Some very nice two-year-olds were on display on Tuesday (June 12) during the morning qualifying session at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
The barns of Noel Daley and Jim Campbell were especially hot, as they sent out four and three winning juveniles, respectively.
The Somebeachsomewhere colt Union Station, named for bluegrass musician Alison Krauss’ band, made sweet music while stopping the timer in 1:54.4, which tied him with Captain Malicious as the fastest two-year-old this season on a five-eighths-mile track (all season’s records as of Monday night). David Miller was in the sulky for trainer Joe Holloway.
The standard for baby pacing fillies was lowered to 1:56.3 by the Captaintreacherous miss Sea Princess, who came home in :56.1 to win for driver George Dennis and trainer Joe Columbo.
Staying on the pacing side, the Somebeachsomewhere colt V O Joe did not set a season’s mark with a 1:58.4 triumph, but coming his own last back fractions in :55.3 (:26.4) after an uncovered journey marks him as one to watch for driver Brett Miller and trainer Sam DePinto.
On the trotting side, the Possess The Will colt Windchill Fashion blew home in 2:00.2, which made him the fastest colt in his division thus far and tied filly Measuredperfection for fastest mile over an ‘f’-sized track by a two-year-old. Tim Tetrick handled sulky duties for trainer Jim Campbell.
(PHHA / Harrah’s Philadelphia)