Wilkes Barre, PA — In Papi Grad’s two-race career, the freshman daughter of Papi Rob Hanover–Betterthangraduate has won on both occasions in 1:51.1. On both occasions, she won by 10-1/4 lengths. And on both occasions, she thrilled fans seeing a potential superstar.

Papi Grad is a filly to watch, with her two career wins, including this one Sunday at Pocono, each by over ten lengths. Curtis Salonick Photo.

Papi Grad added her second success in one of three $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for two-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday (July 14) evening at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Driver Brett Miller, a former regular at Pocono but making his first appearance since Breeders Crown Night 2018, reserved his filly in fourth as Sweet Odds (Jason Bartlett) yielded the lead to Ballast (Tyler Buter)by the :27.4 quarter, then stayed in as the pacesetter reached the half at :56.1. Miller gave Papi Grad the word nearing the backstretch, and the filly went from four lengths back at the midpoint to a two length lead by the 1:24.1 three-quarters, then smoked home in :27 under a good hold by the driver. More will be heard from this filly, who is trained by Steve Carter for Brent Hopper, Jay Mossbarger, TKO Racing Stable LLC, and SCPStable&FriedlandRacing.

Tim Tetrick has driven a passel of top-grade pacing females for trainer Jim King Jr., so when he chose off a King filly in another All-Stars division, the crowd noted the change and made the Brian Brown-trained, Tetrick-chosen Westwinds a heavy favorite. Their faith was justified, as the Captaintreacherous – Muskoka Hanover miss kept her career record perfect in two starts, lowering her mark to 1:52.4. After early fractions of :28 and :57.3, Tetrick got Westwinds in good second-over position, pacing her own back half in :54.2 while advancing to and past the 1:25 three-quarters to win by 1-1/4 lengths over pacesetter Daily Double Deo (Tyler Buter) for the partnership of Stambaugh Leeman Stable, Joe Sbrocco, Alan Keith, and Wingfield Brothers LLC.

Captaintreacherous added a second sire credit in the other All-Stars section, as Lily White Hanover (dam Lillian Hanover) benefited from a clever Bartlett drive to make her purse bow a winning one in 1:53.2. Lily White Hanover sat fourth through fractions of :27.1, :56.2, and 1:24.4, then when the pocket horse faded on the far turn Bartlett was able to dip her to the inside from second-over, and the Pocono Pike proved the route of success by a length over Gingertree Brenasu. Andrew Harris trains the $350,000 yearling, who completed an All-Stars sweep by the chalk horses, for himself and his primary owners William Pollock and Bruce Areman.

The racing week closes out with 1 p.m. cards Monday and Tuesday, with trotters featured the first day and pacers the second. Free Pocono programs are or will be available at www.phha.org.