Crystal Fashion, Parmesan N at Pocono Winners – US Trotting News

Wilkes-Barre, PA – Crystal Fashion, winner of the 2018 Holiday Memorial at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, continued his two-year-old winning streak at the mountain track when he won the $17,500 Trot on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 24).

Crystal Fashion first crossed the wire in 1:53.1 by 2-1/2 lengths. Photo by Curtis Salonik.

The Cantab Hall gelding raced in the pocket, this day at Pocono (winning half of 14 races), with splits of 27.2, :56.2 and 1:24.4, then was edged out by driver George Napolitano Jr. Mid-turn and easily dominated, crossing the wire first by 2-1/2 lengths in 1:53.1.

The veteran earned a lifetime bankroll of 2,173,749 for Fashion Farms, but trainer Chuck Chrisman Jr. and EVM Racing look like they have the horse to add to his strong form on his current two-race winning streak. .

In fact, the veteran son of Love, who clocked a fastest mile in 1:52.2 at Eurobond, stopped driver Matt Kakalein in front of the lead but still won the $14,500 race in the final quarter. For trainer Travis Alexander and Morrison Racing Stables.

On the event side, the $17,500 top event featured a 10-1 upset winner by the Tertachadar gelding Parmesan N. Anthony Napolitano kept the power going in the third. After a hard-fought 1:51.1 mile, Parmesan swung N wide, with mid-splits of:56.1 and 1:23.3. Michael Deters trains the winner himself and partners Joel Warner, Lawrence Barnett and John Spindler.

Late leading driver Matt Kakaley came home five times first on the card, three times behind the pacesetter and twice behind the horse in the two hole.

Pocono races this Monday and Tuesday afternoon at 1:30; Next Saturday (Oct. 1), the card will change from Pocono regular after the concert here starting at 3 p.m. Program pages for all Pocono races are available on the PHHA website.