Chester, PA — Direction and Cantkeepmiasecret captured their respective co-featured $13,500 conditioned events on a cool and damp Friday (May 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

The top pacing contest was for fillies and mares, and the Always B Miki filly Direction won in 1:55 for her fifth triumph in seven lifetime starts. Direction, making her seasonal debut, was seventh and last behind early fractions of :28.3 and :58 but then got into a lively cover flow behind E A Audit before the 1:26.4 three-quarters, continued to gain on the far turn, and overpowered E A Audit by three-quarters of a length for trainer Brett Pelling and Diamond Creek Racing. Direction’s driver, Jack Pelling, led all drivers with three wins on the program.

In the marquee event for trotters, the Conway Hall mare Cantkeepmiasecret raced on an open lead for almost all of the mile, putting up splits of :28.1, :57.1 and 1:27 before easily keeping pocket sitter Wallandar 3-1/4 lengths at bay in a 1:56.1 mile. Andy McCarthy guided the winner to victory for trainer Nik Drennan and owners Robert Weinstein and Patrick O’Brien.

The racing week at Harrah’s Philadelphia concludes on Sunday (May 12). Jack’s Shadow N will seek his second straight win in the featured $13,000 fast-class handicap pace, carded as race 10, but he will have to overcome both strong opposition and the outermost starting slot in the field of six. First post is 12:40 p.m.; free programs will be available at www.phha.org.