Wilkes-Barre, PA — Heading into this past weekend, Seal O’Neill had been winless in 17 starts in 2022. After Tuesday’s (July 5) $13,000 pacing feature on Tuesday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, he now has two victories for the season.

Seal O’Neill won in a dead heat on Saturday, quarter-moving before finishing in a tie with Western Waltz, and followed that up on short rest with a hard-fought 1:53.4 decision on Tuesday. Marcus Miller put the roan Rockin Image gelding on the lead and set the pace, was headed by the first-over Amazon on the far turn, but then came back gamely to parry that rival and then hold off wide finisher Win Place’n Show by a half length, with Amazon just another neck back from taking it all.

The striking Seal O’Neill registered his second win in a four-day span with a 1:53.4 score on Tuesday at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

Seal O’Neill is conditioned by Pocono’s leading trainer, Darren Taneyhill, for owner Mark Jakubik.

Perennial Pocono driving champion George Napolitano won both $12,500 sub-featured trots, both in 1:54. The Break The Bank K gelding Bank Box Treasure won wire-to-wire from the pole while taking a new mark for owner-trainer Gilbert Garcia-Herrera, and the Donato Hanover gelding Mystical Wynn used engine tactics in victory for trainer Robert Baggitt Jr., who shares ownership with Christine Baggitt.

Napolitano finished the day with three wins, but Matt Kakaley had the hottest hands, winning six times on Tuesday to give him 16 for the racing week. On the season, Kakaley leads Napolitano, 142-130.

Racing returns to Pocono this weekend, with outstanding features on a 1:30 p.m. program Saturday (July 9) and a 5:00 p.m. card Sunday (July 10). Saturday features a $25,000 fast-class pace with six horses who have an average lifetime mark of 1:49, and Sunday will bring together Pennsylvania 2-year-old pacing colts for four $30,000 Pennsylvania All-Stars divisions, along with a $25,000 pace for mares. Program pages will be available on the PHHA website.