A field of seven upper-conditioned level trotters headlined the Thursday afternoon harness racing (July 16) card from Harrah's Philadelphia, going for a purse of $18,000.
The race time favorite Wisenheimer (Geo. Napolitano Jr.) was looking for his twentieth career win.
The 6-year-old son of Revenue S was getting major post relief from his most recent outing at Pocono, which resulted in a third place finish against similar competition.
He was forwardly placed right from the get-go, setting fractions of :28.1, :57.2, and 1:26.2.
A challenge emerged just beyond the half, as Westside Lindy (Andrew McCarthy) drove up first-over.
His bid was short lived however, as he started to fade mid-way around the final turn.
That's when Ron Burke trainee House Of Cash (Yannick Gingras) bailed off of cover.
The 7-year-old son of Cash Hall was able to close well enough to overtake the collapsing pace, scoring the victory by a neck in 1:56 at odds of 7-1.
Winbak Charles M (Victor Kirby) closed gamely up the inside to finish a heartbreaking second, while pocket sitter Chinese Cuisine (Corey Callahan) finished third.
It was the 17th career win for House Of Cash, who returned $16.60, keying an exacta that paid $100.40.
House Of Cash is owned by Weaver Bruscemi and the Burke Racing Stables.
Michael Bozich