Play It Again As, Mystical Wynn take Pocono features

Wilkes-Barre, PA — A pair of $15,000 trots headlined the Tuesday (Oct. 22) twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with both Mystical Wynn and Play It Again As scoring in 1:55.2 just before heavy rains necessitated a downgrading of the track surface.

The Donato Hanover mare Mystical Wynn parlayed a pocket trip into a neck decision over heavy favorite Grandma Heidi, who had set the pace. Anthony Napolitano drove the Bob Baggitt Jr. trainee for the Kelly Walker Stable LLC.

Joining forces with trainer Frank Kamine and the ownership of A 1 Racing for the first time, the E L Titan sophomore filly Play It Again As took a lifetime mark in the other feature event. Despite being off for 23 days, Play It Again As set the pace from the quarter and had enough to withstand first-over Choco Charlie by a half length under the guidance of Simon Allard.

The top pace on the evening was a $14,000 distaff event, in which the Bettor’s Delight mare Medusa raised her lifetime earnings to $997,778 with a victory in 1:51.1 over a track listed as sloppy. George Napolitano Jr. put the favored winner on the lead, and she stormed home in :55.1 despite the adverse conditions to defeat long shot KG Rocks by four lengths for trainer Randy Bendis, who also co-owns the veteran mare with Pollack Racing LLC.

George Napolitano Jr. won four of the last five races to give him top honors for Tuesday.

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