WILKES-BARRE PA – It may have taken her until the end of her three-year-old harness racing campaign, but the sophomore Well Said filly Eloquent Grace may have had her breakthrough mile Tuesday night at  The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in taking the $18,000 distaff pacing feature.

Her final time of 1:53.1 in 48-degree temperatures did not give her a new mark (she set hers at 1:51.4 in 79 temperatures in Philly at June), but her method of winning was most impressive – sitting fourth and about five lengths off the pace at the 5/8, Eloquent Grace and driver Jim Marohn Jr. made a giant spurt to reach the leader by the ¾ pole, go by on the turn, and win by 4¼ lengths, with her final 3/8 translating to about a 1:50 mile rate. The superior victory also boosted her earnings over six figures – to $100,200.

An embryo transfer foal out of Graceful Motion, who produced the millionaire Real Artist full sister/brother Ginger And Fred and Fred And Ginger (the lead name reveals the horse's sex), also embryo transfer foals who were successfully campaigned by Ed Gold, Howard Taylor, and Jerry Silva in various partnerships, Eloquent Grace continues a long history for this trio: the official ownership on her is Taylor, Gold, J&T Silva Stables LLC, and the Burke Racing Stable LLC of conditioner Ron Burke.

Star driver of the evening at Pocono at press time was Andrew McCarthy, who visited Victory Lane four times, in races 3, 5, 6 and 7. Breaking up McCarthy's streak was fourth race winning driver Jim Taggart Jr., who in the eleventh race came back with an $89.80 winner in Marion Millionaire – giving The Downs seven horses paying $50 on more in its last six cards.

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