Chester, PA — After winning the Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Trot with Jiggy Jog S on Saturday (Oct. 29), Åke Svanstedt came to Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Oct. 30) and both trained and drove both divisional winners of the $90,400 Elma, the John Simpson Sr. Memorial Stakes event for sophomore trotting fillies.

The first winner, the Father Patrick filly Virgin Mary, settled into the pocket behind pacesetter Unleashed Kemp to stalk fractions of :28.4, :58 and 1:26.3, then rallied up the inside to catch the pacesetter by a half length to equal her lifetime mark of 1:54.4 for Brochart Stable Inc.

The Svanstedt sweep concluded with 19-1 shot Ebbies Lady, who pulled from the pocket after the :27 quarter to take control in front of the stands. The Southwind Frank filly put up middle splits of :56.3 and 1:24.4 while turning away first-over favorite Dreamonhigh, then held off the late-charging Palermo Hanover by a nose to win in a new mark of 1:54. Åke Svanstedt Inc. shares ownership with Young Guns.

There were also two divisions of the $85,200 Hardie Hanover, for 3-year-old pacing fillies.

In the first division, Todd McCarthy sent the American Ideal filly Gotthegreenlight through quick fractions of :26.3, :55 and 1:22, seeing first-up favorite Captain Cowgirl back off after the latter station, and then open up enough of a lead to withstand the late charge of Valar Dohaeris by 1-1/2 lengths in 1:51.1. Gotthegreenlight raised her lifetime earnings to $513,997 for trainer Richard “Nifty” Norman and the ownership of Patricia Stable and Kovach Stables LLC.

In the second Hardie Hanover cut, sire American Ideal completed a sweep as A Girl That Twirls lowered her mark to 1:50.4. Matt Kakaley sat third while Lyons Serenity posted the early splits of :26.4 and :55.1, moved uncovered up the backstretch to take the lead near the 1:23 three-quarters, and then drew off to a 7-1/2-length winning margin for trainer Deborah Daguet and D Racing Stable Inc. A Girl That Twirls now has lifetime earnings of $296,748.

Five drivers had two wins each on the Sunday card: Todd McCarthy, Marcus Miller, Åke Svanstedt, meet leader Tim Tetrick, and Simon Allard. Allard continues his amazing streak of being Philly’s top driver or co-top driver of the day during 13 of the track’s last 15 cards, with 45 victories — an average of three a day — during that five-week period.

Racing is currently being conducted at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday, Friday and Sunday afternoons. When action gets back underway on Thursday (Nov. 3), the $16,200 fast-class handicap feature will find the likes of Hayek and Storm Is Raging looking to extend their current form streaks. There will also be a $2,289.58 carryover into the day’s Early Pick-4 (races 1-4). Program pages for all Philly cards will be available on the PHHA website.