and pinpoint the leader. That notion came to fruition on Monday (August 17) when all the major sophomore stakes winners in 2026 entered the $300,000 Max Hempt Memorial, part of a huge 14-race Sun Stakes program at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
For Once Inmy Life and driver Jordan Stratton used a late burst in the stretch to win Saturday's (Aug. 22) $100,000 Grade 3 Always B Miki Free-For-All, for older pacers, by a nose over Surreal Ideal and half-length over pace-setting favorite Dandy Ideal in 1:48 4/5 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Driver Dexter Dunn worked out a pocket trip with Brandon Blvd behind Al Papi, angled to the inside in the stretch to find open space, and rushed home from there to post a 1 1/2 length win over Melillo in 1:48 2/5 in the $300,000 Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial, for 3-year-old pacers, at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Al Papi finished third.
MGM Yonkers Trot winner Inexpresable picked up another Grade 2 victory by winning the $300,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial for sophomore male trotters on Saturday evening at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:51 1/5.
Sangria Summer sat behind dueling leaders Darlin's Angel and Be Perfect BG around the final turn, then ducked to the inside in the stretch to rally for a one-length win in Saturday's (Aug. 22) $250,000 Grade 1 James M. Lynch Memorial, for 3-year-old female pacers, in a stakes-record 1:48 4/5 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Victorianas Secret took command from first-over on the far turn and went on to a track record-equaling 1:51 2/5 win in the Grade 1 $250,000 Delmonica Hanover for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Nordic Catcher S won Saturday's (Aug. 22) $100,000 Grade 3 Sebastian K Free-For-All by 2 3/4 lengths over Resolve To Win in 1:50 3/5 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, equaling both the world record for a 4-year-old trotting stallion on a five-eighths-mile oval, as well as the track record. Hillexotic finished third.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
The sophomore male class of pacers has been looking for a leader for much of the season. With the 2025 Horse of the Year Beau Jangles failing thus far to fulfill that role, others have stepped forward, holding the mantle just long enough before surrendering it. As we move towards the end of the summer battles, there appeared to be only one location left on the schedule that could bring together all the major components and pinpoint the leader. That notion came to fruition on Monday (August 17) when all the major sophomore stakes winners in 2026 entered the $300,000 Max Hempt Memorial, part of a huge 14-race Sun Stakes program at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.