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PHILLY BEGINS BIG FIVE-CARD WEEK FEATURING DEVELOPING HORSES

4/29/2021

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By: Jerry Connors, Jr. 
CHESTER PA – A trio of $11,200 contests for developing horses opened up a five-day racing week at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Wednesday (the track will stage a live card on Kentucky Derby Day Saturday at 12:40).
 
In the first of the contests for male pacers, the altered son of Mr Wiggles Nextmovebestmove remained undefeated in four career starts, chopping down the well-regarded leader Rockin Rocko while lowering his fastest time to 1:51.2. Montrell Teague drove the Clyde Francis trainee, improving by the race, for George Teague Jr. Inc. and David Collins.
​In the other headliner section for sidewheelers, most bettors that one of the McCarthy brothers would win – but they thought it would be Todd McCarthy behind 1-10 shot Shakespeare. However, it proved to be brother Andrew getting the victory with the Sweet Lou three-year-old colt Tapped Teen in a career best of 1:52.3, coming out of the pocket to wear down the big chalk for owner/trainer Aaron Lambert.
 
In the feature cut for trotters, the Googoo Gaagaa sophomore filly Goo Doo Doll made her 2021 debut a winning one, reducing her mark to 1:57. David Miller had to send the filly on the difficult “tuck-then-grind” mission, but the stakes-placed filly here last year was impressively up to the challenge for trainer Ed Gannon Jr, and owner Frank Canzone.
 
On Thursday, a $12,800 trot for developing horses heads the lineup, with Shikansen coming off a 1:54.2 win at The Meadowlands for “Red” Harrison, tied at the top of the Philly trainer standings; he’ll take on Ginger Tree Knox, stepping up off two straight victories for the hot Team Cook/Beegle. First post will be at 12:30 p.m.; program pages for the card will be available at https://www.phha.org/harrahspps.html.
 
FINISHING LINES – At the PHHA’s sister track, The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, on Wednesday morning, Bronx Seelster, a son of Big John who was the Battle Of Waterloo winner at two, had a sharp 1:52 qualifier for the Down Under team of trainer Shane Tritton and driver Lauren Tritton, who won over 900 races in her sulky time back home.
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