Harrah’s Philadelphia has canceled live racing on Sunday (Sept. 27) due to the weather impacting the East Coast.
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Car Keys turns on speedy rush, takes Philly feature
Car Keys, a 3-year-old daughter of Always B Miki, had to clear some traffic trouble in a very contested $14,000 distaff pacing feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (Sept. 25) afternoon, but she was steered to a flowing lane by driver Patrick Ryder and got the job done as the favorite in 1:52.2.
Full Of Muscles captures Philly feature
Full Of Muscles, a Muscle Mass gelding who had last raced at Yonkers on Aug. 6, came back to the races strongly for trainer Doug Dilloian Jr. to win the $16,000 top handicap trot on Thursday (Sept. 24) at Harrah’s Philadelphia in a lifetime best 1:53.
Christopher Dance N repeats in Philly feature
Christopher Dance N, a Kiwi son of Sweet Lou who won the #senditin Pace on 20th Anniversary Night here at Harrah’s eight days ago, came right back to repeat in Sunday afternoon’s (Sept. 20) $16,000 featured pace, rallying on the inside for a 1:49.1 victory.
Jensville A tops Twin B Joe Fresh in 1:47.4 track record at Philly
The Huntsville mare Jensville A, perfectly driven by George Napolitano Jr., captured the $16,000 fast-class mares handicap pace Friday (Sept. 18) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:47.4, knocking a tick off of the track record for older pacing mares, which was set by Shartin N in her Horse of the Year campaign in 2019.
Super Duper Cooper lives up to name in Philly trot
The E L Titan gelding Super Duper Cooper sat in the pocket during Thursday’s (Sept. 17) featured $16,000 handicap event for the top-quality trotters at Harrah’s Philadelphia, was able to adjust to whatever tempo Little Expensive set, and then came on in the stretch to go past the pacesetter by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.
Colonial Trot leads Harrah’s 20th anniversary celebration
Harrah’s celebrated its 20th anniversary of harness racing on the banks of the Delaware River in southeast Pennsylvania with a special Saturday night (Sept. 12) card, 20 years to the week of its first-ever program and 58 years to the week of the inaugural staging of the Colonial Trot at Liberty Bell Park on the northeast side of Philadelphia.
Strategy key to success in Philly features
“A Tale Of Two Quarters” is perhaps the most apt way to write a story describing the two featured paces for mares at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (Sept. 11).
Clear For Landing again a clear winner at Philly
If the Tactical Landing gelding Clear For Landing can just avoid breaks, interference and Super Chapter, he’s proving to be a hard customer to handle, as he posted his second straight victory in the $13,000 top fast-class trotting event on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
PASS Championships produce memorable performances
A total of $1.4 million in purses were offered Sunday afternoon (Sept. 6) as Harrah’s Philadelphia hosted the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships for 3-year-olds, with four $300,000 finales for each gait/sex combination, and $50,000 consolations for each group as well.