Cutting back to the standard distance after a failed three-wide push in her one-and-a-quarter-mile Great Northeast Series final on September 2, Shartin N ($3.80) reasserted herself as one of the top pacing mares on the continent with an easy 1:51.2 score over ‘sloppy’ going in Sunday's (Sept. 23) featured $25,000 winners-over distaff at Harrah's Philadelphia.
Despite having been assigned the outside Post 7, the five-year-old daughter of Tintin In America had no trouble getting involved from the start. She floated into third on the first turn for driver Tim Tetrick before brushing clear of Bettorhaveanother (Tony Morgan) just beyond the :27.4 first quarter. Shartin N continued on to control middle splits of :56.1 and 1:23.3 before accelerating away from first-over challenger Delishka N (Art Stafford Jr.) off the home turn.
Shartin N and Tim Tetrick coast to an easy 1:51.2 win in Sunday's featured distaff pace at Harrah's Philadelphia (World Wide Racing Photos)
In the end, Shartin N worked three and three-quarter lengths clear of her six foes while earning her 22nd career tally. Bettorhaveanother dug in from the pocket to hold second over Delishka N.
Shartin N, whose wins in the Betsy Ross, Roses Are Red, Lady Liberty and Artiscape are among the highlights of her illustrious 2018 campaign, is trained by Jim King Jr. for owners Richard Poillucci and JoAnn Looney-King.
Multiple players correctly selected the top five finishers in the fifth-race Jackpot Hi-5, which resulted in a $2,027.19 carryover to Wednesday's (Sept. 26) program. The 20-cent wager occurs in the fifth race on each card at Harrah's Philadelphia.
Post time Wednesday is 12:25 p.m. (Eastern).
(Harrah’s Philadelphia)