Pocono: My Little Captain keeps perfect record intact

My Little Captain, already a double Pennsylvania Sire Stakes winner, is perfect in three career starts, all in stakes, after the 2-year-old pacing filly captured the last of three $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event during the Sunday twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

The track had just been rerated to "sloppy" after a storm had passed through, but the daughter of Captaintreacherous-My Little Delight was unaffected by the gooey going (she had won a baby Q over a sloppy surface at Philly). Mike Wilder tucked her in fourth then reserved her until later in the backstretch, where she made a quick move to challenge pace-setting Hallelujah Hanover, got the lead in the lane, then held off Dole Whip, racing on her back, by a length, with Hallelujah Hanover finishing third in the 1:54 mile. The very promising filly is trained by Andrew Stafford for EVM Racing LLC.

Captaintreacherous gained a second All-Stars siring credit from Hello Yes Hi (dam Camille), who had finished a good-closing second in Beach Cowgirl's amazing 1:50 2/5 Sires win at Pocono. On Sunday Matt Kalaley had her on the top at every call and drew away to win by 2 1/2 lengths over Proud Mary in taking a maiden mark of 1:53 4/5, last quarter 27 3/5. Pocono's leading driver Matt Kakaley drove the Ron Burke trainee for Burke Racing Stable LLC. and Weaver Bruscemi LLC., M1 Stable LLC., and Jack Piatt II.

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Fastest of the three All-Stars winners was the Sweet Lou-Power Pack Hanover baby Absolute Power, who for much of the way sat in the two-hole behind favored Ginger Tree Coco, then powered home in 27 3/5 to take a new mark of 1:52 3/5, 2 1/2 lengths to the good of the pace-setter. Scott Zeron sulkysat for the brother team of trainer Tom and owner John Cancelliere.

--press release (PHHA/Pocono)--