Chester, PA — The sophomore Muscle Hill colt Dyladmar was the most impressive winner in the four $13,500 featured races held Thursday (April 27) at Harrah’s Philadelphia Thursday, winning the trot in 1:53, just four-fifths of a second off Googoo Gaagaa‘s divisional track record.

Andy McCarthy reserved the three-year-old trotter off the pace, then sent him uncovered going up the backstretch. Dyladmar gradually trotted up to pacesetter Donzel Hanover and ultimately proved the stronger, lowering his mark by almost three seconds while covering his back half in :55.2. Paula Wellwood trains the promising youngster for Dreamville Stable.

There were two divisions of the feature for male pacers, with the faster won by the Captaintreacherous colt Ken Hanover in 1:51.3. A winner of multiple stakes and over $160,000 at 2, Ken Hanover brushed to the lead in front of the stands and was a handy winner for driver David Miller and trainer Polie Mallar, the latter co-owner with Patrick Leavitt, William Jordan and Dennis Osterholt. Also taking a turn in the feature spotlight was another Captaintreacherous sophomore, the gelding Captain Albert G, who controlled the pace with two moves and won in a career-best 1:52.4. Jack Pelling drove the winner for his father, trainer Brett Pelling, and the ownership of Melvin Segal and Pelling Racing LLC.

The distaff pacing headliner also produced a new mark, the 1:52.4 recorded by Legal Jeopardy. The Stay Hungry filly moved nearing the final turn and had the most pace in the latter stages for driver Tim Tetrick, trainer Jim King Jr., and owners JoAnn Looney-King and Kenneth Frieder.

Andy McCarthy and David Miller headed the drivers colony with three wins apiece.

Fade Out and Kickupyaheels N, first and second in last Friday’s $20,000 distaff Open pace, have been assigned the outermost posts in this Friday’s (April 28) top event for fillies and mares. The Open for male pacers finds a well-matched group of six ready to face each other. Post time Friday is 12:25 p.m.; program pages for all Philly cards are or will be available on the PHHA website.