Pocono: Kaddari remains unbeaten after taking Weiss Series Championship

Kaddari, a daughter of Walner who started her career with victories in the last two prelims of the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old trotting fillies, added the $50,000 Weiss Championship to her rapidly-growing resume on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The $375,000 yearling stopped the timer in 1:56 on a cool day with a strong stretch headwind.

Mattias Melander got away second with Kaddari, then moved nearing the 28 second quarter and stepped around A Good Chardonnay, keeping Quite Fast parked in the two-wide lane through fractions of 57 and 1:26 1/5. Into the wind driver Melander asked his filly for more, and she responded to be 2 1/2 lengths clear of Over Board, who circled five-wide in the stretch and passed many horses. But she didn't get past Kaddari, who is trained by Mattias's brother Marcus Melander and is owned by Courant Inc.

The $20,000 Weiss Consolation fell to the Muscle Hill filly I'm Amused in a lifetime best of 1:57. She popped the pocket down the backstretch and opened a big lead that could not be threatened through the stretch. Deborah Daguet trains the improving winner for D Racing Stable Inc., Kapildeo Singh, and Earl Hill Jr.

Marcus Miller led all Pocono drivers Tuesday with three sulky successes.

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The Downs will not present a live program this Saturday, Kentucky Derby Day. Racing returns on Sunday at 6 p.m. with the first stakes action of the year at Pocono, four $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for 3-year-old pacing fillies, a group which will include recent Weiss Series "sweeper" C Is For Cookie.

--press release (PHHA/Pocono)--