Harrah's Philadelphia: Svanstedt cleans up in Simpson Memorial splits

Ake Svanstedt, who spent his weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning two Breeders Crown elimination races and qualifying three others for this weekend's $6M+ Championships, promptly came back to Harrah's Philly on Sunday afternoon and won the two divisions of the $106,600 Davidia Hanover, the John Simpson Sr. Memorial stake for 2-year-old trotting fillies, both via the uncovered route.

First to parade back to the winner's circle with trainer/driver Svanstedt was Wild Jiggy S, a daughter of International Moni-Hot Mess Hanover who broke her maiden with a 1:55 2/5 victory. There were three horses across at the finish, with Wild Jiggy S getting the decision by a neck over pace-setting Ruth Honig, with favorite and pocket-sitter Park Slope coming up the inside only to be another head back at the finish. Wild Jiggy S, a half-sister to Breeders Crown elim winner Jiggy Jog S, is owned by Jorgen Sparradal Inc.

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The road to the winner's circle was not nearly as difficult for Svanstedt and Pure Hope S, a foreign-bred daughter of Brillantissime-Final Hope, blitzing right by going into the far turn when moving uncovered and drawing away to a 6 3/4 length triumph in 1:54 4/5. Perry Soderberg owns the winner of three out of seven in her brief career.

--press release (PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia)--