The Grand Circuit

Dexter Dunn and Brandon Blvd rush home to win $300,000 Hempt Memorial - Harnesslink Wilkes-Barre, PA – Driver Dexter Dunn worked out a pocket trip with Brandon Blvd (Downbytheseaside) behind Al Papi, angled to the inside in the stretch to

Pocono: Photo finish goes For Once Inmy Life's way in Always B Miki Free-For-All Pace 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 Pennsyl...

Brandon Blvd grabbed another major victory this year by capturing the Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial for 3YO C&G pacers on Saturday at Pocono. (photo by Derick Giwner)

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Inexpressable was determined on the front-end and held sway to win the Grade 2 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial for 3YO male trotters at Pocono. (photo by Derick Giwner)

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Sangria Summer rallied in the passing lane from the pocket to win the Grade 1 James M. Lynch Memorial for 3YO filly pacers on Saturday at Pocono. (photo by Derick Giwner)

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FOR ONCE INMY LIFE (1) held on to take the (Grade 3) $100,000 Always B Miki Free-For-All Pace over the pylon-skimming 1-5 favorite SURREAL IDEAL (2) to win in a lifetime best-equaling 1:48.4f.

Driven by Jordan Stratton for his brother, trainer Cory Stratton and owner Winters Racing Stable, the 6-year-old son of DOWNBYTHESEASIDE now has nine wins in 20 seasonal outings. He was bred by Joe Sbrocco and paid a handsome $39.80 in the 18-1 upset.

DANDY IDEAL hung on for third.

INEXPRESSABLE held off the passing lane charge of 8-5 favorite DIABOLIC HILL (6) to take the $300,000 (Grade 2) Earl Beal Jr. Memorial for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings in a lifetime best 1:51.1f.

Driven by Scott Zeron for trainer Lucas Wallin who co-owns with Karin-Walter Mommert, the Yonkers Trot-winning son of WALNER returned $10.40. Bred by Menhammar Stuteri and S R F Stable, he picked up his fourth win in seven seasonal outings.

MAGIC PUNK finished third.