Twisted Destiny, one of the top three-year-old male pacers on the Grand Circuit last year, scored his second win at four as he came uncovered from last and snagged the $22,222 Winners Over Handicap Pace on Sunday, June 7 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Patrick Ryder got the winning son of Bettors Wish-Tug River Princess away sixth and last as favoured Maximus Miki (Scott Zeron) pressed on to get command by a :27.2 quarter, then went on to the half in :55.1. Twisted Destiny was steaming up uncovered through the third quarter, going his own split in :26.1 to be a length back as Maximus Miki reached the three quarters in 1:22.3. Twisted Destiny stayed the strongest horse to the wire to win by 1-1/2 lengths in 1:50.1, with Captain Crusader A (Tim Tetrick), who had been shuffled to last mid-race, finishing briskly to photo the favourite for second.

Twisted Destiny is now a winner of $730,724 lifetime, with 13 victories in 33 starts. The Chris Ryder trainee is two-for-nine this season for Let It Ride Stables Inc., Alberg Racing LLC, Enviro Stables Ltd. and Jesmeral Stable. The win price was $6.20.

In the $18,056 sub-feature for the fast-class conditioned set, Ayr Dave Gb ($5.40) took a new mark of 1:50.2. Scott Zeron got the Sweet Lou-Sold Out gelding underway to have him clear to the top in front of the grandstand the first time, and no one in the talented field could match steps with the pacesetter late, with the frequent winner tallying for trainer Joe Bongiorno and owner Mr. Joby Randall.

The up-and-coming horses had a trio of $16,667 conditioned contests to try to continue their advancement up the class ladder.

In the one division for trotters, the Trixton-Smash Hit filly Julies Trix ($6.60) was able to stay in the same class she had just beaten twice because of an also-eligible money condition. Julies Trix will now have to leave the classification behind after equalling her lifetime mark of 1:55.2, going to the lead just past the quarter for driver Anibal Borjas and then coming home in :57 to win again for trainer Tony Alagna, whose Alagna Racing LLC shares ownership with Joseph Giaramita.

Males were featured in the two pacing events in this class, and in the quicker split, the Bettors Wish-Captiva Island colt Vizcaya ($11) took a new mark of 1:50.2 in defeating favoured Louaville (Zeron). For a moment in early stretch, it looked like Vizcaya might be his own worst enemy as he couldn’t be backed up to be tipped wide around the favoured leader, but Borjas got the sophomore to business towards mid-stretch and Vizcaya went on to win after a 41-day layoff. Most of the connections of trotting winner Julies Trix are also involved with Vizcaya: trainer Alagna and owners Joseph Giaramita and Alagna Racing LLC, here joined in ownership by Ronald Ostrow.

In the other pacing class for developing males, Loumelo Ball ($3.40) made a quarter-move and strung out his field, stopping the timer in 1:52 to take a new mark. Tim Tetrick guided the Sweet Lou-Fashion Fluzzy gelding to his first win of the year for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Purnel & Libby LLC and Larry Karr.

Nancy Takter sent out a pair of sophomore trotters by Walner, who finished one-two in a non-winners-of-one trot. Grand Moni ($3), a $283,784 yearling making his debut, won by a half-length in 1:54.4 over stablemate La Mancha, out of the great Manchego. Grand Moni, out of Grandmas Moni, was driven by Tim Tetrick for Takter, who co-owns the colt with Stall Droad Inc.

Scott Zeron won three races, two for trainer Joe Bongiorno, meet leader Tim Tetrick had a trio of sulky successes, two for Ron Burke, the Borjas-Alagna combination won twice, and Art Stafford Jr. recorded a double on the 15-race card.

After 14 baby races during a marathon qualifying session Tuesday morning, the next betting card at Philly will be on “Trottin’ Thursday,” with speedy trotters from both the veteran and developing ranks having featured events.

(With files from PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia; photo of Twisted Destiny winning on Nov. 7, 2025)