Harrah's Philadelphia: Breeders Crown champions win qualifiers

It's not very often, if not unprecedented, that a track's "Late Double" in Tuesday morning qualifiers is won by a pair of Breeders Crown champions, much less Crown champion stablemates, but such was the case here with 4-year-olds Sandbetweenmytoes and Next Level Stuff for trainer Jim Campbell at Harrah's Philadelphia.

The Somebeachsomewhere - Galleria gelding Sandbetweenmytoes, last seen at the pari-mutuels beating Horse of the Year Tall Dark Stranger while paying $409.80 to win in their Crown event at Harrah's Hoosier Park, followed up on a 1:55 3/5 qualifying triumph here last week with a 1:53 victory despite a "good +1" surface Tuesday. Driver Scott Zeron was a three-time winner on the morning; Campbell, who sent out four winners during the a.m. session, looks to have this one ready for facing the older stock for Fashion Farms LLC.

The Sebastian K S distaff Next Level Stuff stepped her own last half in 57 2/5 in a 1:55 4/5 win for Campbell, Zeron, and the Runthetable Stables in her initial racetrack appearance since her Indiana victory. Her dam Nantab got a production double credit as the sophomore Creatine gelding Take All Comers, a 1:52 3/5 winner at age 2, came home in 56 4/5 to draw away in a 2:00 3/5 mile for Campbell, Runthetable, and driver David Miller.

Another sophomore worth noting was the Somebeachsomewhere -- Swinging Beauty gelding Whichwaytothebeach, who stepped his own last half in 55 4/5 in a 1:55 4/5 triumph. Andrew McCarthy guided the Brett Pelling trainee, who won in 1:51 1/5f at 2, for owners Alan Johnston and John Craig.

-edited release (PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia)