George Napolitano Jr.

Horses behind the starting gate at Harrah's Philadelphia

Strutsville Wins Philly Friday Feature; Six For Napolitano

The feature race winners at Harrah’s Philadelphia on “Filly And Mare Friday,” which focuses on pacers, had two things in common: they each took a lifetime mark (seven other horses lowered or equalled ...

One After Nine

One After Nine Sweeps Winter Is Coming Prelims

November 11, 2025

One After Nine completed a double in the preliminary rounds of the Winter Is Coming Trotting Series on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania under conditions befitting the title of ...

Mr Bluebird

Mr Bluebird Returns Sharp; Five For Napolitano

September 26, 2025

Mr Bluebird hadn’t raced in 21 days before taking the track as the favourite in the $19,178 feature conditioned race for developing trotters on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but trainer...

Southwind Celsius (inside)

Six For Napolitano Saturday At Pocono

A pair of $21,918 contests, one on each gait, headed the afternoon card on Saturday, May 24 as Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania opened up a four-day racing week.

Harness racing at Harrah's Philadelphia

Napolitano Jr. Stars On Philly Season Opener

Harrah's Philadelphia opened its 2025 harness racing season on Friday, April 11 during a special evening card and the star of the night was eight-time Philly dash-winning champion George Napolitano Jr...

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Napolitano Jr. Wins Six At Pocono

The all-time winningest driver at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, George Napolitano Jr., reclaimed the seasonal lead in the driving dash derby with six winners on the Tuesday, April 8 program at...

Beaujolais Breeze Impressive In Weiss Debut

The chestnut gelding Beaujolais Breeze made a striking pari-mutuel debut, capturing his $28,571 division of the Bobby Weiss Series’s first preliminary for three-year-old trotting males on Monday, Marc...

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You Got It Wins It In Pocono Feature

You Got It found “it” in the last quarter and closed well to take the $17,857 featured trot in 1:54.3 on Tuesday, March 11 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Keystone USHWA Announces Award Winners

Evan Pattak and Pohla Smith, the husband-and-wife team which has been the “First Family” of Pennsylvania harness racing communications for more than four decades, have been selected to receive the Mar...

Premier Desirey Takes Pocono Feature

Premier Desirey powered home with a strong back half while racing uncovered to capture the $24,286 female pacing feature in a career-best effort on Monday, March 10, at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsyl...

Home Hero Rich And Miserable Wins Pocono Feature

On Tuesday, March 4, Rich And Miserable secured the 56th victory of his career by winning the $18,116 featured trot on a mild afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania—where he has earned exac...

Warrawee Xalt (5)

Warrawee Xalt Tops In U.S. Debut

December 15, 2024

After a season with multiple successes over the five-eighths oval at Rideau Carleton Raceway this year, Warrawee Xalt made his stateside debut on Sunday, Dec. 15, at Harrah's Philadelphia, and prevail...

Big Skewy N

Hot Hands, Firsts And Streaks Saturday At Pocono

October 05, 2024

The fast-class veterans headed the afternoon card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 5, with a $25,000 race carded on each gait and both decided by a neck margin on a day when m...