The Walner filly Walspea helped continue a highly-productive “early season” for trainer-driver Trond Smedshammer by trotting to a new mark of 1:53.3 in the $13,500 feature on Thursday afternoon (July 3) under hot conditions at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
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Fast fillies fly Friday at Philly
After a third-place finish in last year’s Breeders Crown final and a second-place finish behind divisional champ Miki And Minnie in the Three Diamonds Final at 2, Rodeo Drive Deo appears to have lost little of her speed in the transition from freshman to sophomore, winning Friday’s (May 30) $14,000 distaff pacing feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Twin B Joe Fresh repeats in Betsy Ross
Twin B Joe Fresh, the 2024 Dan Patch Horse of the Year, made her seasonal debut a winning one Sunday (May 25), capturing the $100,000 Grade 3 Betsy Ross Invitational for older female pacers by 3-1/4 lengths over My Girl EJ in 1:49.3 at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Valar Dohaeris finished third.
He’s back! Bythemissal best in Auger Memorial
n the strength of a decisive 1:48.3 score May 10 at Eldorado Scioto Downs, double millionaire Bythemissal landed back in the Grand Circuit spotlight after grittily parrying a late charge from 56-1 outsider Spring Inhis Step A to seal a 1:49 win in the $100,000 Grade 3 Joseph Auger Memorial, for older pacers, on Sunday (May 25) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Aetos Kronos S resolute in Maxie Lee triumph
Aetos Kronos S took the lead from early pacesetter Sir Pinocchio just past the opening quarter then later fended off that pocket-sitting rival in the stretch to win Sunday’s (May 25) $100,000 Grade 3 Maxie Lee Memorial Invitational, for older trotters, by three-quarters of a length in 1:51 at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Antognoni S finished third.
Stars abound on Philly’s Super Sunday
This Sunday afternoon (May 25), Harrah’s Philadelphia will present as good a card of racing as has been seen in North America so far in 2025, with $661,766 in purses to be contested during the track’s annual marquee Super Sunday program, featuring 16 star-studded races, beginning at 12:40 p.m.
Younger horses in Philadelphia spotlight
A pair of $12,000 contests for horses looking to climb the classification ladder — one on each gait — were featured Friday (May 9) at Harrah’s Philadelphia over a surface that was rated “sloppy” most of the afternoon.
Napolitano wins six at Philly opener
Harrah’s Philadelphia opened its 2025 racing season Friday (April 11) with a special evening card, and although the weather was not very cooperative (temperatures in the mid-40s and a rain-soaked racetrack rated sloppy), the featured trotting classes put on a good show.
Benjamin Hanover impressive in Philly trot
Benjamin Hanover, despite being handicapped outside to post seven, had too much for his opposition in Friday’s (Dec. 27) $15,000 fast-class handicap trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Calicojack Hanover romps in Philly feature
The French-Canadian juggernaut of driver Daniel Dubé, trainer Luc Blais and owner Determination came blasting through Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 10) with the Captaintreacherous sophomore colt Calicojack Hanover winning the $13,500 handicap pacing feature in 1:51.4.