There were plenty of fine trotters on display in the featured races at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.
The top class was a $16,200 handicap event, won by the Maryland star Yall Beneath Me from the outside post seven in 1:52.3. Yall Beneath Me had his opposition all behind him throughout the mile for driver Johnathan Ahle and trainer/driver Richard Hans of Googoo Gaagaa fame – only appropriate since Googoo Gaagaa is the sire of the winner of $262,884.
In the $13,000 fast-class sub-feature, Chiplosive rallied out of the pocket to catch pacesetter Manofmanymuscles in a 1:54.1 mile. The Explosive Matter gelding, owned by Pollack Racing and benefitting from the backing of Philly top driver Tim Tetrick and top trainer Jeff Cullipher, now has earnings of $290,842.
Dreamonhigh defeated Betterinpinehurst for the second straight week in the $15,300 top trot for developing horses, here equalling her mark of 1:53.3. The pacesetting Andover Hall mare sprinted home in :55.3 - :27.3 to remain in firm control for driver David Miller, trainer Per Engblom and the ownership of Zippett Racing Stable and Amos Lengacher while raising her earnings to $400,227.
There also was a $15,300 event on the pace and the Artspeak gelding Outclassed showed a strong late kick to reduce his mark to 1:50.4. Joe Bongiorno drove the Chuck Crissman Jr. trainee for owners Garber Stables and Daniel and Pamela Garber.
(PHHA/Harrah’s Philadelphia)