From Racing Form (published 6 July 2026)
Two-year-old pacing colts and geldings made their first stakes appearances Monday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, contesting three $30,000 divisions of their Pennsylvania All-Stars event.
Hungry Marco, a Stay Hungry-Always Giggling colt and thus a three-quarter brother to the multiple stakes winner Gigglingonthebeach, came from Philly to the mountain oval with three successful trips behind the starting gate, a winning qualifier on either side of an overnight triumph, and added a stakes victory to his burgeoning resume in 1:54, the fastest All-Star division.
Hungry Marco was sent to the lead by driver Ridge Warren, set moderate fractions of 28 3/5, 58 1/5 and 1:27, then hustled home in 27 seconds to finish out the quickest win in his young career, a half-length ahead of closer Celtic Wine to his right, with pocket-sitter Loud Luxury just another neck behind to his left. Jamie Sullivan conditions the talented colt for the triumvirate of David Hamm, Glenn Phillips, and Frank Chick.
–press release (PHHA/Pocono)–
Photo: Curtis Salonick
