George Napolitano, Jr., not long removed from achieving his 10,000th career driving victory, posted another milestone at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on the Monday twilight card, guiding Follow Your Heart to a 1:53.3 initial pari-mutuel victory to notch his 5000th lifetime driving success over the red 5/8-mile oval in northeast Pennsylvania.
Just as he did with Motown N 16 days ago to get his overall win #10,000, Napolitano moved early for the lead with the favoured Follow Your Heart, and the Rock N Roll Heaven freshman gelding kept control from there, coming home in :55.3 while lowering his mark over four seconds. The freshman is trained by Aaron Lambert, who is also co-owner with Ron Coyne Stables Inc, Blair Corbeil and David Linker.
Napolitano is well on his way to his 13th championship in the driving win category at the Pocono oval. In North American terms, Napolitano became the 18th driver to reach five figures in sulky wins, and he ranks 11th among active drivers. George also is sitting in third place among all North American drivers in 2019.
(PHHA / Pocono)