Super seven for Napolitano

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Harness racing driver Anthony Napolitano “rolled a seven” at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon (Jul. 21), winning the feature, one of the two co-featured events, and the race generating the longest priced winner of the day.

The 41-year-old Napolitano kept the Always B Miki gelding Building Boost off the pace through early fractions of :27.3 and :55, had him rolling raw before the 1:23 three-quarters, and then held off the horse on his back, Boardwalk Bet, to win the $17,000 featured pace in 1:50.3, reducing his mark by a tick. Jake Huff trains the developing sidewheeler for Rosalia Huff and Beauty Bridle Racing Stable Inc.

BUILDING BOOST REPLAY

In one of two $16,500 events for fast-class pacers Pat Mcgarry A (Million Dollar Cam) wouldn’t yield to favored RIP Wheeler early, setting first-half numbers of :26.3 and :54, then drew clear to the 1:21 three-quarters and finished out his mile in 1:48.3, lowering his mark by a full second. The gelding is trained by Jenn Bongiorno for owner Howard Taylor.

PAT MCGARRY A REPLAY

It was Jenn Bongiorno who had the sweep of the co-features, as the Betting Line gelding Imaginary Line took the shortest way home from the rail. Driver Marcus Miller put up fractions of :27, :55, and 1:22.4, then kept his pacer going to withstand pocketsitter Code Cracker by three-quarters of a length in 1:50 for owner Robert Weinstein.

“Anthony Nap” concluded the day’s racing by working out a nice second-over trip with Santafe’s Coach, closing strongly to win in 1:51.3 and return $45.20 to win as the longest shot in the finale.

Sunday’s 6 p.m. card at The Downs will feature two $40,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars pace for two-year-old fillies as the baby distaffs look to build on their early resumes. Program pages for all Pocono races are or will be available by clicking here.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

From the PHHA / Pocono Downs