CHESTER PA – Leading trotting driver at Harrah’s Philadelphia, Tim Tetrick, was able to get just enough out of the car Pilot discretion Sophomore gelding Flight Of Fritz beats favorite filly Moni Buys Happynes to win the $13,500 feature on “Trottin’ Thursday” at the southeastern Pennsylvania oval.
FLIGHT OF FRITZ REPEAT
Moni Buys Happynes, who had a record of 7-4-2-0 entering the race after not racing at two, went out to take the lead, posting splits of :27.4 and :57.2. Tetrick roared up the backstretch from midpack uncovered to gain a small advantage for the 1:26.4 three-quarter, and although the lead showed courage in holding her foe at the end of the backstretch and through the turn, she could not withstand his sustained attack down the stretch, with Flight Of Fritz lowering his score by 2 3/5 seconds with the 1:55.3 victory. The winner triumphed by three-quarter lengths ahead of trainer Scott Di Domenico and his Triple D Stables Inc., partner of co-owner Michael Rekoon.
Tetrick claimed a second victory before heading to Dover for the Matron Stake action, this one also ahead of Di Domenico, who had three in total on the day. They combined with the Sebastian KS gelding Benjamin Hanover, who was simply too good for his opposition as he won by five lengths in 1:54.2, although 123-1 shot Meadowbranch Noble livened up the pari-mutuel action by finishing second. Benjamin Hanover, with 26 wins in 48 career starts, is owned by Angela Cornell.
Two trots worth $12,000 for developing younger horses went to Tactical Landing’s 3-year-old gelding Clear For Landing, now a six-time winner in ten career starts after also not racing in two, in 1:58.4 for driver Simon Allard, trainer Per Engblom, and Consus Racing Stable Inc., and 20-1 proposition DW’s Lady Diva, a second-year daughter of Devious Man who has a 1:59.1 triumph for driver George Napolitano Jr., trainer Neal Ehrhart and owner Jaypaul Hoover.
Di Domenico led the riders today with his three wins; others with multiple success stories besides Tetrick were driver Johnathan Ahle and trainer Åke Svanstedt who combined with each other twice, and George Napolitano Jr. in the sulky.
Friday’s card at 12:25 at Harrah’s Philadelphia will feature no fewer than seven divisions from the second preliminary round of a $10,000-claimers series, with four of the five winners from last week’s first round returning to action as they try to make their way to their November 30 championship. Free Philly program pages are or will be available at www.pha.org.
For full race results, click here: American trotting results.
From the PHHA/Harrah’s Philadelphia
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