Four $12,600 headliners for developing younger performers were in the Wednesday (July 14) spotlight at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
On the trot, Ethan T Hanover, a sophomore son of Bar Hopping who is a half-brother to double Breeders Crown winner Emoticon Hanover, went wicked fractions of :27.4, :55.4 and 1:24.2, then drew clear of his opposition late for a 3-3/4-length victory in 1:54.2, beating his old mark by three seconds. Lindys Goin Crazy, who battled gamely close behind the winner most of the mile, edged first-over favourite Magical Muscle Man for second behind the winner of $156,673, who was driven by Kasper Foget for trainer Per Engblom and the partnership of Engblom Stable LLC, Douglas Sipple, and Mal & Janet Burroughs LLC.
If Continualou had sneaked a peek to her left while she was charging through the lane Saturday (June 5) at The Meadows, she might have noticed that the horse gaining on her her was her stablemate, Blue Diamond Eyes. But Continualou gave no quarter, edging Blue Diamond Eyes by a nose for her second-straight Pennsylvania Sires Stake win.
The $149,532 event for sophomore filly pacers, known as the Adios Betty, was contested over two divisions with Mikala taking the other split.
Blue Diamond Eyes circled the field from post 6 for the early lead, but when Continualou quarter-poled to the top for Ronnie Wrenn, Jr., it appeared she had he field where she wanted it. Yet the daughter of Sweet Lou-Continual Velocity, a homebred for Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC, needed a :27.4 final quarter to score in 1:51 and hold off her stablemate by a nose. Incaseyoudidntknow completed the ticket.