by James Witherite, for Harrah’s Philadelphia

Chester, PA — Cutting back to a flat mile after a failed three-wide push in the 10-furlong Great Northeast Series final on Sept. 2, Shartin N ($3.80) reasserted herself as one of the top pacing mares in the continent with an easy 1:51.2 score over sloppy going in Sunday’s (Sept. 23) featured $25,000 winners-over distaff at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

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Shartin N rebounds with a victory at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Despite being assigned the outside post 7, the 5-year-old daughter of Tintin In America had no trouble getting involved from the start, floating into third on the first turn under Tim Tetrick handling before brushing clear of Bettorhaveanother (Tony Morgan) just beyond a :27.4 first quarter. Shartin N continued on to control middle splits of :56.1 and 1:23.3 before accelerating away from first-over challenger Delishka N (Art Stafford Jr.) off the home turn.

In the end, Shartin N worked 3-3/4 lengths clear of her six foes in earning her 22nd career tally. Bettorhaveanother dug in from the pocket to hold second over Delishka N.

Shartin N, whose wins in the Betsy Ross, Roses Are Red, Lady Liberty and Artiscape are among the highlights of her illustrious 2018 campaign, is trained by Jim King Jr. for owners Richard Poillucci and JoAnn Looney-King.

Multiple players correctly selected the top five finishers in the fifth-race Jackpot Hi-5, resulting in a $2,027.19 carryover to Wednesday’s (Sept. 26) program. The 20-cent wager occurs in the fifth race on each card at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Post time Wednesday is 12:25 p.m. Eastern.