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A trio of $11,200 contests for developing horses opened a five-day racing week at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Wednesday (April 28). In the first of the contests for pacing males, the gelded son of Mr Wiggles Nextmovebestmove remained undefeated in four starts, chopping down the well-regarded leader Rockin Rocko while lowering his lifetime best 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 thought one of the McCarthy brothers would win–but they thoug...

The Sweet Lou sophomore gelding Sweet Angel Boy, going uncovered from last through pouring rain at Harrah’s Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon (April 21), paced his own final half in :54.3 to be an impressive 1:54.3 winner in one of three $11,200 features at the riverside oval. Driver Tim Tetrick got the youngster underway quickly up the backstretch and rolled to challenge pacesetting Letstrytowgleagain, the sophomore full brother to the immortal Wiggle It Jiggleit. And while the pacesetter held on well as his pedigree might suggest, Sweet Angel Boy was still able to leave him two-and-a-quart...

Over a Harrah’s Philadelphia oval not friendly to closing horses, the Sweet Lou sophomore colt Hellabalou made a startling 2021 debut on Wednesday (April 14), winning an $11,200 co-featured pace in 1:51.1, covering his own last half officially in :53. Hellabalou was third over as pacesetter Step On The Gas attempted to take his third win in his last four starts. But when driver Andrew McCarthy sent Hellabalou wide early in the backstretch to circle dull cover, he responded with a sizzling :25.4 third quarter and kept going to race first-over into the far turn. From there, he paced away to a...