Photo: Curtis Salonick
By: Jerry Connors, Jr.
WILKES-BARRE PA – Just as in the Bobby Weiss Series preliminaries for males, where only one trotter (Confident Volo) could be victorious in all three prelims, so the case proved to be in Tuesday’s third round $17,500 events of both Weiss series for females , as the trotting filly Concise swept all three prelim starts with a 1:55.3 time Tuesday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Tim Tetrick got the daughter of Gimpanzee to the lead just past the quarter, backed off the middle half, then dashed home 1¼ lengths better than pocketsitting Nightcap Mearas S while equaling the mark she set in the middle prelim. Nik Drennan trains the winner of four of five lifetime for his Drennan Stables LLC, Joseph Davino, and Brad Shackman.
The other two trots were won by the second and third choice in their races, even though neither paid over $5.60. The Captain Corey miss I Take The Care was the fastest Weiss trotter Tuesday, brushing from fifth to the lead in a :27.1 second quarter, then defeating Chestnut Kelly (both horses were 3-2, with the Chestnut having $30 more on her to win) by three quarters of a length while breaking her maiden in 1:54.4. George Napolitano Jr. gave his charge an aggressive drive and made it pay off for trainer Blake MacIntosh and Hutt Racing Stable.
The other diamondgaited dash went to the Chapter Seven filly Aviatrix Hanover, who overcame post eight and survived an inquiry to win for the second straight time in the Weiss. Aviatrix Hanover, the 9-5 third choice, recorded a 1:56 clocking while winning for driver Jason Bartlett, trained Jared Bako, and Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. There was a rare double inquiry on the first two horses under the wire, with Aviatrix Hanover not faulted but Cynic dropped from second to third for a breaking violation, with co-8-5 shot and favorite Kickan upped to the deuce.
There were two divisions of the pace, with the Bettor’s Wish miss Miss Jum Jabber, who skipped the second prelim, posting bookending wins, here in 1:52 - :54.2- :27 while going two-move uncovered. Andrew McCarthy was in the sulky behind the heavy favorite for trainer Brett Pelling and his Pelling Racing LLC.
The Sweet Lou filly Sicerto progressed in the Weiss from a sixth to a third to a win in the other sidewheeling event, coming from fifth at the stretch call to catch chalk Vanna By The River by a neck while lowering her record to 1:52.1. Tim Tetrick secured this pacing win to match his Weiss trotting score, and the 6-1 shot has now won half of her six lifetime starts for trainer Michael Hall and the partnership of CTC Stable, KDP Stable LLC, and Manklin Creek LLC.
George Napolitano Jr. won three of the last four races to end the day with four wins and sulky honors. The other Weiss winning drivers had doubles: Jason Bartlett, Andrew McCarthy, and Tim Tetrick (his two wins in the Weiss). Driver Braxten Boyd also had a two-bagger, as did trainer Brett Pelling.
The Weiss preliminaries are now finished; the three-year-olds will have $50,000 Championships, plus whatever $20,000 consolations will fill, on the following schedule: pacing colts on the track’s next card, Saturday (April 25); trotting colts the following Monday, and fillies on both gaits the day after that.
Saturday’s card also features a $20,000 Weiss consolation, a $27,500 fast-class pace, and a carryover into the last race High 5 wager. Post time for next week’s cards is 1 p.m. every day. Free Pocono pages are or will be available at www.phha,org.
WILKES-BARRE PA – Just as in the Bobby Weiss Series preliminaries for males, where only one trotter (Confident Volo) could be victorious in all three prelims, so the case proved to be in Tuesday’s third round $17,500 events of both Weiss series for females , as the trotting filly Concise swept all three prelim starts with a 1:55.3 time Tuesday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Tim Tetrick got the daughter of Gimpanzee to the lead just past the quarter, backed off the middle half, then dashed home 1¼ lengths better than pocketsitting Nightcap Mearas S while equaling the mark she set in the middle prelim. Nik Drennan trains the winner of four of five lifetime for his Drennan Stables LLC, Joseph Davino, and Brad Shackman.
The other two trots were won by the second and third choice in their races, even though neither paid over $5.60. The Captain Corey miss I Take The Care was the fastest Weiss trotter Tuesday, brushing from fifth to the lead in a :27.1 second quarter, then defeating Chestnut Kelly (both horses were 3-2, with the Chestnut having $30 more on her to win) by three quarters of a length while breaking her maiden in 1:54.4. George Napolitano Jr. gave his charge an aggressive drive and made it pay off for trainer Blake MacIntosh and Hutt Racing Stable.
The other diamondgaited dash went to the Chapter Seven filly Aviatrix Hanover, who overcame post eight and survived an inquiry to win for the second straight time in the Weiss. Aviatrix Hanover, the 9-5 third choice, recorded a 1:56 clocking while winning for driver Jason Bartlett, trained Jared Bako, and Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. There was a rare double inquiry on the first two horses under the wire, with Aviatrix Hanover not faulted but Cynic dropped from second to third for a breaking violation, with co-8-5 shot and favorite Kickan upped to the deuce.
There were two divisions of the pace, with the Bettor’s Wish miss Miss Jum Jabber, who skipped the second prelim, posting bookending wins, here in 1:52 - :54.2- :27 while going two-move uncovered. Andrew McCarthy was in the sulky behind the heavy favorite for trainer Brett Pelling and his Pelling Racing LLC.
The Sweet Lou filly Sicerto progressed in the Weiss from a sixth to a third to a win in the other sidewheeling event, coming from fifth at the stretch call to catch chalk Vanna By The River by a neck while lowering her record to 1:52.1. Tim Tetrick secured this pacing win to match his Weiss trotting score, and the 6-1 shot has now won half of her six lifetime starts for trainer Michael Hall and the partnership of CTC Stable, KDP Stable LLC, and Manklin Creek LLC.
George Napolitano Jr. won three of the last four races to end the day with four wins and sulky honors. The other Weiss winning drivers had doubles: Jason Bartlett, Andrew McCarthy, and Tim Tetrick (his two wins in the Weiss). Driver Braxten Boyd also had a two-bagger, as did trainer Brett Pelling.
The Weiss preliminaries are now finished; the three-year-olds will have $50,000 Championships, plus whatever $20,000 consolations will fill, on the following schedule: pacing colts on the track’s next card, Saturday (April 25); trotting colts the following Monday, and fillies on both gaits the day after that.
Saturday’s card also features a $20,000 Weiss consolation, a $27,500 fast-class pace, and a carryover into the last race High 5 wager. Post time for next week’s cards is 1 p.m. every day. Free Pocono pages are or will be available at www.phha,org.
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