Credit Con adds to his sizable bankroll

CHESTER, PA – The Credit Winner gelding Credit Con, already a six-figure earner in 2024, added to his sizable harness racing bankroll by winning the featured $13,000 fast-class handicap trot on Thursday afternoon (May 16) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Jack Pelling hustled the Jenn Bongiorno trainee out of the gate first, then yielded to sit on the back of Herodotus through fractions of :27.3, :55.4, and 1:24.2. Credit Con was itching to go on the far turn and Pelling pulled him outside, then easily overtook his frontstepping rival to win in 1:53.1, 1¾ lengths clear on the wire. The winner of $110,700 already this season and $572,286 lifetime is owned by Ben Modello.

CREDIT CON REPLAY

The $11,000 fast-class subfeature handicap trot went to Sinatra De Vie (Southwind Frank), minding his manners after some recent breaking issues to post a 1:53.3 triumph. Jonathan Ahle sent the gelding up uncovered after the evergreen JL Cruze, who took over after a :27.2 opener then put up midsplits of :56.1 and 1:25.2, and Sinatra De Vie outtrotted the leader to the wire by 1¼ lengths for trainer-owner Eric Foster.

SINATRA DE VIE REPLAY

Other sub-1:55 winners on the “Trottin’ Thursday” card were Eurobond (1:53.3) and The Gruffalo (1:54.4).

David Miller won four races on the afternoon to send his local win total to 23, one behind co-leaders Todd McCarthy and Tim Tetrick. Two of Miller’s winners came for trainer Per Engblom, who now tops the conditioners ranks with twelve successes.

Friday’s 12:25 card at Philly is topped by a $12,000 distaff pace set to go as the twelfth race. Sunday ‘s 12:40 Philly presentation has three interesting pacing entrants: two are world champion Ruthless Hanover (1:46.3f here at the end of last May) and Twin B Joe Fresh, the iron-tough millionaire mare, both making their campaign debuts. The third is the fastest horse at the young Philly meet by virtue of his 1:49.1 win in a maiden event: Total Stranger, a full brother to champion Tall Dark Stranger.

Free Philly programs are available at www.phha.org.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

From the PHHA / Harrah’s Philadelphia