Despite being dispatched as the second longest shot on the board, 51-1 roughie Last Gunfighter vaulted past Breeders Crown champion Sandbetweenmytoes in deep stretch to win Sunday s (June 27) $16,200 pacing feature at Harrah s Philadelphia.
Last Gunfighter was 15 lengths off the lead at race s midpoint while Sandbetweenmytoes ripped through a :52.4 first half. As Lyons King advanced through the far turn to challenge Sandbetweenmytoes and as the second flight worked steadily closer to a three-horse breakaway, Todd McCarthy pointed Last Gunfighter four-wide off the home turn. The 7-year-old Rocknroll Hanover gelding lifted steadily upon cornering, surging to the lead five steps before the end of a 1:49 mile. Sandbetweenmytoes narrowly held second over Lyons King.
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