Three two-year-old fillies double up

CHESTER – Three two-year-old fillies recorded their second harness racing victories in as many starts during freshman qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Tuesday morning.

Perhaps the most eye-catching was the Tactical Landing – Lima Novelty trotting miss Abbey Blue Chip, who sprinted home in :57.4 – :28.4 to complete a 1:58.3 mile for driver Troy Beyer, trainer Ron Coyne Jr., and the ownership of Ron Coyne Stables Inc, Blair Corbeil, Edward Pachuta, and Richard Carney. Coyne also had the fastest baby trotting male at 1:59.3 – :59 – :29.1, and that one was also by Tactical Landing, Southwind Alamo (dam Amber Ella), for many of the same owners as have his barnmate.

ABBEY BLUE CHIP REPLAY

Trainers Scott Di Domenico and Roland (Polie) Mallar, neither a stranger to success with two-year-olds so far this year, had the two pacing filly repeaters, and they also had another success from their barn in this division  as the two conditioners swept the filly paces. The faster two-time winner here was the Courtly Choice – Jungle Genie N distaff Miss Genie Man, who went the quickest mile of the session in 1:57.2 – :57.4 – :28.1 for driver Johnathan Ahle and owners Shaun Vallee and D P V Racing Stable. Ahle also handled Mallar’s other success story, the 1:58.1- :57.4 – :28 winner Patriot Miss (American Ideal – Big City Betty).

MISS GENIE MAE REPLAY

Posting her second straight win for Di Domenico was Odds On Enigma, a Huntsville – Yellow Diamond filly who came home with identical back quarters of :28.2 in a 1:57.3 mile for driver Tim Tetrick and Odds On Racing. Tetrick and Di Domenico also clicked with Teton Beauty, another daughter of Huntsville who is out of Thirty K, winning in 1:59.2 – :57.4 – :28.3.

ODDS ON ENIGMA REPLAY

The first day of the Pennsylvania fair season, at Butler and devoted to two-year-olds, is Wednesday (June 25); also Wednesday is the draw for the first pari-mutuel stakes for babies, a Pennsylvania All-Stars trot for males, to be raced Monday, June 30 at Pocono. This Friday (June 27) will see the first of draws for the PA Sire Stakes Stallion Series races, with trotting fillies going to the gate at The Meadows on Wednesday, July 2. So most of the precocious babies will be headed to the lucrative action, but we will highlight any late-developers who come to morning sessions Philly and Pocono baby races can be seen at www.phha.org.

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

From the PHHA/Harrah’s Philadelphia