Feeling You, driven by Jim Morrill Jr. and trained by George Berkner, turned in the fastest time of the five divisions of the Wilkes-Barre Pace for three-year-old fillies Wednesday, April 21 at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
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In the fourth division of five in the first leg, Morrill Jr. left quickly from the six hole and grabbed the lead with Feeling You, a three-year-old Cambest filly who had three wins in four starts coming into this race in 2010. Opening quarter went in :27.4, half in 56.4, and three quarters in 1:25 before stopping the timer in 1:54.2 over the five-eighths mile oval.
Other divisional victors were Fox Valley Dazzle (Morrill Jr.) in 1:55.2; Naughtytiltheend (Morrill Jr.) in 1:54.4; Budgirls Hanover (Matt Kakaley) in 1:55.4, and RBs Luck (Pat Berry) in 1:56.2.
Purses for the divisions were $12,500 each.
The featured Fillies & Mares Open Pace was won by Flirtiscape (George Napolitano Jr.), who took the lead past the three-eighths pole and won the race in 1:51.3. Fox Valley Topaz (David Miller) closed hard for second with Elusive Prey (Larry Stalbaum) third.
Flirtiscape came into the race 0-11 in the win column and was a beaten favourite in the $28,000 Open Handicap Pace the previous week to Omen Hanover.
Morrill Jr. had five wins on the 16-race card.
(With files from Pocono Downs)