from the PHHA/Pocono

Wilkes-Barre, PA — The Real Desire mare Eclipse Me N continued to show that she has the winning knack as she was victorious in the $17,500 mares pacing feature on Tuesday night (Sept. 18) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

Driver Simon Allard, sulky-sitting for trainer/brother Rene, worked out a fine second-over trip with Eclipse Me N, coming her own last half in :54.4 to be a length clear of pocket-sitter Monica Gallagher at the end of the 1:51 journey. A winner of four of her last seven starts and an eight-time winner in 2018 for owners Allard Racing Inc., Yves Sarrazin, and Donald MacRae, Eclipse Me N now has earnings of $84,460 for the season and $167,619 lifetime.

George Napolitano Jr. guided home six winners on the Tuesday card at Pocono, giving him 18 for the four-day racing week here (4-1/2 a night average). Combining his Pocono wins with a five-bagger at Harrah’s Philadelphia Friday and a triple there Sunday, Napolitano had 26 victories over a five-day period, which now puts him ahead of Dan Noble for third place in North America behind Aaron Merriman and Ronnie Wrenn Jr.

His sixth winner on Tuesday, Critical Mass in the last race, was a pari-mutuel shocker, returning $50.00 for a $2 ticket; earlier George had guided Colorful Jamie to a $25.80 tally. If a fan had bet $2 to win on each of Napolitano’s 14 Tuesday drives, the fan would have received a $90.00 return — a profit of 221 percent.