Tim Tetrick, looking for his fifth straight title as winningest driver at Harrah’s Philadelphia, padded an already-sizeable lead by bringing home seven winners during the Wednesday, July 16 card at the riverside oval.
Among Tetrick’s seven-bagger was the winner of one of the two $16,438 featured paces for distaffs, the Captaintreacherous-Make Mine Mocha filly Lyons Benz ($2.10), who made the lead after the quarter, then came home in :56 to win by eight lengths in 1:53. Jim King Jr. trains the winning filly, who shook off a four-race bout of seconditis, for Threelyonsracing.
The same triumvirate attempted a feature sweep in the other division with another Captaintreacherous-sired favourite, Lyons Anitasangel, but that one didn’t get away well and made a break trying to recover the necessary ground to contend. The winner was the Stay Hungry-Surfside Sexy mare Shangri La Hanover ($7.40), who sat in the two-hole behind fast fractions set by Sweet Odds (Troy Beyer), then caught that one up the inside by three parts of a length while lowering her mark to 1:51.1. Simon Allard had the winner placed in the most opportune spot for victory for trainer Linda Toscano and the ownership of Steven Held, South Mountain Stables, JAF Racing LLC, and Camelot Stables Inc.
Tetrick's other winners on the day were Tru Blu Hypnotic ($4.20), Classifiedmaterial ($9), Caliber ($5.60), Literl Lad Hanover ($4), Mauries Bonus A ($3.80), and Really Bright ($3.40).
There will be Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series action for trotting fillies on the next two Philly cards. Over $350,000 USD will be at stake as two-year-olds stage their second preliminary on Thursday’s all-trotting 15-race card, and then three-year-olds have their turn in their third prelim on Friday.
(PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia)