Pocono: Tyler Buter posts career win 3,000

Tyler Buter recorded the 3,000th driving victory of his career during a special Easter Sunday twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Buter rallied Daddy Let Me Drive into a 28 1/5 last quarter, closing furiously in the last sixteenth to be up right on the money.

The 33-year-old Buter, from a famous racing family, showed early talent in the sulky when he recorded his first win with I Luv My Pasture at the Gladwin (Michigan) fair before his 17th birthday. Along the way to his 3,000 wins and almost $35 million in sulky earnings, Buter had his best money year in 2015, when his mounts brought home over $5 million; his best year for visiting the winners circle was 2007, when he won 444 times – while driving at 30 different tracks, more than half fairs in his native Michigan.

--press release (PHHA/Pocono)--