Chester, PA — Pandora’s Box set a new lifetime mark of 1:56.3, while Northern Major’s 1:56.1 tied his personal best, as the pair won the $16,000 featured trots Friday afternoon (Nov. 30) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

The sophomore Cantab Hall filly Pandora’s Box slipped out behind first-over American Steele in the third quarter, tracked that rival as he trotted to the lead at headstretch, then overpowered that foe late to win by 4-1/4 lengths. Eric Carlson had sulky duty for trainer Ross Croghan and the ownership of Deo Volente Farms and Perry and Denise Martin.

Northern Major got things pretty much his own way on the front end, opening up a sizable lead, then withstanding favored Dunsinane Hall, who was not well-served by his cover, by 1-1/4 lengths. The familiar combine of driver Yannick Gingras, trainer Ron Burke, and Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi are behind the Kadabra gelding, who raised his lifetime earnings to $101,159.

Top events for pacers were a pair of $12,500 events for distaffs, with the meet’s leading driver George Napolitano Jr. going coast-to-coast with American Ideal mares in both triumphs.

Clear Idea made every pole a winning one in her victory, coming home in :55.4 to complete a 1:52.2 package for trainer Blake MacIntosh, the latter co-owner with Hutt Racing Stable, while in the other section, JK Jazzitup could not be caught in 1:53.1 as she raised her 2018 bankroll to $150,797. Gilbert Garcia-Herrera conditions the winner and co-owns her with Barbara and Donald Arnstine.

The 43-year-old New Zealand native Symon Spicer earned his first North American training credit when he sent out Breeders Crown starter Frost Damage Blues, who went from last to first to overpower her field in 1:52.4 for driver/owner Bill Augustine.

George Napolitano Jr. piloted home four winners Friday, giving him 11 on the first three cards of the week, while Tim Tetrick had three triumphs. Napolitano has a 246-240 edge with nine cards left to go locally in 2018. Surprisingly, two of his winners paid $18.80 and $19.20, while Tetrick accounted for the longest price of the day behind Highly Thought Of at $31.40.