Wilkes-Barre, PA — Energysource and Hankins Hanover got the job done in their respective $17,000 featured trots on Saturday afternoon (July 27) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Energysource, has a history of bunching his wins – half of his 12 lifetime victories before this race came in a month and a half at the Indiana fairs last year – and here he took his second straight victory while lowering his mark to 1:53.3. Anthony Napolitano had his horse perfectly placed second-over off fractions of :27.1, :55.4 and 1:24.4, then swung him wide and chased down favored pacesetter Crystal Trio IT by 1-1/2 lengths. Lance Hudson trains the Swan For All gelding for owner William Hartt.
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Hankins Hanover, a Walner gelding, had to do his work uncovered as Missile set fractions of :28.1, :57.3 and 1:26.2, but the 3-year-old ground down the pacesetter to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:55.1, with Attis Rock ducking to the Pocono Pike from second-over to get third, another three parts of a length behind. Hankins Hanover was driven by Tyler Buter for trainer Nifty Norman and owners Pinske Stables and David Hoese.
Two and three starts ago, Imaginary Line had caught Shoobie Doo A up the inside from the pocket in Pocono’s $16,500 claiming handicap pace; last week others were involved early, shuffling Imaginary Line to third-in, and when free he couldn’t catch “Shoobie” and lost his six-race win streak. This week, the “normal order” was restored as the Betting Line gelding Imaginary Line, whom Tyler Buter drove for trainer Darren Taneyhill and LAV Racing Stable, parked Shoobie Doo A just past a :25.4 opener, sat on his back through middle splits of :54.3 and 1:22, then again used the Pocono Pike as a route to victory in 1:49.4. Epic Ace finished with a rush to take second, a neck behind the winner and three parts of a length ahead of Shoobie Doo A. The winner and pacesetter were haltered for a second straight week, with their old owners each forking over $1,000 extra this time to get back the two horses, who were taken for a combined $79,000.
The sophomore Captain Crunch gelding Number Cruncher took a $15,000 pace in 1:50.2. Marcus Miller, driving for trainer Erv Miller, rated comfortable fractions of :27.1, :55.3 and 1:24, then burned home in :26.2 to hold off pocket rival Chrchviewcamlot IR by 1-1/2 lengths for Ervin Miller Stable Inc., Douglas Overhiser and Greg Gillis.
George Napolitano Jr. had the hot hands on the Saturday card, bringing home five winners.
Pocono races on Sunday (July 28) at 6 p.m.; that card will be followed by Monday (July 29) and Tuesday (July 30) programs at 1 p.m. Free Pocono programs are or will be available at www.phha.org.