Joe P Racing's million-dollar earner Sevruga (Andy Miller) took the first of two co-featured events for upper-conditioned level trotters at Harrah's Philadelphia on Thursday.
The son of Sj's Caviar took command shortly after the quarter-pole, when Razor Ramone (Yannick Gingras) went off stride.
Sevruga was able to hold off the late challenge of Joe Smith's Possessed Fashion (Brett Miller) to pick up his 32nd career win, and his second straight.
The mile was completed in 1:53.2. Sevruga paid $4.00 in a field that was scratched down to five.
In the second division, it was Christy Markos and Greg Peck's Stan The Man (Scott Zeron) winning his fourth straight.
The son of Credit Winner drafted patiently in the pocket behind favorite Uva Hanover (Tim Tetrick) until the top of the stretch, when he won the sprint home by a quarter-length, stopping the clock in 1:54.4. It was his 11th career win and his 4th of 2015. He paid $7.00.
Uva Hanover finished second, while My Love Bi (Geo. Napolitano Jr.) was third.