They were three across the track at the finish of the $13,500 conditioned trot for developing horses on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the 3-year-old Greenshoe gelding Hey Porter taking advantage of the perfect trip to catch determined pacesetter Moni Buys Happynes by a neck while taking a new mark of 1:55.
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Miller goes out a winner at Philly
Hall of Fame driver David Miller, in his final start as an “East Coast regular” before moving back to Ohio, made a cameo visit to Harrah’s Philadelphia a successful farewell as he guided the Cattlewash sophomore gelding Tom Horn to his sixth straight victory in a $11,000 pace Sunday afternoon (Nov. 16).
Frosh fillies featured at Philly
The Liberty Bell Stakes series continued $120,400 strong on Thursday (Nov. 6) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with 2-year-old fillies, two divisions on the trot and one on the pace.
Trotting talent on Thursday at Philly
Mr Bluebird hadn’t raced in 21 days before taking the track as the favorite in the $14,000 feature race for developing trotters on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 25) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but as it has been in the past, the horses of trainer Åke Svanstedt are usually ready whenever they go the post, and Mr Bluebird went on to his fourth straight victory, this time in 1:54.3 over a good surface.
Diplomacy, Tetrick shine Thursday at Philly
The Muscle Hill gelding Diplomacy, who had displayed a pattern of breaking in every other start, continued that trend by following up on a miscue with a wire-to-wire victory in 1:55.3, looking more like the $425,000 yearling purchase that he was, in the $13,500 featured trot for up-and-coming horses at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Sept. 11).
Action galore Thursday at Philly
Mr Bluebird won his third straight race on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 4) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, controlling the pace then withstanding favored Resolve To Win to take the $13,000 featured trot in 1:54.1.
Khaosan Road tops big Philly trotting card
Khaosan Road overcame a two-move mile that saw him uncovered for well over a quarter mile, gamely out-trotting Resolve To Win to his left and stablemate Southwind Tyrion to his right to take the $16,000 fast-class handicap trot in 1:53.2 at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Aug. 28).
Rookie trotting colts in Philly stakes action
In Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series competition at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 24), 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings contested their fourth and final preliminary leg, racing for a combined $177,378 and adding enough points to make their upcoming rich Championships: the Sire Stakes horses at Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 5, and the Stallion Series competitors on Monday, Sept. 8, at Pocono.
French Wine continues winning ways at Philly
French Wine paid a good price for keeping early control of the throttle, but then he never looked back while winning the $16,000 fast-class handicap trot Thursday afternoon (Aug. 21) at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:54.1.
Burke Brigade dominant in Philly PASS
Ron Burke achieved his 16,000th career training victory earlier this week, and based on the action at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 14), he seems to want to get to 17,000 in the shortest amount of time possible.