Trainer Andrew Harris has built a stable of solid older pacers and a pair of them will be on debut for 2025 on Sunday afternoon at Harrah's Philadelphia, with 2024 Dan Patch Award winner Abuckabett Hanover racing in the $100,000 Joseph Auger Memorial and My Girl EJ meeting 2024 Horse of the Year Twin B Joe Fresh in the $100,000 Betsy Ross. "I'm really happy the way Abuckabett has come back," said Harris. "That first qualifier he got excited and worked up before the race and kind of choked a bit. He was much better in the second qualifier, only Sabonis was a bit better. Still, he came home in 25 3/5 and that's not bad." Abuckabett Hanover, a son of Betting Line, had a brilliant campaign last year, winning seven of his 15 starts and seeing his career earnings balloon over $2 million. He returns on Sunday against a solid and more seasoned field of horses, with MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion Mossdale Ben N (post seven) and the classy Bythemissal (post four) joining 2024 Auger champion and world record holder Ruthless Hanover (post eight). The deep field also includes the rugged Coaches Corner (post one), a three-leg winner in the Borgata that fell victim to post eight in the lucrative final. As for Abuckabett Hanover in his first start of the year, Harris didn't seem worried. "Generally, he's not at his best racing on the front, so the qualifier was really solid," Harris said. "He was exactly the same when we started him last year, with the second qualifier better than the first." Last year Coaches Corner drew post seven for the Auger and this year he'll be inside, affording driver Jason Bartlett significantly more options. Bythemissal drew post eight for last year's edition and now finds post four more promising for the Hall of Fame team of trainer Ron Burke and driver Yannick Gingras. Bythemissal started just eight times last year and was the favorite in the Breeders Crown following an impressive effort in the eliminations. This year he enters the Auger following a 1:48 3/5 effort in an Open event at Scioto on May 10. Despite drawing post eight Ruthless Hanover clearly has an advantage over the Harrah's Philadelphia five-eighths-mile surface with his brilliant early speed and staying power. An explosive 1:51 qualifier over the oval on May 13 should have him fit enough for competition. The Auger Memorial goes as race 12 among 16 on the stakes-filled Harrah's Philadelphia program. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Harris sends out My Girl EJ in the $100,000 Betsy Ross, an Invitational for mares carded as race 13. "She's come back great," said Harris "It's going to be tough going against Twin B Joe Fresh." The 4-year-old My Girl EJ already has experience racing against the 2024 Horse of the Year as the two met in last year's Fan Duel at the Meadowlands, with the-then sophomore filly finishing second behind Twin B Joe Fresh. "She's a two-time Breeders Crown champion," said Harris. "In the first qualifier there was no reason to do anything but sit behind Twin B Joe Fresh. In the second qualifier she was strong." My Girl EJ won on May 17 at the Meadowlands in 1:50 2/5 with a 26 4/5 final quarter, her final prep for this contest. The Betsy Ross has My Girl EJ squeezed between Twin B Joe Fresh (post five) and Aardie B Miki N (post seven). The latter has won five straight races without defeat, including a victory in the $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker at Yonkers on May 9. Seven Colors has Harris excited about a better season in 2025. The 5-year-old makes his second start of the year in the $50,000 #SendItIn Invitational (race eight). "He's going to be a much easier horse to drive this year," said Harris, hoping versatility will give drivers more options. Seven Colors finished fourth behind Desperate Man in a $25,000 event at Pocono on May 17, and the two will meet once again in the #SendItIn on Sunday. Desperate Man took a personal-best 1:48 2/5 clocking while regaining winning form for trainer Travis Alexander. The #SendItIn field also includes Southwind Gendry (post three), a $1.3 million winner from the Ron Burke stable that enters the contest following a 1:47 4/5 victory at the Meadowlands on May 17. Trainer Tom Cancelliere sends out Maximus Miki (post seven), a 6-year-old that was first or second in 17 of his 23 starts last year and has prepped nicely for his 2025 debut. Sunday's Harrah's Philadelphia card also includes the $100,000 Maxie Lee Invitational trot, with Antognoni S (post one) and Aetos Kronos S (post two) topping a field of eight, and three divisions of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes headlined by last year's Dan Patch Award winner Louprint. The Ron Burke trainee is looking for his third straight win in the Sire Stakes before shipping to Canada for the North America Cup trials on June 7. The 16-race Harrah's Philadelphia program has a first post of 12:40 p.m. (EDT) and features a $10,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 starting in race 10. $100,000 Maxie Lee Memorial Invitational Trot - Race 11 1-Antognoni S-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke 2-Aetos Kronos S-Dexter Dunn-Marcus Melander 3-Amigo Volo-Todd McCarthy-Nifty Norman 4-Sir Pinocchio-Jason Bartlett-Ed Hart 5-Benjamin Hanover-Tim Tetrick-Scott Di Domenico 6-College Tuition-Andy McCarthy-Eric Foster 7-Usain Hanover-David Miller-Jeff Cullipher 8-Secret Agent Man-Andy Miller-Julie Miller $100,000 Joe Auger Memorial Invitational Pace - Race 12 1-Coaches Corner-Jason Bartlett-Per Engblom 2-Oakwood Ardan IR-Andy McCarthy-Robert Cleary 3-Abuckabett Hanover-Dexter Dunn-Andrew Harris 4-Bythemissal-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke 5-Dunkin'-Matt Kakaley-Scott Di Domenico 6-Spring Inhis Step A-Tim Tetrick-Jeff Cullipher 7-Mossdale Ben N-Jordan Stratton-Peter Tritton 8-Ruthless Hanover-George Napolitano Jr.-Tom Cancelliere $100,000 Betsy Ross F&M Invitational Pace - Race 13 1-Valar Dohaeris-Tim Tetrick-Ake Svanstedt 2-Turn The Page N-Ron Cushing-Heidi Cushing 3-Seaside Diva-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke 4-Talk Curdy To Me-David Miller-Jeff Cullipher 5-Twin B Joe Fresh-Dexter Dunn-Chris Ryder 6-My Girl EJ-Todd McCarthy-Andrew Harris 7-Aardie B Miki N-Jason Bartlett-Per Engblom 8-Rocket Deo-Andy McCarthy-Brett Pelling