Kinesiology heads trotting fillies in Weiss action Tuesday

Wilkes-Barre, PA — Kinesiology was the fastest winner in the six $20,000 first-round divisions of the the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old trotting fillies on a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon (April 9) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while Hall Of Fame driver David Miller accounted for three of the Weiss winners.

The Walner filly Kinesiology stopped the timer in 1:55 in line to Todd McCarthy to remain undefeated after two 2024 starts after getting blanked as a freshman. Michael Burke conditions the improved filly for Burke Racing Stable LLC, Beasty LLC, Lawrence Karr and J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby.

Kinesiology was all alone at the end of her Weiss Series division Tuesday at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

Miller brought two Tactical Landing misses to lifetime bests: Tactical Lori (1:55.2), for trainer Nifty Norman and owners Melvin Hartman and Enzed Racing Stable in her second consecutive visit to Victory Lane; and Mantacular (1:56), successful in her seasonal bow for trainer Daniel Renaud and Glengate Farms. The leading money winner among active drivers added a third Weiss win with the Walner miss Elista Hanover, whose 1:55.3 matched her previous best win clocking from a qualifier. Trainer Annie Stoebe shares ownership with R. Lynn and Philomena Curry.

Braxten Boyd, who drove four winners on the day, guided the Father Patrick miss Happy Chopper to a new mark of 1:56.1 in her first race of the year for trainer Mark Harder and his ownership partners Dean Lockhart and Denna Rachel Frost.

Sire Walner picked up a second Weiss credit with Tove Palema for driver Andy Miller and trainer Julie Miller. Andy Miller Stable owns Tove Palema with Patrick Hoopes and Mortgage Boys Stable.

The trot-heavy card also featured six $17,500 second-round divisions of the Game Of Claims Trotting Series, with the entrants this week base-tagged at $27,500. One division produced the fastest trot mile of the year at Pocono, 1:53.1, from the rampaging Kadabra gelding Fight Song and driver Anthony Napolitano, also a lifetime best. Fight Song was joined in changing hands post-race after remaining undefeated in two series starts by Passionate Promise (Ridge Warren, a new mark of 1:55).

Two other trotters kept their series scorecard perfect in two series starts, and they both went back to familiar surroundings: Vegas Ticket (1:55.4, giving Anthony Napolitano two Game Of Claims wins) and Kinnder Thinktwice (Simon Allard, 1:55.1). Of the eight horses claimed after the first leg, only Louscardamon (Braxten Boyd, 1:54.4) won for his new connections; the other Game Of Claims trot went to Yes (George Napolitano Jr., 1:55.1).

The pacers had their moment of glory as the Heston Blue Chip mare Forgot Thewallet A won her third straight — and in the process posted Pocono’s quickest mile of the year at 1:51 — for Braxten Boyd, trainer Maria Rice, and Team Rice Racing.

Action continues at Pocono on Saturday (April 13) at 1 p.m. with 10 $20,000 second-round divisions of the Weiss Series for 3-year-old pacers: six for males and four for females. Free Pocono programs are or will be available at www.phha.org.

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