Hall of Famer’s show winning form at Philly

CHESTER, PA – A pair of harness racing Hall of Fame horsemen, driver David Miller and trainer Joe Holloway, combined with the Sebastian K S gelding Benjamin Hanover, who showed up at Harrah’s Philadelphia Thursday afternoon (April 18) ready to go and promptly looked very strong while winning the $13,500 top-purse trot of the day in a lifetime best 1:52.3.

Miller guided the late-blooming four-year-old, now nine-for-fifteen in his career, to the lead nearing a :27.3, and dominated these with middle fractions of :56.1 and 1:24.3 before striding home 5 3/4 lengths to the good. Better things look in the offing for the winner, who is owned by Sarah Andrews, Angela Cornell, and Jarod Miller.

BENJAMIN HANOVER REPLAY

The double millionaire Crystal Fashion (Cantab Hall) combined with another Hall of Famer, driver Tim Tetrick, and made the most of a pocket trip to win the $13,000 fast class trotting feature in 1:54.1. The nine-year-old gelding, now with $2,330,000 on his lifetime card, trailed pacesetting favorite Robbie Pev through fractions of :27.3, :56.2, and 1:25.2, then moved outside headstretch and triumphed by a length for trainer Chuck Crissman Jr. and EVM Racing LLC.

CRYSTAL FASHION REPLAY

Three-time defending driving champion Tetrick won four races on the afternoon; two of them were for “Three Wide “N” Wing’n” Crissman, the only conditioner to have a double.

Distaff pacers will be featured on the 12:25 Friday afternoon card at Philly, and in the same format as used for the trotters the day before: there will be a $13,500 contest for developing younger horses, and a $13,000 event for the fast-class female set. Philly programs are available at www.phha.org.

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

From the PHHA / Harrah’s Philadelphia