Pacers dominated the Tuesday morning, June 23 qualifying action for two-year-olds at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with four events for each sex being carded.

The fastest youngster of the day was the Captaintreacherous-Rockingcam Park colt Renegade Hanover, who had the lead throughout after starting from the rail and coming home in :28.1 in a 1:57 mile. The youngster is owned by trainer Polie Mallar along with David Fraser Sr. of Columbia, Maine, Dennis Osterholt of Boyton Beach, Florida and Thaddeus Wier of East Aurora, New York. Bred by Hanover Shoe Farms, the part brother to Grand Circuit stakes winner Redwood Hanover, who has earned nearly $825,000, was a $94,366 yearling buy at the 2025 Standardbred Horse Sale. Trainer Mallar teamed with driver Troy Beyer for two of the four sections for males, also winning with My Brothers Keeper (American Ideal-Keepers Destiny) in a 9-1/4-length romp in 1:57.4, while the other two were won by the father-son team of driver Patrick Ryder and trainer Chris Ryder.

Speaking of father-son combos, Captaintreacherous also was the sire of two of the filly pace winners, and his son Captain Crunch sired the other two. The fastest of the fillies was the Captain Crunch filly Buneas Dias, going coast-to-coast in 1:57.1 with a :28.3 finale for driver Russell Foster, trainer Eli Scott Jr., and the partnership of Eli Scott Racing, Barry Mandell and Larry Brown.

Chris Ryder going to get a third training credit with pacing filly Treacherous Wings (Captaintreacherous-Alicorn), who rallied from the pocket for Patrick Ryder to catch her stablemate Jodo Hanover and Beyer by a nose in 1:59.1.

Only three of the morning’s 11 qualifiers for two-year-olds were for trotters, and the most interesting of the three success stories was also the quickest winner. That was the filly Nobody Knows It, racing out of the pocket and coming home in :29 to complete the 2:01.3 mile for driver Corey Callahan. The debutante is a homebred for trainer/owner Richard Hans of Westminster, Maryland.

When you mention “Richard Hans” the words “Googoo Gaagaa” are usually not far behind, and such is the case here: Nobody Knows It is by Betting Gangster S, a $439,165 winner overseas whom Hans stands and who produced the 1:55f Maryland stakes winner And Just Like That from his first crop. And Just Like That Is from the Googoo Gaagaa mare Goorateness, and Nobody Knows It is out of the Googoo Gaagaa mare Goo Luck Charm.

(With files from PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia)