Massetto, despite a tough two-move trip in subfreezing temperatures, proved the best in the $12,000 featured trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (Dec. 5).
Author: by PHHA for Harrah s Philadelphia
Cumberland Saturday card postponed to Monday
First Tracks Cumberland management has announced that the 11th racing date scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 6) has been postponed until Monday (Dec. 8). Post time remains 10:55 a.m., with the same program, race sequence and post positions originally slated for Saturday to be held in its entirety on Monday.
Kat’s Fancy strong in DSBF filly trot
Already a champion this season in both Delaware and Virginia, Jane Dunavant’s homebred Kat’s Fancy made easy work of her five rivals in the lone $20,000 first-round preliminary of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover, coasting to a 1:57.3 win on Monday (Dec. 1).
Harrah’s Philadelphia reschedules Qualifiers for Wednesday morning
Harrahs Philadelphia has rescheduled Qualifiers for Wednesday (Dec. 3) morning at 9:30 a.m. This change from Tuesday (Dec. 2) is due to the anticipated weather forecast in Philadelphia.
Rosecroft health certificate advisory
Per a directive from the Maryland Department of Agriculture in response to a recent equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) outbreak affecting the Mid-Atlantic, every horse shipping onto the backstretch at Rosecroft Raceway will be required to have a certified veterinary inspection health certificate issued within the past 21 days before arrival accompanying them to the stable gate or on file, effective Monday (Dec. 1).
Brutalizer looks for Downeast pay dirt at Cumberland
Delmarva transplant Brutalizer will try to give his new connections a victory in the $5,500 top trot on Saturday (Nov. 29) at First Tracks Cumberland
Wolfpack One upsets in Bachrad; Tuis Star falters
An early break in stride by 1-20 favorite Tuis Star opened the door for Wolfpack One to spring an 11-1 upset in the $110,000 Marv Bachrad Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund championship for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Monday (Nov. 24) at Bally’s Dover.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo:
Odds On Mad Hatter and Bars And Notes take Dayton Co-Features
Two divisions of the $18,000 condition claiming pace were contested on Friday (Nov. 21) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway, where a pair of sophomore pacing geldings used similar trips to capture their respective divisions in identical 1:51.4 miles.
Three repeat winners in Philly Claiming Series
No horse won in both the first and second preliminary leg of the pacing series for $10,000-valued horses at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but in Friday’s (Nov. 21) third and last prelim three horses added a second series win to their resume and established themselves as big contenders for the $12,500 Series Championship on Sunday (Nov. 30).