After having been sixth at the three-quarters pole, Somebeachsomewhere mare Dr Js Kiss swung four-wide at the head of the stretch and went on to capture the $17,000 featured distaff pace on Wednesday (Oct. 3) at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:52.4.

Driver Simon Allard, who was guiding the Joe Pavia Jr. trainee for the first time, followed third-over in a :27.1 backstretch flow that took its toll on both the pacesetting favourite Jewels Forreal and the first-over Dolphin Island.

Dr Js Kiss then swung three-wide behind the second-over Rob Them Blind in the middle of the far turn and wider yet off of the final curve. Rob Them Blind made the lead in the stretch, but couldn’t withstand the late rush of Dr Js Kiss, as she won by a length and broke the six-figure barrier in lifetime earnings for co-owners Pavia, Steven Held, and Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky.

Sophomore Muscle Mass gelding Yuge – who raced three-wide for most of the first bend and wasn’t on top until coming off that bend – maintained control through the rest of the mile to win the day’s $16,000 top trot in 1:55.3. Yuge raised his lifetime bankroll to $127,969 for trainer Ed Lohmeyer, co-owner with Ed Lohmeyer Jr. and Dr. Patty Hogan. The win was one of three on the day for George Napolitano Jr., including the card’s only two favorites – in the first race and the last race.

Racing will resume tomorrow at 12:25 p.m., but Philly’s Friday card will begin at 6:30 p.m. After the usual Sunday action beginning at 2:05 p.m., there will be a special live card on Columbus Day (Monday, October 8) at 12:25 p.m. The card will feature over $200,000 in stakes action in the John Simpson Sr. series, with three-year-old colts of both gaits each set to contest three divisions.

(With files from PHHA / Harrah’s Philadelphia)