by Mike Bozich, for Harrah’s Philadelphia

Chester, PA — The curtain fell on the 150-day harness meet at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Dec. 17).

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Driver George Napolitano Jr. and trainer Gilbert Garcia-Herrera were the leaders in 2017 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Gilbert Garcia-Herrera was the leading trainer at the meet. He had 111 wins in 395 starts for a UTR of .419 and purse earnings of $1,070,569. Ron Burke, who led the meet in purse earnings with $1,518,484, was second with 97 wins on the season.

Driver George Napolitano Jr. won his record 12th dash-winning title, once again winning the titles at both Harrah’s Philly and The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Napolitano had 316 wins from 1,376 starts for a UDR of .367 and purse earnings of $3,243,110. Tim Tetrick, who had the most total purse earnings on the meet ($3,494,086) finished second with 274 wins.

Harrah’s Philadelphia would like to thank the horsemen and women for an exciting 2017, and wish everyone a happy and safe Holiday season.