The top purse offered on Tuesday, Oct. 29 afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was $20,833, for two races for developing horses, one race on each gait.

They were also “big-money events” in another sense as well, because on a day where 12 of the 14 races brought home winners who paid $6.40 or less, the feature winners paid $42.80 on the pace and $22.80 on the trot.

Twin B Empress, dismissed at 20-1 in the top pace, swept three-wide in the lane and dashed home to just catch pacesetter Shes Got It by a nose while reducing her mark to 1:53.2. Tyler Buter had the Always B Miki sophomore filly in a good spot to strike, and she made the most of the opportunity for trainer Ron Burke and the ubiquitous Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi ownership.

The Donato Hanover gelding Brickyard Rally went straight to the top at 10-1 in the feature trot, was not directly affected when the race’s two favourites broke, and then held off 34-1 shot Soncando by three parts of a length while equalling his career best of 1:55.1. George Napolitano Jr., who tied for horsemen’s honours on the day with Braxten Boyd as they each had three winning steers, guided the winner for owner-trainer Ray Baynes.

The veteran Kadabra trotting mare P L Notsonice, a career winner of $755,760, sped around the Pocono oval in 1:52.1 while leading at every post. Anthony Napolitano drove the classy mare for trainer Anthony Faulkner and Elite Harness Racing LLC.

Pocono will race on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday afternoons starting at 1 p.m. until the end of the meet, on Nov. 23. Free Pocono program pages will be available on the PHHA website.

(PHHA / Pocono)