The meet’s leading driver, George Napolitano, Jr., was named on four horses on the overnight sheet for the $14,000 distaff claiming handicap pacing feature at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Monday night.
They were the 5-2 early choice, and a 4-1 shot, a 5-1 shot, and a 6-1 shot on the morning line.
He took the longest shot of the four at 6-1, Intoview, then swept from seventh down the backstretch to reach the wire first in 1:53, a length to the good of Tataria.
Seas Ideal and Unbeamlieveable fought for the early lead well past the :26.3 marker on a track rated “sloppy,” with the former finally able to clear to the lead, only to have favoured LKs Nancy Lee start up uncovered at her by the :55.3 half. “George Nap” swung Intoview three-wide from fourth-over late on the backstretch, got cover from Tataria in the three-path on the far turn, then swung even wider and, after Tataria had made the stretch lead, was able to get by the gritty rival for the decision. A daughter of Mach Three, Intoview won her second straight race for owner/trainer Gilbert Garcia-Owen.
Napolitano continued his recent hot form with three winners, giving him 20 visits to Victory Lane since last Friday, racing Saturday-Sunday-Monday at Pocono and Friday-Sunday at Harrah’s Philly.
(PHHA / Pocono)