Chester, PA — Yonkers invader Hill Of A Horse made short work of a good field in the $14,400 featured trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia Thursday afternoon (April 8), moving to the lead in front of the grandstand and then stepping home in :56 to stop the timer in 1:55.2.

Reduced to a field of five with the scratch of the fast mare Refined, the headliner saw Armagedon Seelster get top early positioning from his outside starting slot, with Hill Of A Horse and driver Marcus Miller briefly settling behind that one to the :28.2 quarter, then brushing to command and stealing a soft half of :59.2.

They would have needed wings to catch the 2-5 favorite from there, with the Muscle Hill gelding hitting the three-quarters in 1:27.4 and then powering home in :27.3, 4-1/4 lengths clear of Armagedon Seelster, who held second over Bluebird Jesse.

Trained by Erv Miller for Andray Farm, Hill Of A Horse surpassed the quarter-million dollar career plateau with the triumph, his figure now $255,912.

In the $12,800 co-feature for developing trotters, the photo finish camera could not separate front-stepping favorite Manatlas and gritty first-over mare Heat Wave Hanover, who tied for the 1:55 victory.

Manatlas, an E L Titan gelding, had Mark MacDonald in the sulky for trainer Wayne Givens and the partnership of Legacy Racing of DE Inc., Reggie Hazzard II, and Gary Calloway.

Heat Wave Hanover, a daughter of Sebastian K S, showed her determination by battling to the dead heat for the sister-brother team of trainer Jennifer and driver Joe Bongiorno and owner Robert Weinstein.

Friday’s action at Harrah’s Philadelphia starts at 12:25 p.m.; program pages will be available at the PHHA website.