Lazarus N sophomore takes lifetime mark

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Endofstory (Lazarus N) brushed to the lead past the quarter – and boom, endofstory. He won the $17,000 harness racing pacing feature at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Tuesday (Aug. 13) in a lifetime best of 1:49.4.

The victorious sophomore gelding came after early leader I Was Tricked near the :27 quarter, hit the half in :55.3, held off first-over Girldad to the 1:23 three-quarters, then marched home in :26.4 to have 2½ lengths on that rival at the finish. Matt Kakaley handled the winning Yonkers shipper for trainer Doug Dilloian Jr. and owners David Linker, Brian Loman, Robert Venable, and Kyle Warren.

ENDOFSTORY REPLAY

Lovers Trouble (Tellitlikeitis) also used a pace-controlling move after the quarter then held off repeated challengers to take the $15,000 co-featured pace, also posting a lifetime best of 1:49.4. The triumphant gelding has now won his last three starts at Pocono, with Tyler Buter aboard for Tuesday’s victory for trainer Joe Bongiorno and the partnership of JB Racing and Evans Nation.

LOVERS TROUBLE REPLAY

Tioga invader Stewardoftheland moved into the barn of Lisa Martin for owner David Koslowsky and posted the fastest clocking of the day, 1:49.1, with an 8¼ length victory for driver Braxten Boyd.

Anthony Napolitano was leading pilot on the day with four winners circle visits; Matt Kakaley (three wins) doubled his meet lead over George Napolitano (two wins), with the score now 188-186.

The morning lines have been established for Saturday’s $2.3M Sun Stakes Saturday supercard at Pocono. Favored in the top-money races for sophomores are Legendary Hanover (Hempt colt pace), Rocket Deo (Lynch filly pace), T C I (Beal colt trot), and Elista Hanover (Delmonica Hanover filly trot).

The Saturday card, which begins at 2:30 p.m., also has an Invitational on both gaits, for which the early chalk is Jiggy Jog S (Sebastian K S Invitational trot) and Voukefalas (Always B Miki Invitational pace). Free Pocono programs are or will be available at www.phha.org.

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

From the PHHA / Pocono Downs