Favourites 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 in the pace.

Leading-driver 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 Bake by a half-length. 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.

Sportswriter-gelding Maxdaddy Blue Chip bounced back off traffic troubles last week to take the feature pace going first over. Winning by two-and-a-quarter lengths, 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.

(With files from the PHHA)