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Developing horses and seasoned veterans shared the spotlight on Thursday (July 22) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. The word “developing” applies to the four-year-old Trixton gelding Gerard better than it does to most horses: he had but one win in 40 starts as of May 1, but since then, he has won four times in his last eight starts, including a 1:55 mile in one of Thursday’s two $14,400 trots. Gerard went right to the top despite the outside post seven, yielded when favoured Victoriana brushed to the lead, then pulled out at head-stretch and surged to a 1-1/4-length victory. Gerard boosted h...

Trainer Tiffanee Staley and driver Denis St. Pierre have enjoyed a ton of success this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel after relocating here from Canada. St. Pierre is a Spa veteran but this most recent local stint for him is the first with Staley running the stable. The tandem had two horses in on Monday afternoon as razor sharp trotters Reign Of Honor and Tesla Seelster both looked to continue their hot streaks at Saratoga. Reign Of Honor (Father Patrick) prevailed in his first start in the local Open Trot in early June and after a brief stint out of town returned to the Spa to take part i...

The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono featured two $35,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for two-year-old trotting fillies on its Sunday (July 18) card, and a noteworthy career debut was made by Mon Cheval, who came home in :57-:28 to stop the timer in 1:54.3. At 1-9, Mon Cheval was expected to do well for several reasons: she had won two consecutive baby races before her debut, one in 1:54.2 at The Meadowlands, and she has among the most royal of pedigrees — Father Patrick–Shake It Cerry, a pairing which earned over $5 million, a Trotter of the Year award, and four seasonal divis...

A 13-race qualifying session went to post at Magical Acres on Wednesday (June 30) featuring the fourth set of baby races over the Chesterfield oval, with a total of 11 groups of freshmen going to gate. In the lone dash for freshmen pacing males, Pebble Beach sparked in the last half to win drawing away in a 1:54.4 mile. Driver Todd McCarthy circled the Downbytheseaside colt past early leader Vicious by a :31 first quarter to lead the field to a 1:00 half. McCarthy then motored the Noel Daley trainee up the backside, clipping three-quarters in 1:27.2 and kicking clear of his competition off th...

The popular $12,600 features for developing younger horses drew four divisions of promising trotters and pacers on a hot Wednesday (June 30) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Distaff pacers got the card started with a 1:51.4 mile, and at the finish everyone knew that McCarthy had driven the winner – but was it Todd or Andrew? The photo showed it was the Somebeachsomewhere sophomore filly Beach Crazy and Todd McCarthy who rallied up the inside to get a nose advantage over favored Nashville Elgenna and brother Andrew. Beach Crazy lowered her mark a tick for trainer Stacy Chiodo, whose Chiodo Racing...