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.
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Philly hosts final PA-sired prelims
The time to distribute over $3 million to the best Pennsylvania-sired youngsters, by age, sex, and gait, will come this week after the last of the preliminary rounds, the fourth and final leg for 3-year-old male trotters, raced in Sire Stakes and Stallion Series competition on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 30) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, which will host the 3-year-old Sire Stakes Championships and consolations next Sunday, Sept. 6. Stakes purses on the afternoon totaled $138,604.
Car Keys takes the checkered flag at Philly Friday
Car Keys was on cruise control in the $14,000 featured 0pace for filllies and mares at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (Aug. 28) afternoon, rating the pace then sprinting home to be an easy winner in 1:52.3.
Svanstedt, Captain Corey still teaming for stakes success
Five years ago to the week, trotter Captain Corey and horseman Åke Svanstedt teamed to win the Earl Beal Trot up the road from Harrah’s Philadelphia at Pocono Downs. Five years on and the pair are still teaming for winner’s circle visits, as now-sire Captain Corey and trainer-driver Svanstedt combined to win the two divisions of the fourth and final preliminary leg of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for freshman male trotters on Sunday (Aug. 23) at Philly, which offered $170,842 between the two PaSS divisions and three sections of the PA Stallion Series.
Tick A Loch A times move well in Philly feature
Tick A Loch A backed off (relatively) early and had a good seat behind sulky pyrotechnics that blazed for three eighths of a mile, then came on first-over and won the $13,000 fast-class distaff handicap pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (Aug. 21) afternoon.
Arrowhead Hanover on target in Philly feature
Thursday (Aug. 20) marked the beginning of another three-card racing week at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the International Moni gelding Arrowhead Hanover giving another strong performance to take the $13,000 feature for older fast-class trotters in 1:53.
Hernandez, Baker take AHDC Philly paces
Geovany Hernandez went pillar to post while Bruce Baker rushed off the speed to win their respective $8,500 divisions of American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) paces at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Aug. 16).
Starstruck Dreamer 1:48.4 World Record for 2YOs at Philly
Starstruck Dreamer, a 2-year-old pacing colt by Hall of Famer Captaintreacherous out of double O’Brien award winner Scarlett Hanover, became the fastest freshman on a five-eighth mile track in the sport’s history with he won the single $129,892 division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (Aug. 14) in 1:48.4.
Hey Porter too much for Philly opposition
The Bar Hopping gelding Hey Porter got a rough welcome from his Harrah’s Philadelphia opponents upon coming in from Plainridge to compete in the $13,000 fast-class handicap feature trot on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 13), but he overcame a hard trip to win in 1:52.3.
La Miki N wins second straight, taking Friday Philly feature
La Miki N was used hard in a determined bid to make the lead in a contested :26.3 opening quarter, did so, and then held sway the rest of the way to win the $14,000 featured distaff pace for developing younger horses Friday (Aug. 7) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.