Trotters in the limelight at Pocono Downs

WILKES-BARRE, PA – At Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon, Diamante Hanover (Cantab Hall) and King Tut Hanover (Explosive Matter) stayed lively to the wire (during the second half of the card, the average final quarter was only :29.4) to take their respective $15,000 featured trots.

Diamante Hanover, trained by Emily Bost for owner Bruce Potter, sat a two-hole trip most of the mile, then came outside headstretch and went on to a 1:54.2 victory. Diamante Hanover was driven by Anthony Napolitano; his brother George won the other trotting feature in 1:56, a new mark, with the gelding King Tut Haonover, who made a second early move to the lead stand up to the finish, where he was a neck ahead of Mischievous G for trainer Louise Pepin, co-owner with Steven Bryden.

DIAMANTE HANOVER REPLAY

Matt Kakaley, George Napolitano Jr., and Ridge Warren each visited the Pocono winners circle three times during the afternoon.

KING TUT HANOVER REPLAY

The racing week concludes Tuesday with a 1 p.m. card which will feature a $17,000 pace for up-and-coming horses; there will also be carryover into the last race’s High-5 wager. Free Pocono programs are or will be available at www.phha.org.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

From the PHHA / Pocono Downs