Somehriznsomewhere impresses with 1:51.4 breakthrough

WILKES-BARRE PA – The two-year-olds were certainly in the spotlight on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with a $16,000 harness racing event for each freshman group divided by gait and sex.

The Sweet Lou – Horizon gelding Somehriznsomewhere broke his maiden in fine style as he dictated the tempo then came home in :27.4 to hold off the stalking favorite Crunchstyle by three-quarters of a length in 1:51.4 in the freshman contest for male pacers. George Napolitano Jr. handled the sulky duties for trainer Chris Ryder and the partnership of Summer Wind Stable, Joe Sbrocco & JAF Racing, Craig Henderson, and Robert Mondillo.

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The pacing filly cut saw Pillow Play, a daughter of Papi Rob Hanover – Angel’s Pride who showed a 1:51.1 – :26.3 victory in Kentucky, came to Pennsylvania and defeated her main rival, Happy Papi, with a decisive 2¼ length victory in 1:53.1. Pillow Play moved to the lead in front of the stands the first time around, ahead of Happy Papi, then stayed ahead of that rival with a :28 last quarter in an impressive win for driver Matt Kakaley, trainer Scott Di Domenico, and the combine of Triple D Stables Inc., Michael Rekoon, and Steve Stewart.

On the trotting side, the males’ event was taken by the Greenshoe – Donna Hill gelding Green To Go, who followed up on a win in a Keystone Classic event in his last start with a 1:57.1 victory. Tyler Buter tucked the winner in third early, inherited the pocket as the leader broke down the backstretch, moved the baby nearing the far turn to be in front headstretch, then kept favored Capt Osborne at bay by a length for trainer-owner D. R. Ackerman.

Filly trotters were headed by Sister Lise, a daughter of Father Patrick – Checkmate Time, who tucked early then found clearance between horses late for driver Donald Dupont and won in 1:57.4 in a race where the top five were separated only by 1½ lengths. Trainer Marie Dupont is also the owner of Sister Lise.

Tyler Buter had three winners when he was scheduled to leave for Yonkers after race ten, but an Åke Svanstedt trainee needed a late driver switch in race eleven, Buter got it, and he left for Gotham with four wins for the day already in the bag. Matt Kakaley and George Napolitano Jr. each had two sulky successes on the card – if Buter retains his current lead, these three drivers will have won the last seventeen dash titles at Pocono.

Racing returns to the mountain oval on Saturday at 1 p.m., with fast-class pacers filling the marquee spots. Free Pocono program pages are or will be available at www.phha.org.

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

From the PHHA / Pocono Downs