Joe Bongiorno had an excellent day of competition at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Oct. 22) – with a couple of unusual statistical quirks during it.
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‘Giggling’ gets last laugh in Philly distaff; DiDomenico scores 3,000th win
Five-wide almost to the midpoint of the first turn; four-wide almost to the quarter; three-wide until heading towards the three-eighths; then two-wide until gaining the lead and the inside going into the second turn. And then having the second choice coming right at you up the inside late, getting nearly even in deep stretch.
It takes a special horse to dig down and find more to give after a horror-show trip like that. But that’s just what the Papi Rob Hanover mare Gigglingonthebeach did in Friday’s (June 12) $14,000 fast-class distaff pacing feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia, edging Wise Professor by the smallest possible margin in 1:52.1.