Wilkes-Barre, PA — The Bettor’s Delight gelding Bellows Binge made a successful bow for trainer Clay Faurot Jr. and owner Chelsey Faurot, rallying from the pocket to overhaul favored Daamericansky while taking the $16,000 claiming handicap pacing feature Saturday afternoon (Sept. 26) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

Matt Kakaley and Bellows Binge pushed Daamericansky much of a :26 opening quarter before yielding for the two-hole, then sat behind middle splits of :55.2 and 1:22.4. With no first-over horse lurking nearby, Kakaley had plenty of time to move the winner of $249,623 to the outside, and he went his own last quarter in :27.1 while taking a new lifetime mark of 1:50.1 with the three-quarter length victory.

A pair of $14,000 events were the headliners for the fast-class veteran set.

On the pace, the Somebeachsomewhere gelding Prince Of Tides made a strong move in the last quarter for driver George Napolitano Jr. to take a half-length decision over Rockapelo in 1:50. Randy Bendis trains the winner of $303,160 for Let It Ride Stables Inc., Mr. Dana Parham, and Howard Taylor.

On the trot, trainer Ake Svanstedt sent the tough Muscle M Up to town, and despite being three-wide most of the way to the three-eighths in pursuit of the lead, the son of Muscle Hill was an easy winner in 1:53.2. Matt Kakaley, in the sulky for Svanstedt, was as still as a statue in the stretch as Muscle M Up came home in :28.1 for Knutsson Trotting Inc.

Fastest mile of the day was turned in by Stone Hanover, a son of Art Major, who sat behind a hotly-contested pace then rallied for Anthony Napolitano to lower his lifetime mark to 1:49.2. Joe Pavia Jr. trains the winner, and his Joe Pavia Jr. Stable Inc. co-owns him with Steven Held, John Whitig, and Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky.

For the second time in three days, George Napolitano Jr. had a six-winner card, following up on a sextet at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday with a six-bagger at Pocono Saturday.

The Rainbow Pick-5 carryover will be at $222,561 when Pocono hosts a twilight card Sunday starting at 5 p.m.