Harrah's Philadelphia: World champion Beach Cowgirl returns with sharp qualifier

Beach Cowgirl, a 3-year-old daughter of Captaintreacherous who was undefeated in four starts at 2 and who won her final 2022 start - her Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship - in a world record 1:50 at Harrah’s Philadelphia, was back on the track in Pennsylvania to win a Tuesday morning qualifier in 1:52 3/5.

Joe Bongiorno, driving the fast filly for trainer/sister Jenn and the ownership of Joseph Di Scala Jr., Zippett Racing Stable, Scarlett Stables LLC, and JAF Racing LLC, hustled her right to the top and set fractions of 29 2/5, 58 1/5, and 1:26, then rambled home in 26 3/5 to defeat her contemporary Earthwindfire, a winner of $321.484 and the Kentuckiana stake at 2, by 2 1/2 lengths; that pair were 38 lengths ahead of the third horse.

Beach Cowgirl previously finished third in a qualifier at The Meadowlands on May 13.

The first 2023 preliminary for Beach Cowgirl's PA Sire Stakes group is June 4, a week from this coming Sunday, right at Philly.

Video from Tuesday’s Philly qualifiers can be seen at the PHHA’s website, www.phha.org. Beach Cowgirl was in race three.

-edited release (PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia)