Joesstar of Mia A hangs tough in Pocono feature
Joesstar Of Mia A (Roll With Joe) led at every pole and hung on late for a harness racing victory in Saturday (Aug. 12) afternoon’s feature pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The race was for non-winners of $20,000 in the last four starts and carried a purse of $16,500.
Joesstar Of Mia A left from post position #4 in a field of eight as the 5-1 third choice. By the quarter pole, he had worked his way to the lead, and then he received excellent pace-rating from driver Anthony Napolitano, especially during a second panel of :29:2.
After shrugging off the first-over charge of Hesa Kingslayer N, the Aussie-bred had to hold tight as the 4-5 favorite Ken Hanover, last seen facing other 3-year-olds for $350,000 in the Adios at The Meadows, came charging up late. Joesstar Of Mia A found just enough to hold off Ken Hanover by a nose in 1:49:4. Code Cracker finished 3rd.
The win was the fifth win in 15 races this year for Joesstar Of Mia A, a ten-year-old gelding, is trained by Gareth Dowse, and owned by Dowse Racing Inc. of Marshall’s Creek, Pennsylvania. It was his 46th lifetime victory and pushed his career earnings to $635,330.
JOESSTAR OF MIA A REPLAY
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania resumes live racing on Sunday night (August 13, 2023) with a first post time of 1 PM ET. There are 14 races on the Pocono Sunday night card.
For full race results, click here: US Trotting results.
by Jim Beviglia, for Pocono Downs
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