WILKES-BARRE PA – After a recent bout of "seconditis," Aggressive showed himself back in winning harness racing form Sunday night at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, taking the $18,000 featured trot while posting a new mark of 1:52.4.
George Napolitano Jr. got away third with the gelded son of Kadabra as ABC Muscles Boy tripped the timer in 27.2 before yielding to favored B Yoyo, and that one put up middle splits of 56.2 and 1:24.1. Aggressive started his first-over move in the backstretch, and when turned loose just exploded, going by at the 3/4s, taking a 4-length lead by the stretch call, then winning safely by 3¼ lengths over ABC Muscles Boy, with second-over Tymal Signature along for third.
Aggressive had posted four seconds in his last five starts, but tonight he turned a corner, as have many members of the suddenly-hot stable of trainer Gil Garcia-Herrera, who trains the new member of the $150,000+ Club for owner Gil Garcia-Owen.
From the PHHA