Wilkes-Barre, PA – Smokee Mirrors came from dead last at the half in the $15,000 featured trot at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on the Tuesday (July 16) twilight card, circling the field to cross the wire first in 1:58.2.

Smokee Mirrors and driver Anthony Napolitano did get a fast pace behind which to work, and they followed the sweeping Papi Hanover from fourth-over at the 5/8, going three and then four-wide late on the far turn. In the stretch, Papi Hanover made a short lead, but the long wide uncovered journey was tiring, and Smokee Mirrors took over late, then withstood by a neck the favored Holiday Hangover, who had been badly shuffled and was closing even wider than the winner. Andrew Harris is handling the training of the victorious son of Kadabra for owner Robert Key.

Dark Force (#3) parlayed an inside trip to victory in the co-feature today at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

In a $14,000 distaff pacing co-feature, for the second straight week Dark Force parlayed an inside trip into a victory, on Tuesday taking a new mark of 1:50.3. Eric Carlson got away third with the Bettor’s Delight mare, sitting behind pacesetting favorite Sidewalk Dancer and pocketsitter Bye Bye Michelle; Sidewalk Dancer went fast fractions and seemed to blunt any late kick from Bye Bye Michelle, but Dark Force was steered to the deep Pocono Pike and responded sharply to overhaul the chalk by a neck. Ross Croghan trains the winner for Let It Ride Stables Inc.

Simon Allard drove five winners to head the Pocono sulkysitters during the Tuesday card, the last of which was $81.20 bomber Shady Secret, who was all alone most of the last half.