WILKES-BARRE PA – Harness racing favorites were victorious in both $16,500 features Saturday night at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with Somebody As posting a 1:53.3 clocking in the top trot and Maxdaddy Blue Chip equaling his lifetime mark of 1:49.1 on the pace.

Perennial Downs' driving leader George Napolitano Jr. completed a sweep of the Daily Double with his victory behind Somebody As, who rattled right down the road and then held off the pocket rocket attempt of Crosbys Clam Baker by a half-length in a stretch battle of $500G+ winners. The victorious Striking Sahbra gelding, trained by Anette Lorentzon for ACL Stuteri AB and Kjell Johansson, upped his lifetime bankroll to $639,396 with the victory.

The Sportswriter gelding Maxdaddy Blue Chip took advantage of class relief and an absence of poor racing luck (last week he hooked wheels) to show his ability to best advantage. He paced his own back half in 54 despite going first-over and won by 2¼ lengths while equaling his own best win time taken earlier this year at The Meadowlands. Tom Jackson handled the 12-time winner in 2017 for the meet's leading trainer Rene Allard and the ownership of Allard Racing Inc., Alycon Stable, How's That Stables Inc., and VIP Internet Stable LLC.

PHHA / Pocono