Wilkes-Barre, PA — Blenheim put it all together on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 16) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, winning the featured fast-class trot in 1:53.

Anthony Napolitano, Tuesday’s top driver at Pocono with Tuesday winners, kept the veteran Yankee Glide gelding in reserve early as The Lionking AS and Magical Journey argued during fractions of :27 and :55.3, then made one solid brush up the backstretch and right to the lead by the 1:24.2 third station. Blenheim then widened his lead with every stride he took, leaving a field with $1.8 million in combined lifetime earnings 10 lengths or more back at the finish. Lance Hudson trains the winner of $412,409 for owner William Hartt.

Blenheim was the easiest of winners in Tuesday’s fast-class trotting headliner at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

Among the younger trotting set, the 3-year-old Walner gelding Abruzzo won his second straight start, going to the lead past the quarter, setting a moderate pace, then sprinting home in :28 to complete a 1:55 mile 1-3/4 lengths ahead of Bill Bauer. Marcus Miller drove Abruzzo for his father, trainer Erv Miller, who shares ownership with John Koliopoulos.

The next card at The Downs is their biggest of the year, the $2.2 million Sun Stakes Saturday (Aug. 20), featuring the top 3-year-olds and free-for-allers among both trotters and pacers — half of the current Top Ten are racing at Pocono on Saturday. Program pages will be available on the PHHA website Wednesday.