Chester, PA – Driver Andrew McCarthy had a pretty good week on Tuesday morning (June 30) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, winning seven races, including half of the 12 qualifiers devoted to 2-year-olds.
Among Andrew’s winners were the fastest freshmen on their respective gaits – on the pace, with the Stay Hungry-Pay The Price gelding Pay The Juice, coming home in :56 – :27.1 to stop the timer in 1:56.2 for trainer-owner Taylor Gower, and on the trot with the International Moni-Lily Kronos IT filly Ops Mearas S, who finished in :57.3 to post a 1:58.3 triumph for trainer Nicklas Andersen and Snogarps Gard Inc.
Aside from the Magnificent Seven of Andrew McCarthy, Tim Tetrick drove three winners during the qualies, while Andrew’s brother Todd had two. Noel Daley harnessed three winners; Andersen had two wins, as did Jamie Sullivan and “P. Engblom,” with Per and Petter each having one in their stable win.
To finish out the United Nations theme, Dexter Dunn piloted a winner, and his 22-year-old nephew Jacob, a promising young driver in New Zealand who just won his first Group 1 race with Daisy Bay in the Delightful Lady Classic at Alexandra Park, got his first three charted North American lines.