Father Patrick was one of the marquee attractions on the card at Pocono Downs on Saturday night and he did little to disappoint his backers at 1-9. The Cantab Hall-sired colt destroyed his foes with ease in the second of two $25,000 Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial eliminations for 3-year-old trotters. After a quarter posted on the board in 27 4/5 by Harper Blue Chip, driver Yannick Gingras quickly brushed Father Patrick to the front. When the half came on the board in a soft 57 seconds, it was all over for those chasing the unbeaten-in-2014 Father Patrick. He cruised past three quarters in 1:25 2/5 and only received a few light taps from Gingras while powering home a two-plus length winner in 1:52 4/5, his fastest clocking of the year. Harper Blue Chip and Sumatra chased the winner for second and third. Outburst rallied from the back to earn a spot in next Saturday’s $500,000 final. "He was great. We had at least a second left, probably more," said Gingras about the mile and what Father Patrick had in reserve. [DRF HARNESS: Sign Up for the FREE newly designed DRF Harness Newsletter!] Father Patrick Stable owns the winner, who is trained by Jimmy Takter. Despite a first-over journey, Nuncio had little trouble dispatching his rivals in the first split of the Beal. After fractions of 27 2/5 and 56 4/5, driver John Campbell edged Nuncio off the cones to turn up the heat on early leader Datsyuk. Those two hooked up at three quarters in 1:25 with Don Dorado a close third in the pocket. In the stretch, Nuncio slowly but surely made to the front under a few taps of the whip from Campbell to post the half-length win in 1:52 2/5 over Datsyuk and Don Dorado. Well Built and Amped Up Hanover (fastest fifth-place finisher) also qualified for the final. The winner, who is also trained by Takter, paid $2.60 and is owned by Stall Tz Inc.