Charles Oliveira, the UFC lightweight division star, won his first pari-mutuel race in North America on Sunday (May 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, guiding Ben Solo to a front-end victory in 1:51.2, just a tick off the pacer’s lifetime mark despite coming off of a scratch.
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Tetrick wins five Philly Qs; 3-year-olds impress
As has been the case overall for the last couple of years, Tim Tetrick had the hot driving hands at Harrah’s Philadelphia during the Tuesday morning (May 5) qualifying session, bringing home five of the nine winners.
Tetrick has four Philly wins, including TH Colby in feature
On the way to increasing his lead in the Harrah’s Philadelphia drivers derby by winning four races Sunday (May 3), Tim Tetrick had a natural hat trick, the middle race of which was a 1:51.4 victory with the Papi Rob Hanover gelding TH Colby in the $13,500 featured pace for developing males.
Cleary with four Philly ‘Q’ winners
Trainer Robert Cleary saw four of his promising 3-year-old pacers, two colts and two fillies, post victories on the Tuesday morning (April 28) qualifying program at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Loua Dipa, PASS kick off 2026 campaigns Friday at Philly
Some of the brightest stars in the Pennsylvania-sired firmament will be shining at Harrah’s Philadelphia this Friday (May 1) as the 2026 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series programs make their 2026 statewide debuts.
Heaven Needs Me in Philly feature; Bongiorno stays hot
The Captain Midnight gelding Heaven Needs Me did something on Sunday (April 26) that few other winners at Harrah’s Philadelphia do – he came from dead last to take the $13,500 featured pace for developing horses in 1:52.4.
A Thursday of speed and upsets at Philly
The Thursday afternoon (April 23) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia was full of both fast winning times and mutuel upsets led by Dame Good Time’s 1:51.4 victory in the $13,000 trotting feature.
Frantic Hanover, Ginger Tree Lex win Qs at Philly
The two horses who last year swept their four Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminaries and then were triumphant in their championships, pacing colt Frantic Hanover and trotting filly Ginger Tree Lex, both added a second qualifying win to their preparation for their coming sophomore campaigns at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Tuesday (April 21).
Heaven Needs Me successful on Sunday at Philly
Heaven Needs Me, second in his first start of the year against the good Another C Note, went one better in the $13,500 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (April 19), rallying off cover on a track not known for being kind to closers to win in 1:53.1. He stepped his own last half in :56.1 on a day when the temperatures plummeted (again) and did not reach 50 degrees.
Todd McCarthy drives seven winners at Philly
In Todd McCarthy’s first 2026 action at Harrah’s Philadelphia, this past Sunday (April 12), he failed to hit the board in six drives. But on Thursday (April 16), the transplanted Australian made up for lost time, visting the winner’s circle on seven occasions including after both feature races.