Harrah's Philadelphia: Upsets abound in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships

Boogie Shuffle (colt pace), Caviart Ally (filly pace), Dover Dan (colt trot), and Thats All Moni (filly trot) defeated the favorite in their respective $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships for 3-year-olds on Sunday afternoon at Harrah's Philadelphia.

The colt pace was supposed to be another showdown between Huntsville (Tim Tetrick) and Fear The Dragon (David Miller), but Fear The Dragon came up sick and was scratched. With his rival out of the picture, Huntsville was sent off at 1-5 and sat fourth while Filibuster Hanover (Matt Kakaley) overtook Boogie Shuffle (Scott Zeron) at the first quarter in 27 seconds.

Filibuster Hanover would go on to click off the half in 54 4/5, and Huntsville rolled the dice first-up at that time, but his gain ended at three-quarters, which Filibuster Hanover put on the board in 1:21 flat. Filibuster Hanover maintained the top spot around the final bend, but Zeron angled Boogie Shuffle, a 10-1 offering, to the outside in the lane, and he would go by Filibuster Hanover to win by a quarter of a length in 1:48 2/5, a new track record for a 3-year-old gelding pacer. Huntsville had to settle for third today.

Mark Harder trains Boogie Shuffle, a gelded son of Well Said, for owner/breeder Fox Hollow Farm. Boogie Shuffle made his fifth appearance in the winner's circle during his racing career, and he now shows earnings of $347,543. He returned $22.00 to win.

Agent Q (David Miller), riding a five-race win streak, was the headliner in the filly pace, but there was no catching 7-1 Caviart Ally (Andrew McCarthy) on this day as she won in 1:50 2/5. Caviart Ally, starting from post seven, put up opening-half panels of 26 4/5 and 55 2/5, with Idyllic Beach (Yannick Gingras) settling into the pocket and Agent Q landing in third. Past the half Agent Q made her move first-over, but she didn't gain any ground as Caviart Ally zipped to three-quarters in 1:22 flat.

Things remained unchanged in the final quarter, as Caviart Ally came home in 28 2/5 to defeat Idyllic Beach by 2 1/2 lengths. Agent Q had to settle for third today, followed by a rallying Inverse Hanover (Brett Miller) and Terrortina (Jim Pantaleano).

Caviart Ally is a daughter of Bettor's Delight trained by Noel Daley for owner Caviart Farms. She is now a six-time winner in her life, and she boosted her bankroll to $468,200 Caviart Ally paid $17.40 to win.Scott CantorDover Dan is this year's PA Sire Stakes champion 3-year-old trotting colt

In the final for trotting colts, Muscles Jared (Chris Lems) hit the opening quarter first in 27 2/5, but Giveitgasandgo (Corey Callahan), who was looking to defend his championship from last year, pulled pocket to take control before the 56 second half. Sortie (D. Miller) came first- over out of third in the backstretch and was dueling with Giveitgasandgo at the 1:24 2/5 three-quarters, with Dover Dan (Tetrick) riding the cover in the second-over spot.

On the far turn Tetrick sent Dover Dan three-wide, and he would join the top two as they turned for home. Sortie took himself out of contention with a break as Dover Dan raced to his outside, and Giveitgasandgo couldn't hold off his John Butenschoen stablemate in the lane, as Dover Dan surged into the lead and pulled away to win by 3 3/4 lengths in 1:53 3/5. Muscles Jared got up for second, and Giveitgasandgo wound up third.

Dover Dan, an Andover Hall colt, is owned by William Wiswell, Jean Goehlen, and Eugene Schick. Out of the great CR Kay Suzie, Dover Dan now has seven career triumphs, and he pushed his earnings to $332,047. Dover Dan was sent off at 6-1 returned $15.60 to win.

Tetrick also won the championship for trotting fillies, guiding Thats All Moni to a 1:53 3/5 score at odds of 9-2. Overdraft Volo (Andy Miller) and Treviso (Charlie Norris) battled past the start, putting the first quarter on the board in 26 3/5 before Overdraft Volo got the advantage. Overdraft Volo would go on to reach the half in 55 3/5 and the three-quarters in 1:24 3/5, with Fine Tuned Lady (Callahan) moving first-over out of third past the half and Thats All Moni grabbing the second-over trip.

Fine Tuned Lady, the 9-5 favorite, overtook Overdraft Volo and dropped back to the inside turning for home, but Thats All Moni continued to advance on the rim and battled with Fine Tuned Lady through the stretch. The public choice tried to hang on, but Thats All Moni would not be denied, winning by three-quarters of a length over a rallying Cool Cates (McCarthy). Fine Tuned Lady checked in third.

Jimmy Takter trains Thats All Moni, a daughter of Cantab Hall, for owners Brittany Farms LLC., Marvin Katz, and Al Libfeld. She now has eight lifetime victories, and she has put away $412,464. She paid $11.60 to win.

The four $50,000 consolations raced on the card were won by Q's Cruise (colt pace, 1:51), Leet Hanover (filly trot, 1:55 1/5), Bettor's up (filly pace, 1:52 1/5), and Shake It Off Lindy (colt trot, 1:54 1/5).