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WILKES-BARRE PA – George Napolitano Jr., the alltime winningest harness racing driver at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, won six races over an off track Monday afternoon, including both $27,500 feature races with the front end of a stable 1-2 sweep in the headliners. In the $27,500 fast-class trot, Napolitano guided the Resolve gelding Resolve […]
CHESTER PA – George Napolitano Jr. drove the 13,000th winner of his career on Friday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, rallying La Miki N into a :53.4 final half to give the Always B Miki mare a lifetime mark of 1:51 while recording his milestone triumph. Napolitano and La Miki N made the lead just past the […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – The all-time winningest harness racing driver at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, George Napolitano Jr., reclaimed the seasonal lead in the driving dash derby with six winners on the Tuesday program at the mountain oval, include three amidst the eight $15,000 divisions of the first preliminary of the Game Of Claiming Trotting […]
CHESTER, PA – Over “good” going at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Aug. 8) afternoon, the Wishing Stone gelding Pappardelle showed no ill effects from a layoff of just over four months, making every pole a winning one while taking the $15,000 fast-class harness racing trot in 1:53.4. A couple of outside horses were fleeter than […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Mid-card rain during the Saturday afternoon (June 29) harness racing program at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania caused most of the featured races to be conducted over a track rated “sloppy,” but Maximus Miki (Always B Miki) overcame both the weather and a tough field to win the $25,000 Open pace in […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – It was the “George And Dean Show” on Sunday evening (June 23) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the track’s all-time leading harness racing driver George Napolitano Jr. visiting the winners circle five times, four times with horses trained by Dean Eckley, including in both $16,500 featured paces. The faster of […]
CHESTER, PA – The Trixton gelding Toccoa Falls, held at 21-1 despite a victory in his latest start, found room up the inside and thwarted a giant late burst by heavy harness racing favorite Stable Genius to win the $14,000 fast-class handicap on “Trottin’ Thursday” at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Yanks Dugout took the field to the […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Three $16,500 events for high-priced claiming pacers topped a competitive harness racing card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday evening (June 9). One of the races was new to the Pocono condition sheet – an event for four- and five-year-old pacers with a base ticket of $40,000. It was won […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – High Voltage Deo (Sweet Lou) became the first harness racing horse to break the 1:50 mark this year on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, storming to a 1:49.3 decision in the $16,000 featured pace. The previous local mark had been the 1:50.2 of Tam Major A. Driver George Napolitano […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Harness racing trainer Mickey Burke, leading all North American conditioners in wins through the first part of 2024, sent out both of the winners in the twin $17,000 trotting features Saturday afternoon (March 30) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Manclane, a son of Cantab Hall, stalked main rival Frank The Elder […]
Energetic Hanover (Captaintreacherous) circled the harness racing field late and stormed home to win the $19,000 feature pace at Bally’s Dover on a balmy Thursday (March 14) night. 38-1 longshot Baba O’Reily, left alertly from the start of the race and led the field of quality pacers toward the opening quarter in a robust :26.3. […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – The Game Of Claims Series, a vehicle for sharp horses racing for a price tag to make good money for their owners (which can change every week during the harness racing preliminaries), kicked off its 2024 action on Saturday afternoon (March 2) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with six $17,500 divisions […]
Energetic Hanover (Captaintreacherous) circled the harness racing pack three wide at the top of the stretch and won the Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night. Sparks were flying early. Mack bullied his way to the top and parked out Sprocket to the opening quarter in a blazing 26 seconds flat. Even […]
Energetic Hanover (Captaintreacherous) waited patiently and exploded in the stretch to capture the $28,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Jan. 4) night. It was a fierce battle leaving the gate as Penzance Hanover parked out Mack, Belmont Royale N and the 1/2 betting favorite I Did It Myway, pacing to the […]
CHESTER, PA – George Napolitano Jr. became only the eighth North American harness racing driver to record 12,000 victories in his sulky career by guiding Pencils Down (Royalty For Life) to victory in the second race at Harrah’s Philadelphia Sunday (Dec. 24) afternoon. “George Nap” kept the mare in the two-hole trailing Everlasting Fashion, then […]
Climbing up the ladder of success for her third straight start, Pencils Down (Royalty For Life) was able to easily handle a field of six rivals in capturing the $17,000 feature trot at Pocono Downs Saturday (Oct. 14) afternoon. Competing over a sloppy, rain-soaked track with a two-second allowance by the Judges in the 8th […]
Despite racing over a sloppy track with a one-second allowance, race favorite Justice (Chapter Seven) and harness racing driver George Napolitano, Jr. had no trouble in capturing the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia Friday (Sept. 29). Crystal Fashion (Corey Callahan) was first on the lead from post five and led the field to the […]
Despite moving up in class after a fifth-place finish in her last start, not only did Dole Whip (Sweet Lou) go off as the wagering favorite in the $14,400 harness racing feature pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia Thursday (Aug. 24), but she also won in a romp. The 7th race for fillies and mares saw Dole […]
It was bad enough for the rest of the field that Incommunicado led from start to finish in the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia Sunday (July 30) afternoon, but for icing on the cake he made the harness racing victory a huge romp. Starting from post three for driver George Napolitano, Jr., Incommunicado went […]
WILKES-BARRE, PA – The chalks, both named after songs, emerged victorious in the twin $16,000 featured harness racing paces at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon, with Joemikiyoursofine (Always B Miki) triumphing in the division for males and Proud Mary (Sweet Lou) the winner in the group of females. The three-year-old gelding Joemikiyoursofine […]
CHESTER, PA – Both Island Of The Sea (Always A Virgin) and Hot Mess Express (Panther Hanover) were “pocket rockets” as they won the $16,200 featured harness racing paces on a hot Friday (June 30) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Island Of The Sea drew inside his main opposition in the event for males, and driver […]
CHESTER, PA – There had been showers during the afternoon on Friday (June 23) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and the harness racing track condition had been downgraded from “fast” to “sloppy” after race seven, but after the tenth race post parade the rain turned into a deluge, to the extent that the rest of the day’s […]
CHESTER PA – The pacing powerhouse Ruthless Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) came within a fifth of a second of the oldest harness racing track record on the books at Harrah’s Philadelphia, winning the $20,000 Open handicap pace for males on Friday afternoon (Apr. 21) in 1:48.3. On a warm day that was conducive to speedy tactics in […]
CHESTER, PA – Ruthless Hanover (Somebeachsomewhere) served notice to the national free-for-all pacing class that he may be ready for them right now after winning his seasonal harness racing debut, a $20,000 Open handicap Friday afternoon (Apr. 13) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, in 1:49.2, the fastest mile in eastern Pennsylvania this season. George Napolitano Jr. got […]
