Sonny Weaver N posts 11th triumph of the year

CHESTER, PA – Sonny Weaver N (Sunshine Beach) came up the inside from the pocket to take the lead, then held off fellow 2-1 shot Vettel N in winning the $16,200 fast-class handicap harness racing pacing feature on a soggy Sunday afternoon (Nov. 27) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

The meet’s leading driver, Tim Tetrick, hustled the gelding away from post seven to the lead early on the first turn, then yielded to Da Delightful, who had started just to his right, before the :27 quarter. Bettor Not Talk started a long-uncovered move at the three-eighths, with Vettel N, who had gotten away third and initially stayed in, backed out to follow the live cover approaching the :56.2 half.

Da Delightful and Bettor Not Talk battled the length of the backstretch to the 1:23.4 three-quarters and beyond, with the two right behind them swinging to a clear lane for the stretch. Sonny Weaver N had good acceleration to go to the top then held off Vettel N by a length in the 1:51.4 mile.

An 11-time winner in 2022 after notching ten wins last year, Sonny Weaver N is trained by Jeff Cullipher, co-owner with Pollack Racing LLC.

SONNY WEAVER N REPLAY

Trendy Teen (Always B Miki) is now 12-7-5-0 since teaming with Philly’s leading trainer, Per Engblom, after a 1:51.3 victory in the $15,300 co-featured pace. Driver George Napolitano Jr. let Stonebridge Karis go by the victorious sophomore gelding early, reclaimed command just past the :27.4 quarter, then  posted splits of :56.3 and 1:23.3 en route to the three length tally over the pocketsitter. The streaking pacer is owned by Morrison Racing Stables.

TRENDY TEEN REPLAY

George Napolitano Jr. was top driver for the card with four victories; Tim Tetrick had three and Andrew McCarthy had two. Four trainers sent out a pair of winners during the wet day: Robert Cleary, Jeff Cullipher, Per Engblom, and Marc Mosher.

Harrah’s Philadelphia will present its final Thursday card of the year this coming week at 12:25; racing will be held on Friday at 12:25 and Sunday at 12:40 after that and for the two following weeks, with a Friday-Saturday schedule the last two weeks of the year. Program pages for all Philly cards are or will be available by clicking here.

For complete race results, click here.

From the PHHA / Harrah’s Philadelphia