Diplomacy, who in his last seven starts showed two wins but three breaks, evened that tally in his record now going eight starts back, taking the $19,014 featured conditioned trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday, Oct. 17.

Diplomacy and driver Niko Karna settled mid-pack early as favoured Manoah (Corey Callahan) put second choice Greenspan (Mark Herschberger) in behind him in a :28 quarter. Manoah got to the half in :57.2, then picked up the pace when Karna gave Diplomacy the word to go up raw, and they reached the three-quarters in 1:26.1. In the stretch, Dipolmacy, at 8-1 odds, proved to be the strongest horse, winning in 1:55 by two lengths over Manoah and Greenspan. 

The four-year-old Muscle Hill gelding, whose dam Thats All Moni was a $500,000+ winner and is a sister to champion Snow White, is trained by Noel Daley and the ownership of Allister Stables of Monroe Twp, New Jersey, L A Express & Sjoblom Inc. of Chesterfield, New Jersey, Frank Canzone of Scarsdale, New York and Michael Dolan of Sarasota, Florida.

There was a pair of $18,310 fast-class events for established quality horses. One was for pacing distaffs and it was taken with a big effort by the Always B Miki-Lovers Dream mare Miki In Luv, who had to go first-over against pacesetting Elegant A (Callahan) but still bested that one by 1-1/4 lengths in a 1:51.1 mile. The winner of three of her last four starts was driven by Ridge Warren for trainer Ron Coyne Jr. and the ownership of Ron Coyne Stables Inc. of Allentown, New Jersey, Blair Corbeil of Leduc, Alta., Richard Carney of Hartsdale, New York and Farrell Carney of Tuckahow, New York.

In the other sub-feature, a trot, the three-year-old Greenshoe-Swizzle Sticks gelding Lefties Righties manhandled older rivals, going right to the lead and never being threatened through a mile in 1:53.4. Also a winner of three of his last four, including his Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championship, Lefties Righties was driven by Corey Callahan for trainer Jeff Cullipher and Pollack Racing of Venetia, Pennsylvania.

Drivers Simon Allard, Corey Callahan, George Napolitano Jr., and Ridge Warren, along with trainer Jeff Cullipher, had a pair of successes on the 15-race card.

The racing week at Harrah’s Philadelphia ends on Sunday with a 12:40 p.m. first post. There will be a carryover into the Pick 5 wager in race five. Next week, the track returns to its basic fall schedule of Thursday and Friday at 12:25 p.m. and Sunday at 12:40 p.m., with some exceptions like the holidays and Breeder's Cup weekend. 

(With files from PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia)