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Harrah’s Philadelphia hosted its richest racing card of the year on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 4) with $1.3 million on the line in four $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships for two-year-olds, their complementary $50,000 consolations, and a $40,000 Invitational among many other overnight events.
Beach Cowgirl, a two-year-old pacing daughter of Captaintreacherous-Stonebridge Sundae, was astounding in winning her $54,986 division of the second Pennsylvania Sire Stakes prelim for her division during the Sunday (July 17) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in 1:50.2.
Blue Diamond Eyes may have been part of the Adios Eliminations undercard Saturday at The Meadows, but the three-year-old filly pacer made sure she was more than an obscure footnote. The daughter of Captaintreacherous-Aria Hanover captured a $148,332 Pennsylvania Sires Stake, known as the Romola Hanover, in 1:49 for Yannick Gingras — matching the fastest distaff mile ever at The Meadows. The record was established by Allstar Rating — also a sophomore and also for Gingras — in 2014. Blue Diamond Eyes blistered the three-quarters in 1:21.3 before coming home in :27.2. Long shot Milieu Hano...