Chester, PA — Coleen Dowdall’s Cruise Patrol ($4.80) earned his third win in four starts at the current Harrah’s Philadelphia meet, cascading down the center of the track to prevail in the last yards of a 1:51.2 mile in Sunday afternoon’s (April 28) featured $18,000 top-level pace.

Cruise Patrol (#5) cascades down the grandstand side to victory on Sunday at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Lauren Tucker/World Wide Racing Photos.

The 6-year-old Bettor’s Delight entire gave way to standouts Blood Line (Andy McCarthy) and Mach It So (David Miller) on approach to the first turn and was content to draft behind early splits of :26.4 and :55.2, only to be locked in by the first-over Nuclear Dragon (Yannick Gingras) up the backstretch. Just after Blood Line reached three-quarters in 1:23.2, George Napolitano Jr. found room to angle Cruise Patrol off the pegs in front of a fading Nuclear Dragon — but behind the 15-1 Rollinlikethunder (Art Stafford Jr.), who circled three-wide to pass stalled cover and challenge Blood Line for the lead turning for home.

As Rollinlikethunder struck the front off the corner, Cruise Patrol took aim down the grandstand side. In the final yards, Cruise Patrol lifted to the lead, collaring Rollinlikethunder by a half-length. Blood Line narrowly held third over Mach It So, who was just one-paced up the open stretch.

Mike Dowdall trains 17-time winner Cruise Patrol.

In the sub-featured $17,000 upper-winners pace, Closing Statement ($2.40) issued a powerful statement, jumping from second-level conditioned company and completing a first-over grind to defeat Romantic Interest by a length in 1:52.4. Dexter Dunn drove the 4-year-old Somebeachsomewhere gelding for trainer Mark Harder.

The fifth-race Jackpot Hi-5 was again hit by multiple players, resulting in a $13,944.84 carryover to Wednesday’s (May 1) card. Post time is 12:25 p.m. Eastern.