Pocono: Adriano Hanover keeps perfect record intact

All three divisions of the $180,855 third preliminary round of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono saw their winners take lifetime bests of 1:52 over off going, with Adriano Hanover perfect after three PaSS events and driver Matt Kakaley engineering upsets in the other two divisions.

The Western Ideal-A and G’sconfusion colt Adriano Hanover had little trouble in winning his division as the heavy favorite, moving after the 27 2/5 quarter, making the lead well before the 56 second half, and then passing the three-quarters in 1:24 1/5 before dashing home to post a 2 1/2 length victory over Manticore. Adriano Hanover is now undefeated in five purse starts, with an Arden Downs division added to his three Sire Stakes wins, for driver Tim Tetrick and trainer Jim King Jr., who in the afternoon connected with #1-ranked Shartin in a Tioga stake, and the ownership of Jo Ann-Looney King and Joseph Palermo III.

Cattlewash also entered his Sires section undefeated in two divisional races, but after moving out before the 27 1/5 quarter to soon grab the lead and post middle splits of 56 3/5 and 1:24 3/5, he faced the Charge Of The Light Brigade coming at him in the stretch. Moving fastest of all late was the Sweet Lou–Show And Tell gelding Tell Them Lou, who had been passed by Cattlewash after making the top, then came out in the lane and posted a half-length victory while paying $90.60. Papi Rob Hanover came up the Pocono Pike for second; Seeyou At Thebeach closed for third; and Cattlewash had to settle for fourth, though beaten only 1 1/2 lengths.

Jim Campbell trains the two-time winner for the ownership of Fashion Farms LLC. and Judith Peres. Tell Them Lou, with his 1:52 winning time, also earned the distinction of becoming his division’s North American season’s leader.

Trainer Ron Burke, who also had stakes wins at Hippodrome 3R and The Red Mile on Sunday, sent out the 1-2 finishers in the other Sires division, as Mac’s Big Boy defeated favored Caliber, a previous PaSS winner, by a half-length. The victorious Somebeachsomewhere–Michelle’s Jackpot colt made a big backstretch move for Kalaley on leader Western Vacation after that one had cut front numbers of 26 2/5 and 56 4/5, had the lead by the 1:24 three-quarters, then withstood Caliber to the wire. The winner had previously achieved a Pennsylvania All-Stars victory at Pocono for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC. and Weaver Bruscemi LLC., J&T Silva – Purnel & Libby, and the Wingfield Five LLC.

--press release (PHHA/Pocono)--