Philly Titles To ‘G-Nap,’ Garcia-Herrera
The curtain fell on the 150-day harness meet at Harrah's Philadelphia on Sunday (December 17).
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George Napolitano Jr. (left) and Gilbert Garcia-Herrera (right) (World Wide Racing Photos)
Gilbert Garcia-Herrera was the leading trainer at the meet. Herrera had 111 wins in 395 starts for a UTR of .419, and purse earnings of $1,070,569. Ron Burke, who led the meet in purse earnings with $1,518,484, was second with 97 wins on the season.
Driver George Napolitano Jr. won his record 12th dash-winning title. Napolitano once again won the titles at both Harrah's Philly and The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Napolitano had 316 wins from 1,376 starts for a UDR of .367, and purse earnings of $3,243,110. Tim Tetrick, who had the most total purse earnings on the meet ($3,494,086), finished second with 274 wins.
Harrah's Philadelphia would like to thank the horsemen and women for an exciting 2017, and wish everyone a happy and safe Holiday Season.
(Harrah's Philadelphia)