Trainer Robert Cleary watched four of his promising three-year-old pacers post victories during the Tuesday morning, April 28 qualifying program at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
The fastest of the quartet of sophomores was the Captaintreacherous-Sweet Lucy Lou colt Treacherous Lou, a Simpson Stakes winner as a rookie who sat third-in much of the way in his 2026 qualifying debut, then produced identical :27 back quarters to be along by a head over Sea Bistro Hanover in 1:52.4, with Treacherous (just plain Treacherous – announcers beware) just a neck away from getting the decision. Tim Tetrick drove the winner for Royal Wire Products Inc. of North Royalton, Ohio.
Mark Herschberger was behind Cleary’s other colt winner Hunting Glory, closing in :26.4 to get a neck decision in 1:56, also for Royal Wire Products Inc. The Huntsville-Southwind Prima colt, a runner-up in multiple freshman stakes including the New Jersey Classic and Big Apple, charted the first mile of his sophomore campaign.
In addition, Royal Wire Products Inc. owns the faster Cleary filly winner, the Sweet Lou-Bolt Of Thunder miss Stormy, who also came a long way in her 1:55.1 triumph, with a last half in :56.4, under Corey Callahan’s handling in her first ever charted trip behind the gate.
Tetrick, who tied for Herschberger as the only drivers with doubles, had another winner for Cleary in the Heston Blue Chip-Dance Hall Girl miss Andiamo, who closed in :27.4 to stop the timer in 1:56.1 for Florida owners Let It Ride Stables Inc. and Lawrence Rosen.
Tony Alagna had a training double with four-year-old pacer Making History (1:54.3) getting his second straight qualifying win in rein to Todd McCarthy and unraced three-year-old trotting filly Illegaltransaction (1:59.4) improving in her second outing for driver Anibal Borjas.
Fasted on the trot, Inexpressable, a Walner-Ineffable three-year-old colt who won the Commonwealth Championship in the Bluegrass state, came out of the pocket to withstand Southwind Gallatin by a neck in 1:57.4, clocking his own back half in :57.4. Trainer/driver Lucas Wallin’s Wallin Racing Stable Inc. co-owns the winner with prominent German owner Karin Walter-Mommert.
(With files from PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia)