Jose Godinez gets 1,000th win with Frazzleberry

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Frazzleberry (Art Major) never looked back in winning the $13,000 featured conditioned claiming pace on Tuesday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, in the process providing harness racing trainer Jose Godinez with his 1,000th career victory.

The feature was a mirror image of the race before it, as driver Anthony Napolitano sent a Godinez trainee to the lead and was never caught.

Frazzleberry took command right away, put up a :27.4 quarter, rested to a :57.1 half, and then came home in :55.2 – :27.3 to lower his mark by over two seconds to 1:52.3. Joseph Betro, Ian Behar, and Kristie Leigh Farm Inc. own the winner.

Godinez, 39, a native of Mexico now living in Bullville NY, has been training for fifteen years, and has had most of his success at New York State tracks, though he is a frequent participant in the Pocono program.

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A $12,500 event for trotters went to Great Magic (Kadabra) for Team Whelan – driver Michael and trainer/owner Walter – in 1:55.2. The veteran sat a pocket journey, then dashed up the Pocono Pike for a 1½ length victory over pacesetter Teddy Brosevelt. Great Magic has now won both of his starts since returning to the track where he took his mark of 1:54.4 last year.

Anthony Napolitano won the last four races on the Tuesday Pocono card to end the day with five victories; Braxten Boyd reported home first four times.

Racing resumes at Pocono on Saturday with a 1:30 program, with a $27,500 fast-class pace the highlight of a card with many talented horses. Program pages will be available by clicking here.

For complete race results, click here.

From the PHHA/The Downs