by PHHA/Harrah’s Philadelphia

Chester, PA — The Bettor’s Delight mare Divas Image, despite having to go first-over, paced her back half in a sizzling :54.1 to take the $18,000 featured distaff pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (April 20).

Driver Joe Bongiorno got away third from the rail with the winner of $362,682, then sent her out and up first-over. Divas Image responded, going a :26.3 while gunning to the lead and then tacking on a :27.3 final quarter to easily handle her competition.

She won by 3-3/4 lengths while taking a new lifetime mark of 1:51. Jennifer Bongiorno trains the fast 5-year-old, who has now won two straight and 5-of-9 in 2018.

The victory was perhaps a bit bittersweet because on Monday Eugene Kurzrok, a partner in both Our Horse Cents Stables and Stable 45 which shares ownership of the winner with J&T Silva Stables LLC, passed away at age 81.

A member of the ownership groups that also possessed such stars as Mission Brief and Southwind Frank, Kurzrok was among the sport’s higher-profile owners.

For the total Friday card at Harrah’s Philadelphia the Millers combined for half of the victories in the 14 races. David Miller won four races, the first three with Nifty Norman trainees, and Brett three.