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.
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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.
Car Keys again shows big motor, wins Philly feature
In last Friday’s $14,000 featured pace for females at Harrah’s Philadelphia, Car Keys got to set a :57.2 half, then outsprinted the opposition home. This Friday (Sept. 4), she was forced to take back, but found lively cover and came from behind to win again in 1:50.4.
Harrah’s Philadelphia draw reminder
Wednesday, Sept. 9, draw reminder for Saturday, Sept. 12.
Tyler Miller ‘crushes’ Philly competition
Tyler Miller spent much of his spring and early summer in Kentucky, racing at Oak Grove and the local fairs with an occasional trip back east, but now he is concentrating on the Mid-Atlantic states – and he made an impact at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Sept. 3) by winning both trotting features with “Team Orange Crush” horses.
Philly, Pocono set to host $2.8 million PASS finals
Harrah’s Philadelphia and Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the two harness racing tracks in eastern Pennsylvania, will be hosting back-to-back $1.4 million Pennsylvania Sire Stakes cards this Labor Day Weekend.