From HarnessLink (USTA, published 27 July 2025; photo Chris Gooden)
After stringing 4-5 harness racing favorite Twisted Destiny out for the first three-eighths of the mile, PRINCE HAL HANOVER (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS) took full advantage of a pocket trip behind a pressured pace and rallied up the open stretch to narrowly capture the $385,000 Grade 1 Adios Pace for the Orchids, held Saturday (July 26) at Hollywood Casin0 at The Meadows.
Todd McCarthy wasted no time getting the CAPTAINTREACHEROUS x Percy Bluechip colt in gear, pushing forward from post eight and seating Sippinonsearoc (driven by Yannick Gingras) in the pocket through a :26 first quarter. Meanwhile, Twisted Destiny (Dexter Dunn) was parked wide of Rick Wink after being out-sprinted to the first turn and was kept wide on his advance to the front.
Twisted Destiny ultimately worked clear of PRINCE HAL HANOVER with just under a lap to go, was stung to the half in :53.3, and faced pressure from 86-1 outsider Makes Sense heading to three-quarters in 1:21.2. Off the corner for home, Twisted Destiny responded to Makes Sense’s challenge, but PRINCE HAL HANOVER set sail up the open stretch to strike the front in the final sixteenth and seal a lifetime-best 1:48.1 win. Swingtown (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) rallied belatedly around failed cover to just nab Twisted Destiny for runner-up honours.
Dr. Ian Moore trains PRINCE HAL HANOVER, now a five-time winner from 19 starts with $718,954 in career earnings, for PRINCE HAL HANOVER Stable. He paid $8.20 to win.
