Twisted Destiny, one of the better 3-year-olds of the 2025 campaign, is keeping up his strong form in 2026, as he came uncovered from last and still was able to win the $16,000 featured fast-class handicap pace Sunday (June 7) at Harrah’s Philadelphia – the 1,999th recorded North American training victory for Hall of Famer Chris Ryder.
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Strutsville Philly feature winner; Napolitano wins six
The feature race winners at Harrah’s Philadelphia on “Filly And Mare Friday,” (June 5) which focuses on pacers, had two things in common: they each took a lifetime mark (seven other horses lowered or equaled their mark in Friday’s 93 degree heat), and they were all guided by drivers who had multiple winners on the card.
First 2-year-old qualifier of 2026 at Philly
At 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Harrah’s Philadelphia unofficially opened its “summer season” with the first race for 2-year-olds, with four Brett Pelling trainees comprising the entire qualifier field.
On Accident, TH Colby Philly feature winners
Enough fast-class pacers dropped in for the Sunday afternoon (May 31) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia that there could be two $13,000 divisions at the highest level, which were won by On Accident (1:49.4) and TH Colby (1:50.1).
Borjas guides Perfidious Crown perfectly in Philly feature
Anibal Borjas, a 43-year-old native of Guatemala best known for being an assistant admiral in the Armada of trainer Tony Alagna, has fewer than 80 driving victories in his limited sulky career, but he now has had doubles on Thursday (May 28) and Friday (May 29) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and his win behind Perfidious Crown (Tall Dark Stranger – Treacherous Reign) in the $14,000 featured distaff pace as the second of his Friday wins was a masterclass of tactical ability.
Asteroid proves too much in Philly feature
Diagonally-gaited horses took over the headlines on Thursday (May 28) at Harrah’s Philadelphia during the first card since the riverside oval’s Super Sunday extravaganza.
Harrah’s Philadelphia seeks Assistant Race Secretary
Harrah’s Philadelphia seeks an Assistant Race Secretary for the remainder of 2026 live racing season and beyond.
Ken Hanover resolute in Auger Memorial victory
Ken Hanover and driver Tim Tetrick made a three-wide move on the final turn to overtake dueling leaders Maximus Miki and Coaches Corner, then held off a swarm of rivals in the stretch to win Sunday’s (May 24) $100,000 Grade 3 Joseph Auger Memorial Invitational by a neck over Mossdale Ben N in 1:49.2 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Undefeated Another C Note leads Super Sunday PASS winners
Another C Note stayed undefeated in three Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminary starts and seven races overall in 2026, lowering his mark to 1:50.3 in one of three $37,335 divisions on Harrah’s Philadelphia’s Super Sunday card (May 24).
Antognoni S the best in Maxie Lee Invitational
Antognoni S and driver Yannick Gingras bided their time in second behind Sir Pinocchio for three-quarters of a mile before pouncing in the final turn to capture Sunday’s (May 24) $100,000 Grade 3 Maxie Lee Invitational for older trotters by 3-1/4 lengths in 1:50.4 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.