Hot Saturday for Burke, George Nap

WILKES-BARRE PA – The Ron Burke Stable sent out the two winners of $17,000 divisions of the featured trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon, Ordained and Seven Reps, while the pacing cut of the top class went to Jamaican Rock A.

Ordained,  a Father Patrick gelding, took his field wire-to-wire in 1:52.4, needing to come home in :55.4 – :27.4 to defeat first-over Mr Bluebird by a head, with favored pocketsitter Whiskey Lou just a neck off from taking it all. Tyler Buter, the meet’s leading driver, teamed with the meet’s leading trainer to win with the winner of $327,381 for Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Beasty LLC, and Frank Baldachino.

The Muscle Hill gelding Seven Reps took a new mark of 1:53, coming out of the pocket at 8-1 to down favored pacesetter The Fix Is In by a half length for driver George Napolitano Jr., and the ownership of Burke Racing Stable LLC, Knox Services Inc., Lawrence Karr, and J&T Silva – Purnel & Libby. “George Nap” and trainer Burke led their respective colonies with three winners each on the afternoon.

On the pace, Jamaican Rock A (A Rocknroll Dance) is now two for two in the United States after whistling through a 1:48.3 mile, coming home in :54 to win by a neck over Iknowbetter for George Napolitano Jr., trainer Scott Blackler, and owner Chad Kowal.

JAMAICAN ROCK A REPLAY

The $16,500 fast-class handicap pace went won by 19-1 prospect Santana Hanover, a $369,605-winning Big Jim gelding who closed strongly from third-over to defeat Congressional by three quarters of a length in 1:49.4 for driver Jack Pelling, trainer Joe Bongiorno, and owners JB Racing, J R Ryan, and Collin Ryan.

Racing continues at Pocono with a 6 p.m. card on Sunday, followed by 1 p.m. programs on Monday and Tuesday. Free Pocono program pages are or will be available at www.phha.org.