Wilkes-Barre, PA — Despite the temperature hovering near 50 degrees, the three winners of the $15,000 features on the Tuesday (Nov. 5) twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono all posted lifetime marks.

Benson Boys N took a new best of 1:52 in a pace for males, his U.S. debut. Unraced at 2 and 3 but now 6-for-13 in his last two seasons, Benson Boys N swept wide off cover on the far turn, was kept wide by the pocket-sitting Boys Turn moving outside at head-stretch, but still won the stretch battle by three-quarteers of a length. Tyler Buter drove the promising Art Major gelding for trainer Chris Oakes and owners Northfork Racing Stable and Alan Johnston.

The Pet Rock sophomore filly Throwing Shade put in a big mile in her second start for Team Allard, winning the featured distaff pace in 1:52.4 by over four lengths. Driver Simon Allard got a spot leaving, then moved the filly at the three-eighths to gain the lead by the half before coasting to victory for trainer Rene Allard and the partnership of Allard Racing Inc., Jordan Derue and Bruce Soulsby.

In the feature division for trotters, Choco Charlie closed steadily in the last quarter, wearing down leader Play It Again As by a length in 1:54.4. Tyler Buter drove the sophomore altered son of Andover Hall for trainer Jill Roland and owner Bernard O’Brien.

Buter and Eric Carlson led the driving colony with three winners each on the Tuesday card.

Pocono has only three cards remaining in its 2019 season: this Saturday (Nov. 9), the following Tuesday (Nov. 12), and then closing night on Saturday, Nov. 16.