Pocono: 'Goodgirl' is just that in Pennsylvania All-Stars

Daughters of Greenshoe accounted for two of three $30,000 divisional winners of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon, with Goodgirl Bi IT (1:53 3/5) and Princess Jackie (1:54 2/5) both taking new marks as the favorites in winning their sectors. The other winner was the International Moni miss Payback Moni, who recorded a mild upset in 1:55 1/5.

Goodgirl Bi IT waited in third as Shes A Shoe In recorded splits of 26 4/5, 55 4/5 and 1:25 in their All-Stars sector, with driver Mattias Melander finally going to the right line mid-far turn, and the winner sprinting past the pace-setter to win by 4 1/2 lengths. Mattias's brother Marcus trains the winner of three of four 2025 starts for Courant Inc.

Princess Jackie, a three-time winner in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes competition last year, recorded her first win of this campaign in her cut, as Jim Marohn Jr. put her on the engine and laid down fractions 27 4/5, 56 4/5 and 1:25 1/5 before defeating Mean Dareen by three lengths. Princess Jackie now has a career bankroll of $211,383 for trainer-owner D. R. Ackerman.

Payback Moni found herself in a bit of an unfortunate spot early, three-wide in a four-way battle for the lead well into turn one, but the inside and outside horses made breaks before the quarter, letting driver Brady Brown settle his filly into the two-hole behind Country Victory just past a 27 4/5 first split. After a 57 2/5 half, Brown moved Payback Moni out and past the leader before a 1:26 three-quarters, but that opponent (the only other one in the race who didn't misstep) proved resilient, and the winning margin was a length for the Steve Schoeffel-trained filly, undefeated in four 2025 starts for the ownership of Kathy Schoeffel, Daniel Goehle, and James Reuther.

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Two distaffs of the opposite gait impressed in $16,000 co-features. The Captaintreacherous mare Stonecoldtreachery was never caught in a mile producing fractions of 27, 55, and 1:22 2/5 before the finish time of 1:49 2/5, a new mark for the Andy Miller-driven, Juan Cano-trained filly who is owned by Hot Lead farm.

The Papi Rob Hanover sophomore filly Asphalt, coming off wins in PA All-Stars and Home Grown events, overcame the tough tuck then first-over route in a 1:51 1/5 success, coming her own last quarter in 26 4/5 for driver Jack Pelling, trainer-father Brett, and owner Margaret Dey. Both victors were heavy favorites.

Pocono will conclude its racing week Tuesday with a card beginning at 1 p.m.

--press release (PHHA/Pocono)--