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Vettel N ($3.60), while hounded every step of the way by an ultra-sharp Aflame Hanover, recorded the fastest winning mile of his career by way of a 1:49.2 score in Sunday s (July 25) $16,200 top-level pacing feature at Harrah s Philadelphia. Vettel N and driver Joe Bongiorno asserted themselves from the pole position from race s outset, first rebuffing an early challenge from Tru Lou before then forcing Aflame Hanover whom David Miller briefly angled out of the pocket to again retreat at the end of a :26 first quarter. After traveling unopposed through middle splits of :54.4 and 1:22.2, the six-year-old American Ideal gelding accelerated clear by as much as 2-1/2 lengths through the far turn, but Aflame Hanover worked to close that gap turning for home. Undeterred, Vettel N held his ground while driven out to win by 1-1/2 lengths over Aflame Hanover. Tru Lou, another five lengths back, narrowly held off a late challenge from Slick Tony for third. ....
Following wins in the Geers Stakes and his first Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminary, I Did It Myway ($3.00) ran his career record to a perfect three-for-three with a 1:52.2 score in his $54,020 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes division for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday (July 18) at Harrah s Philadelphia. The son of Captaintreacherous and Flyme To The Moon yielded to Birthday on the first turn before accelerating to clear the lead at the conclusion of a :27.4 first quarter. From that point on, I Did It Myway lived up to his name, travelling unchallenged through middle splits of :57.1 and 1:24.4. Still 1-1/2 lengths in front at the eighth pole, I Did It Myway dug in stoutly to repel a late challenge from pocket rival Birthday by a half length. Threshold finished third, another 5-1/4 lengths behind. ....
Two $50,000 divisions of Ohio Sires Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies were featured at Scioto Downs on a humid Friday night. Dragons Lucky Lady proved that she was just that as she cruised to a 1:52.2 clocking in the first split for driver Tyler Smith and trainer Eddie Foulk. The daughter of Dragon Again notched her seasonal fourth victory from nine starts, upping her 2021 earnings to $58,335 for owners L&L Stables of Springfield, Ohio and William A Hartt, of Carmel, Maine. Leaving the gate as the 4-5 favourite, Dragons Lucky Lady prevailed easily over Babs Jansen (Kayne Kauffman), with She Knows It All (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.) garnering third-place honours. ....
The Captaintreacherous sophomore filly Marsala Hanover, one of the top members of her state class last year and this, took a new mark of 1:50 on Tuesday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Bucking a trend on a front-end-favouring day, Marsala Hanover sat in the pocket for driver Scott Zeron when Classicist worked to the top, getting a fine journey behind fractions of :26.3, :54.4, and 1:22.2. Classicist proved a tough rival to overhaul late, but Zeron, guiding his third winner on the day, rallied the winner of $326,438 by late to post a half length decision for trainer Linda Toscano and the ownership of Let It Ride Stables Inc., Bottom Line Racing LLC, South Mountain Stables, and Little E LLC. ....