Wilkes-Barre, PA – At Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon (July 15), Diamante Hanover and King Tut Hanover stayed lively to the wire (during the second half of the card, the average final quarter was only :29.4) to take their respective $15,000 featured trots.

Diamante Hanover picked up the victory in one of Monday’s two trotting features at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

Diamante Hanover, a daughter of Cantab Hall trained by Emily Bost for owner Bruce Potter, sat a two-hole trip most of the mile, then came outside headstretch and went on to a 1:54.2 victory. Diamante Hanover was driven by Anthony Napolitano; his brother George won the other trotting feature in 1:56, a new mark, with the Explosive Matter gelding King Tut Haonover, who made a second early move to the lead stand up to the finish, where he was a neck ahead of Mischievous G for trainer Louise Pepin, co-owner with Steven Bryden.

Matt Kakaley, George Napolitano Jr., and Ridge Warren each visited the Pocono winners circle three times during the afternoon.

The racing week concludes Tuesday (July 16) with a 1 p.m. card which will feature a $17,000 pace for up-and-coming horses; there will also be carryover into the last race’s High-5 wager. Free Pocono programs are or will be available at www.phha.org.