Developing horses and seasoned veterans shared the spotlight on Thursday (July 22) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
The word “developing” applies to the four-year-old Trixton gelding Gerard better than it does to most horses: he had but one win in 40 starts as of May 1, but since then, he has won four times in his last eight starts, including a 1:55 mile in one of Thursday’s two $14,400 trots. Gerard went right to the top despite the outside post seven, yielded when favoured Victoriana brushed to the lead, then pulled out at head-stretch and surged to a 1-1/4-length victory. Gerard boosted his lifetime bankroll to $101,377 while equaling his lifetime best for trainer Jimi DeLucia and This N That Stable.