Harrah's Philadelphia: Quality performances at Tuesday qualifiers

Several quality performers, including several promising 3-year-olds, were on display during Tuesday morning qualifier at Harrah's Philadelphia.

Andy Miller drove three of the winners, including one for wife/trainer Julie -- and this filly might have the best potential story even if she won in only 2:00 in first career charted line. Elegant Charm, a daughter of Father Patrick out of Graceful Kelly, she a full sister to Muscle Massive and Muscle Mass, trotted her own last half in 57 2/5 to win by three lengths -- no financial return on the $300,000 spent on her as a yearling perhaps, but a nice debut to build on for owners Brittany Farms LLC, Marvin Katz, and Al Libfeld.

Andy also catch-drove a pair of winning pacers: the Sweet Lou gelding P J Lou, third in the Kindergarten Final last year, to a 1:53 4/5 win, stepping home in 54 for trainer Mark Harder, and the American Ideal mare Itzpapalotl in 1:54 3/5, with a second-half sprint of 55 for trainer Annette Lorentzon.

Tim Tetrick and Jim Campbell combined for a pair of trotting winners, with the son/father pairing of Jack and Brett Pelling pulling off a double on the pace.

The Creatine gelding Take All Comers made his 4-year-old debut a very convincing one from Tetrick/Campbell, the Hambletonian checkgetter racing on the engine and stopping the clock in 1:54 2/5, back half 56 3/5, for Runthetable Stables. The pair also won with a Fashion Farms LLC sophomore filly, the Donato Hanover miss Design Fashion, who won in 1:57 with a back half of 57.

The Pellings won with the American Ideal sophomore filly Wickedly Innocent, who rushed home in 55 4/5 to complete a 1:56 score for Hot Lead Farm LLC, and the Somebeachsomewhere gelding South Beach Star, winner of the Stallion Series Championship and a Liberty Bell division last year at 3, who was the day's quickest winner at 1:53 2/5, setting the pace and coming home in 54 3/5 for All Star Racing Inc.

Harrah's Philadelphia will be racing on Thursday and Friday at 12:25, then will be dark Sunday in observance of Easter.

-edited release (Harrah's Philly/PHHA)