The 1:55 clocking lowered Ooh Rah’s lifetime mark by a full second, and raised his seasonal tally to 12-6-1-0, with a lifetime bankroll of $74,200, with trainer Kathleen La Montagne sharing ownership with Donald La Montagne.
Since coming north from Pompano in mid-April, trainer Tony Dinges has posted a 27-10-2-3 record, good for a “northern UTR” of .449, including the 3-for-3 Pocono Tuesday Dinges shared with driver Jim Marohn Jr. One of their winners was the If I Can Dream mare Yes You Can, who stormed four-high on the far bend after a wild pace and hit the wire first in 1:51 in the $16,500 distaff pacing feature; another was with the Big Jim mare Tempus Seelster, taking a $14,000 subfeature in a personal best 1:50.1 – just 2/5 of a second off the overall Pocono seasonal standard of 1:49.4 set by Orillia Joe. Both of these mares are owned by Holland Racing Stable.
The third came with Dangerousprecedent, a Western Hanover mare Dinges owns, who spoiled the sophomore debut of 1-20 favorite and freshman NYSS champion Tequila Monday by opening a big lead down the back and then holding off the heavy chalk by a neck in 1:52.1, equaling her lifetime best.