Art Of Revenge Heads Pocono Triple For Burke

Art Of Revenge

Art Of Revenge, a 1:51.2 winner a week ago, went back-to-back with an identical clocking in a $21,528 event for claimers to cap off a training triple for Ron Burke on Sunday, June 7 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

The seven-year-old Art Official-Marthas Revenge gelding Art Of Revenge, who won at 11-1 in this class last week, was given even-money respect Sunday, and he proved worthy of the trust. Tyler Buter made two speed moves with the Burke trainee, who maintained the advantage to the wire and won by a neck over pocket-sitter Dracarys Z (Anthony Napolitano). Justasec N (Braxten Boyd) was third.

Art Of Revenge improved to four-for-10 this season for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. He paid $4.20 to win.

Buter, the leading driver at the mountainside oval, guided two more winners for Burke, who is now tied for the meet lead with Per Engblom at 35. They won with Goliath Hanover ($9.20) and Ghetto Loupastar ($4). Burke, North America's leading trainer, has 393 wins overall so far in 2026. The Hall of Famer is aiming for his fifth straight Pocono conditioners' crown and sixth in the last seven years. 

The Napolitano brothers, Anthony and George Jr., have generated many an exciting two-horse stretch battle to the wire at Pocono, but seldom at 17-1 and 37-1, respectively. However, this was just the case in the conditioned co-feature for up-and-comers, with Pepe Lou Pew being hustled to the front past the quarter by Anthony and then holding off a long uncovered bid from Trs Maserati Joe and George, with just a head between them at the finish. Ray Schnittker trains and owns the victorious four-year-old Sweet Lou-Mcfunky gelding, who scored his first win of the year in 13 outings. The win return was $36.

Matt Kakaley also posted three wins on the 12-race card, including the one for Engblom that kept the trainer in a tie for the top. Doublers on the twilight card were drivers Anthony Napolitano and trainer Ray Schnittker.

Monday’s 1 p.m. card at Pocono will have a $16,000 USD conditioned feature for fast-class trotters, as well as the second round of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series, with three $12,000 USD splits for horses base-tagged at $17,500 USD.

(With files from PHHA/Pocono)

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