Ifthasritthatsrong and Goliath Hanover were both very impressive in winning the $16,438 pacing features Wednesday (July 24) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Ifthasritthatsrong may not know how to spell, but he certainly can pace, as the Scioto invader made two speed moves for driver Simon Allard during fractions of :27, :55.2, and 1:22.2, then paced out the clock in 1:49.4, lowering his mark by 4-3/5 seconds. The Stag Party sophomore gelding comes from the team of trainer Robert Belcher and owner Todd Rosenberg.
The other feature division also produced a lifetime best, as the Betting Line three-year-old gelding Goliath Hanover went to the lead past a :26.4 quarter, put up midfractions of :55.1 and 1:23.1, then fended off pocketsitting Atoughnuttocrack by a half length in 1:51.2. The Scott Di Domenico trainee for his Triple D Stables Inc. was one of four winners for the meet’s top driver, Tim Tetrick.
Two-year-olds winning on the card included pacing filly Three Times Bettor (Bettors Delight – Three Times A Lady), breaking her maiden in 1:55.2; pacing colt Top Tier (Papi Rob Hanover – Captiva Island) getting his first win in 1:55.1; and trotting filly Bridgeoverbroadway (Six Pack – Black Broadway), a maiden no more after a 1:58.2 victory.
“Trottin’ Thursday” again brings some fine contests among diagonally-gaited horses to the Harrah’s Philadelphia oval. Of big interest to Philly punters is that the Thursday (July 25) card will feature a $15,000 USD guaranteed pool for the Pick 5 wager starting in race five, after no winning tickets Wednesday produced a double carryover in excess of $3,800.
(PHHA / Harrah's Philadelphia)