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Sunday’s (March 28) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Harrah’s Philadelphia and Scarborough Downs.

Sweet Rock wins fifth straight in Philly feature

Chester, PA — A field of eight upper-conditioned level pacers battled in the $22,000 featured event on Sunday at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Favored Sweet Rock (Brett Miller) was in search of his fifth straight win. The 4-year-old son of Rocknroll Hanover was coming off a 1:51.2 clocking in his most recent effort at Dover Downs.

At the start, it was the Julie Miller trainee Exit Cam (Andy Miller) who took the lead, with Sweet Rock securing the pocket. Sweet Rock vacated the pocket immediately after the quarter to re-take command, getting to the half in :56.4.

After battling with millionaire pacer Dial Or Nodial (David Miller), Sweet Rock opened up at the top of the stretch, winning by a diminishing length in 1:52.1. Dial Or Nodial finished second, while Exit Cam was third.

The Wayne Givens trainee now has nine wins in 38 career starts. He is owned by Legacy Racing of Delaware, Reginald Hazzard and G P Calloway. He paid $5.00 to win.

— Mike Bozich

Scarborough Downs
Veteran teamster Gary Mosher put on a driving clinic Sunday at Scarborough Downs as the man in the red and green colors claimed victory in four of the ten races programmed. The career winner of more than 5,900 races kept everything “family style” in the early going, kicking off the day by claiming victory in both ends of the daily double with horses owned by his son Garrett. The proud Dad made back-to-back visits to the winner’s circle, first with Wildcat Ideal and then with Pembroke Boogie, keying a fan favorite $9.60 gimmick, much to the delight of the large crowd of punters assembled on the crisp New England afternoon. With the popular winners in the rear view mirror, the fans discounted Mosher’s chances later in the card as Joseph Nelson’s Warrawee Nonesuch snuck past them paying $21.20 to win in the eighth. The 6-year-old gelding not only snuck past the players but also past the heavily favored JJ’s Jet (Drew Campbell) to deliver the perennially powerful Nelson his first training win at the Downs in more than a year. Charlie By Far capped off Mosher’s grand slam performance, returning $41.60 in the finale to the fans that stuck around and believed. Live harness racing resumes next weekend at Scarborough Downs with cards going to post at 1 p.m. (EDT) on both Saturday and Sunday.