Shnitzledosomethin took top honours on the Sunday (April 25) card at Harrah's Philadelphia with a 1:51.3 win in the featured $14,400 pace, while driver Dexter Dunn captured six of the afternoon's 14 races.
Driver David Miller vaulted Shnitzledosomethin to the lead from post 7 to control the feature, and the pair rated a :56.3 first half before bracing for a first-over challenge from 3-2 favourite Da Delightful up the backstretch. Despite being forced through a :27.2 third sectional, Shnitzledosomethin held his ground to prevail by one-and-a-quarter lengths. Da Delightful maintained second by a neck over Dealers Table, who lifted off cover in the homestretch.
Dylan Davis trains Shnitzledosomethin, a six-year-old son of Fred And Ginger with 24 wins and $843,733 in career earnings, for Howard Taylor, Ed Gold, Abe Basen and Richard Lombardo. He paid $7.20 to win.
Dunn's six-win afternoon was led by Richard "Nifty" Norman trainee Grace Hill ($3.60), who escaped traffic in the backstretch to win a $12,800 distaff pace in 1:52.4. In addition to another Norman trainee, Billy Badger N ($5.00, 1:51.3), Dunn also drove Skyway Billy ($10.80, 1:54), Tango Dancer N ($4.20, 1:52.2), Wagon Master ($9.80, 1:52.3) and Aintnobettor A ($10.00, 1:52).
Harrah's Philadelphia will present five programs of racing this coming week: First post on Wednesday (April 28), Thursday (April 29) and Friday (April 30) is 12:25 p.m., followed by Saturday (May 1) and Sunday (May 2) programs slated to begin at 12:40 p.m. (EDT).
(Harrah's Philadelphia)