Off the strength of wins in a pair of six-figure events, the Clara Barton and the Lady Liberty, Threelyonsracing's Lyons Sentinel ($2.60) rolled into Harrah's Philadelphia on Sunday (Aug. 22) to take on a new challenge – male rivals. And she made sound work of them, circling from third-over to post a 1:50 win in the afternoon's featured $22,500 Winners-Over Pace.
The four-year-old daughter of Captaintreacherous landed fifth in the field of six while Breeders Crown winner Sandbetweenmytoes and driver Montrell Teague clicked through early splits of :26.2 and :55.2. Heading for the far turn, Tim Tetrick angled Lyons Sentinel third-over into an outer flow led by Alluneedisfaith N and worked to within three lengths of the lead as the pace quickened to three-quarters in 1:22.3. The champion mare circled three-wide off the home turn and shifted into another gear off the corner, using :26.4 closing speed to surge three-quarters of a length clear at the winning post. On The Cards N lifted up the open stretch to narrowly claim second over Sandbetweenmytoes.
Jim King Jr. trains Lyons Sentinel, who has won 17 of her 39 starts and has banked over $1.5 million in her career.
Tim Tetrick led all drivers with five wins on the 14-race program; Art Stafford Jr. recorded a hat trick.
Racing returns to Harrah's Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 25), with another 14-race card slated to commence at 12:25 p.m. (EDT).
(Harrah's Philadelphia)