Wilkes-Barre, PA — The Tuesday (April 11) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania saw trotters in the spotlight, in both four $20,000 divisions of the first preliminary of the Weiss Series for sophomore fillies, and in six $20,000 divisions of the second preliminary of the Game Of Claims Series for horses carrying a base claiming tag this week of $27,500.

The quickest mile turned in during the Weiss action was 1:55.3 by the Walner miss A Good Chardonnay, setting the pace and holding off potential pocket rocket EEE Z Wow by 1-1/4 lengths while breaking her maiden for trainer Julie Miller and driver Andy Miller, whose Andy Miller Stable Inc. shares ownership with Michael Anderson and Jean Goehlen.

A Good Chardonnay broke her maiden in Bobby Weiss Series competition Tuesday at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

The Bar Hopping filly Bella Macchiato lived up to 1-10 backing, making two moves in controlling the pace and winning in 1:56.4 by three-quarters of a length for driver Josert Fonseca, trainer Nancy Takter, and the ownership of Black Horse Racing, Christina Takter, Goran Anderberg and the trainer.

Drivers Tyler Buter and Jim Pantaleano had a victory in both the Weiss and the Game Of Claims. Buter’s Weiss win was with the Father Patrick filly Over Board, whose strong rally carried her to a 1:56.3 maiden victory for trainer Carter Pinske and the team of Pinske Stables and Lizanne Waples. Pantaleano brought home the Walner filly Quite Fast, whose three-quarter-length win in 1:57.2 came in her introduction to trainer Pete Kaiser; she is owned by Bax Stable, Glengate Farms and Brilo Farms.

With his victory in a career best 1:53.3 during Game Of Claims action, Manofmanymuscles — one of four Tuesday wins for Jim Pantaleano to lead all drivers — became the fastest series winner of the day, the only double winner in his Game Of Claims division, and also the only series winner of the day to be claimed.

Tyler Buter’s Game Of Claims victory came in the second-fastest mile in the series competition, a 1:54.2 score behind Town Victor which equaled his mark. Other Game Of Claims winners were Nasey (1:54.4, Braxten Boyd), Diehard Seelster (1:55.2, Marcus Miller), Simon Got Lucky (1:55.3, Simon Allard), and Can’t Say No (1:56, George Napolitano Jr.).

Racing returns to Pocono on Saturday (April 15) at 1 p.m. featuring the second round of the Weiss Series for 3-year-old pacing colts. Program pages for all Pocono races are or will be available on the PHHA website.