Harrah's Philadelphia

Harness racing at Harrah's Philadelphia

Heaven Needs Me Circles Philly Feature Field

The Capt Midnight-Heavenly Bet gelding Heaven Needs Me did something in the $18,493 featured conditioned pace on Sunday, April 26 that few other winners at Harrah’s Philadelphia do – he came from dead...

Horses behind the starting gate at Harrah's Philadelphia

Bongiorno Trainees 1-2 In Philly Friday Feature

The red-hot stable of Joe Bongiorno, who has the early lead in the trainers win race at Harrah’s Philadelphia, actually lowered his UTR by finishing 1-2 in the $16,438 pacing feature for distaffs on F...

Dame Good Time

Dame Good Time Romps In Philly Feature Upset

The Thursday, April 23 card at Harrah’s Philadelphia was full of both fast winning times and mutuel upsets, and Dame Good Time’s 1:51.4 victory in the $17,808 featured conditioned trot fits both categ...

Frantic Hanover winning at Harrah's Philadelphia

Sophomore Stars Qualify Again At Harrah's Philadelphia

The two horses who last year swept their four Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminaries and then were triumphant in their championships, pacing colt Frantic Hanover and trotting filly Ginger Tree Lex, bo...

Harness racing at Harrah's Philadelphia

Heaven Needs Me Ascends Late In Philly Feature

Heaven Needs Me, second in his first start of the year against the sharp Another C Note, went one better in the $18,493 featured conditioned pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday, April 19, rallying...

Harness racing at Harrah's Philadelphia

Turn Up The Music, Travolta Blue Chip Dance Home At Philly

Turn Up The Music and Travolta Blue Chip, a Saturday Night Fever parlay even on a Friday, both danced home victoriously in the $16,667 featured races for developing horses on April 17 at Harrah’s Phil...

Todd McCarthy at Woodbine Mohawk Park

McCarthy Drives Seven Winners At Philly

In Todd McCarthy’s first 2026 action at Harrah's Philadelphia this past Sunday, he failed to hit the board in six drives. But on the track’s next card on “Trottin’ Thursday,” April 16, the transplante...

Al Papi

World Champion Colts Return In Philly Qualifiers

Many of the horse trailers coming to Harrah’s Philadelphia for Tuesday morning, April 14 qualifiers contained stakes horses looking to solidify their racing preparations for their upcoming sophomore c...

Another C Note

Lafitte, Another C Note Ship In And Win Philly Features

After finishing one-two 13 days ago at Pocono Downs, Another C Note and Lafitte both came south and promptly won the two featured events on Sunday, April 12 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Horses behind the starting gate at Harrah's Philadelphia

Harrah's Philadelphia Opens 2026 Racing Season

Nature smiled upon the opening day of the 2026 season of harness racing at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday, April 10, with a cloudless sky and pleasant temperatures in the 60s (Fahrenheit) greeting th...

Horses behind the starting gate at Harrah's Philadelphia

Harrah's Philadelphia Draws For 2026 Opening Day

The 2026 harness racing season begins at Harrah’s Philadelphia this Friday, April 10, with a first post of 12:25 p.m., and the fields for the inaugural racing card of the year were put together on Tue...

Horses behind the starting gate at Harrah's Philadelphia

Good Friday, The Horse, Wins On Good Friday

Harrah’s Philadelphia bounced back to racing life on Friday, April 3, holding a qualifying session ahead of the 2026 pari-mutuel Opening Day, one week away on April 10.

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Harrah's Philadelphia Qualifying Details

Horsemen are reminded that Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack will hold pre-meet qualifiers on the mornings of Friday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 7, with first post at 9:30 a.m.