by Mike Bozich, for Harrah’s Philadelphia

Chester, PA — There were five divisions of Stallion Series races for Pennsylvania bred 3-year-old filly pacers on Wednesday (May 10) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia. They each went for a purse of $20,000.

In the first division, it was John Cancelliere’s Brazuca (Corey Callahan) making her 2017 debut a successful one. The daughter of Bettor’s Delight drove right to the top and made every call a winning one, stopping the clock in 1:51.2, a lifetime best. It was her sixth win in eleven career starts, her first on Lasix.

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Brazuca won her first start of the season on Wednesday in a division of the the PA Stallion Series at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

The second division went to Chris Ryder trainee Warrawee Sunshine (Andy McCarthy). The daughter of Somebeachsomewhere used a pocket trip behind the speed of Freakonomics (George Napolitano Jr) to score in a lifetime best 1:53. Warrawee Sunshine picked up her first win of the season, after chasing the red-hot Cousin Mary for four consecutive weeks in the Weiss Series at Pocono. Warrawee Sunshine is owned by Henderson Farms and Jeffrey Yingling.

Division three was captured by 19-1 longshot Rockin Casbah (Chris Ryder). The daughter of Rocknroll Hanover made the front despite being parked the opening quarter. She answered the stretch challenge of pocket sitter Give Up The Ghost (Tim Tetrick) to win in 1:54.4, the first of her career. She is owned by Craig Henderson, Bob Mondillo, and Richard Lombardo, and part-owned by Trainer Chris Ryder.

Another upset in division four as Anatolia Farm’s Dontwantalkaboutit (Andy McCarthy) held on to victory. The daughter of Ponder led for the first five-eighths of a mile before being overpowered by another longshot Caroline Hanover (Christian Lind). She, however, broke at the one-eighths pole, allowing Dontwantalkaboutit to re-claim the lead. She held off favorite YS Tallia (Simon Allard) in the final strides, clocking a lifetime’s best 1:54.2. The Jacob Hartline trainee paid $94 to win.

The fifth and final division went to Brian Brown trainee Stormy Seduction (Tim Tetrick). The daughter of Well Said brushed to the top past the quarter and stayed on strong for her third career win in four starts. She stopped the clock in 1:54.2 tying her lifetime best. She is owned by Spring Haven Farm and Jennifer Brown.