Stallion Series action continues at Harrah’s Philadelphia

Chester, PA — There were six $20,000 divisions of the second preliminary round of the Pennsylvania Stallion Series for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday, and five of the winners took the uncovered route to victory.

Red-hot driver Tim Tetrick won three of the six Stallion Series divisions en route to racking up seven total victories on the day, and he guided the fastest winner, the Explosive Matter-Afterimage colt Overserved, who lowered his mark to 1:57.1 though first-up. The George Ducharme trainee nevertheless powered off by 2-3/4 lengths over Swipe Right for owners William Donovan, Stephen Michaels, Joe Sbrocco and Jim Winske.

Tetrick was also in charge of the next two fastest winners, both of whom broke maiden for trainer Jim Campbell. The Father Patrick-Muscle Amour gelding Saxon, went on the engine and posted the biggest end margin of the sextet, 4-1/4 lengths over pocket sitter Kyrie Deo, in 1:57.3 for the Runthetable Stables. Just a tick behind Saxon’s time was the Muscle Hill-Oyster Kronos colt Beyond Kronos, coming home 2-1/2 lengths ahead of Don Grigio for his first purse win for owners Jeffrey and Michael Snyder.

Hall Of Fame driver David Miller, who would have stolen the show most other days with four wins, was behind the Cantab Hall-Scream And Shout gelding Rock Party, who also broke his maiden in a 1:58.3 triumph, 1-1/4 lengths ahead of Hopeusteponalego, for trainer John Butenschoen and owners Lewis Whitaker Jr. and Charles Rowe.

Another Hall Of Famer, trainer Chuck Sylvester, sent out the Andover Hall-Lady Luck Hanover gelding Loyal Fox Hanover, who lowered his mark to 1:58.3 in a two-length win over Matter Of Focus under the guidance of Victor Kirby. Sylvester’s partners on the 2-year-old are Steve Jones, Mary Kinsey Arnold and Paul Bordogna. The other Stallion Series winner was the longest-priced one at $17.60, the Sebastian K S-Mauresmo gelding Roger Rabbit, who made the lead at the top of the stretch before holding off closer Daytona Dreamin by 1-1/2 lengths while taking a 1:59 maiden mark for trainer Trish Adams and owner John Barnard.

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