Bandolito out-dueled Dynamic Youth to win the featured Preferred Handicap Pace on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night’s top purse of $25,000.

Dynamic Youth set the early pace and was able to rate the speed well. Yet Bandolito, the 4-5 favourite in the field of six, came ranging up first over on the backstretch for trainer/driver Daryl Bier. The two were hooked up in a close battle for pretty much the entire second half of the mile, with Bandolito finally prevailing by a neck in 1:50.2. Eighteen finished third.

Bandolito, a four-year-old stallion owned by Daryl and David Bier and Charles Dombeck, had won his previous two starts at Dover Downs and now has four wins in six races in 2014. The win was his 13th lifetime in just 17 starts, pushing his career earnings to $241,415.

(Pocono Downs)