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Hot Hands, Firsts And Streaks Saturday At Pocono

October 05, 2024

The fast-class veterans headed the afternoon card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 5, with a $25,000 race carded on each gait and both decided by a neck margin on a day when m...

Saulsbrook Victor winning at Pocono Downs

Saulsbrook Victor Successful Stateside

September 28, 2024

Saulsbrook Victor, a winner in Open company at Woodbine Mohawk Park in his last start, translated his sharp form upon heading south of the border, winning the $25,000 fast-class handicap pace in 1:48....

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Napolitano Dominates Sunday Card At Pocono

It was the “George And Dean Show” on Sunday, June 23 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the track’s all-time leading driver George Napolitano Jr. visiting the winner's circle five times, fo...

Robbie Pev winning at Pocono Downs

Pocono Feature To Robbie Pev; Five Wins For Napolitano

All five of the entrants in Sunday evening’s $19,863 fast-class trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania had faced each other in their last start, and for the second straight encounter Robbie Pev ...

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Burke Sweeps Pocono Trotting Co-Features

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 $22,973 trotting features on Saturday (March 30) afternoo...

Driver George Napolitano Jr. winning with Pencils Down at Harrah's Philadelphia for this 12,000 career victory

Napolitano Joins Elite Company With 12,000th Career Win

December 24, 2023

George Napolitano Jr. became just the eighth driver in harness racing history to hit the 12,000 career win mark when he guided trotting mare Pencils Down to a special Christmas Eve victory at Harrah's...

Liberty Bells Wrap; Napolitano Nabs Eight

September 25, 2022

The pacing female specialists, Team Tetrick-King, won both $30,000 divisions of the Liberty Bell Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 25) while ...

Frazzleberry Holds On In Pocono Feature; Five For Napolitano

Frazzleberry got his own way on the lead past the half in the $13,000 featured pace at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on a hot Tuesday afternoon, but he still had to work hard late to hang on to a no...

Pocono Season's Titles Awarded

October 30, 2021

Gilbert Garcia-Herrera won his first training title at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in 2021, and was honoured in ceremonies before Saturday's (Oct. 30) final card of the local season. Also honoured...

Napolitano Surpasses $100 Million Mark

October 16, 2021

Since George Napolitano Jr. has established himself as a legend at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono with a mammoth amount of driving and training titles, it seems appropriate that a horse named Imarocn...

Napolitano Celebrates 11,000th Win

September 14, 2021

Perhaps it was appropriate that it came in the 11th race on an 11-race card on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 14) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, but when George Napolitano Jr., Pocono’s all-time leadin...

Benjis Best Is Best At Pocono

Benjis Best, next-to-last at the half, outclosed Babes Dig Me and Sugartown in a three-across-the-wire finish to take the pacing feature on Saturday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

The George & Darren Show At Pocono

Aside from Stone Hanover rallying to win the $15,700 featured fast-class pace in 1:50.2 on Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Pocono, it was pretty much the “George and Darren Show.”