Father Nuno up to the challenge

CHESTER, PA — John Cancelliere’s Father Nuno ($7.20) withstood a class hike and a lengthy first-over grind on his way to a 1:51.3 harness racing score in Sunday’s (Nov. 21) $16,200 top-level pacing feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Father Nuno commenced his first-over bid from fourth just before 1-5 pacesetter Sugartown completed a :56.3 first half.

As soon as David Miller set the 4-year-old Somebeachsomewhere entire into motion, the pace picked up, as Father Nuno made up four lengths to force a :27.3 third quarter before edging away through a :27.2 final split to win by a widening 1-1/2 lengths. Sugartown (Tim Tetrick) held second; Gumption (Tony Morgan) emerged from traffic to finish third.

Tom Cancelliere trains Father Nuno, who, after missing his sophomore season, has won six of 25 races this year.

FATHER NUNO REPLAY

Racing returns to Harrah’s Philadelphia on Wednesday (Nov. 24) with an 11-race card; post time is 12:25 p.m. Free past performance pages continue to be available via the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association website (www.phha.org/harrahspps.html).

Full full race results, click here.

by James Witherite, for Harrah’s Philadelphia